Maddie’s last few weeks
May 13th, 2009Two weeks ago this past Monday, we took Maddie to the doctor for goopy eyes. She had an infection in her eyes and her left ear. They prescribed augmentin, which is one of the penicillin drugs (amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium). On that Friday, she had her early 15-month appointment. Her ears looked much better with only a little fluid left in them. The doctor said that we could stop giving her the antibiotic at any time but we could finish out the dose, if we wanted. We decided to be cautious and finish the dose. That day, she had her MMR and chicken pox shots.
Monday morning, we woke up to the hives that I posted about the other day. I’ve already explained that in detail. Two days later, we returned to the pediatrician to find that her ear infection had returned. They prescribed cefdinir, which is one of the antibiotics that she has taken in the past. She had a high fever that night of over 104, but on Thursday morning she was fever-free and the hives were fading. She seemed to be in a pretty good mood on Thursday. By Friday, her hives were mostly cleared, and she was able to go to school again having been fever free for a full day.
This weekend, her fever returned Saturday evening and was in the 102-103 range for most of the night and the next morning. We took her to the Urgent Care on Sunday to find that her ears were still quite infected. The cefdinir wasn’t working, so they prescribed azithromycin (z-pak). I’m pretty sure she has had this one as well. Since her fever was over 102 Sunday night, she was unable to go to daycare yet again on Monday. Gabe was also quite sick on Sunday with a fever of over 102 himself, plus he had a huge deadline on Monday.
Hopefully, the antibiotic is working, and she will be back to her normal self soon. She has seemed better in the past day or two. The good news is that we’ve seen many doctors, and we have asked the opinion of each one with regards to our travel plans. They have all been unconcerned and encouraging about our vacation. We are taking Maddie into the doctor tomorrow afternoon to recheck her ears and ensure that she is healthy and ready for our trip to Bermuda!
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