My Poor Baby

Why is it that kids always get sick at the most inconvenient times? Thursday night I went out shopping with my mom and my dad stayed home with Logan. When my mom and I got back home, we could tell Logan didn't feel good. He had a fever of about 103. Since I didn't bring the medicine cabinet with me, I had to go to the store to get him some motrin. All through the night and the next day, his temperature stayed at around 103. My mom and dad thought I should take him to the doctor. Since it was late, and I am out of town, I took him to an urgent care facility. When the tech came in and took his vitals his temp was 103.7 and they said his oxygen level was really low. She told us we should have taken him to the ER, then yelled out, "I need a doctor in here ASAP!" Talk about getting scared! Well, his oxygen level came up, they gave him motrin for the fever and took a strep culture. The culture came back negative, but the doctor felt that his fever was being caused by his "red, puffy throat." He prescribed amoxicillan for him. So, we started the med Friday evening.

Since Friday, Logan's fever has gone down to about 100, but he developed a rash all over his chest, stomach, back, and groin area. I didn't know if the rash was an allergic reaction to the meds or what, so I called a pediatrician today and took him in. This doctor told me that Logan's throat was a little red and he thought he had a viral infection. He said to think of the rash as more of a side effect of the medicine than an allergic reaction. He also told me to stop giving him the amoxicillan and to let his body take care of itself.

So, after who knows what kind of bill we are looking at, we were basically told to do nothing. I could have done that on my own. ;-) But, it's better to be safe than sorry, I know.