Broc was dx again this past week with strep throat.That will be #4 this year and about 18/19 in his lifetime.He has been very ill with a high fever and very sore throat and not wanting to eat or drink much.
Now the dilema starts.He still has C-Diff in his intestine so he cannot have another antibiotic.But he needs an antiobiotic to cure the strep so that it doesn't get to his heart and cause a more serious infection.
His I.D. Dr have us 2 options. 1. To admitt him and give IV AB's and oral all at the same time, to cure all. 2. To take oral AB for strep and an oral AB for C-Diff and pray and hope they both work.
Except the oral AB for strep can make the C-Diff worse.
We chose the 2nd option to try the oral meds and hope for the best.Broc broke out in a rash last night on his face and now they think he is having a reaction to the antibiotics(ABs).We tried benedryl and it seems to be getting better.
He is still showing signs of having C-Diff and they are getting worse.His strep is taking a really long time to get better too.
We will wait for his peds call today to let us know what our plan is.We are hoping that he will let us wait it out till Tuesday where we can re-test both.If he still has them it is likely Broc will be admitted.
We are biding our time until we see the Head of Immunology,Heama/Onc at Riley in March.We are very much hoping that he will be able to tell us what is going on with Broc and give us a treatment plan.
Try some warm olive oil and rub it all over his body and then cover him real well before he sleeps. I find it helps
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