Penicillin

Well, this is what can happen if you take Penicillin and you are allergic to it!!

I took Maya to the Dr. over a week ago. She had an ear infection. She was prescribed an antibiotic that had Penicillin in it. Yesterday, 1 week and 1 day later, she had a rash that progressively was getting worse. I was at work this morning when she woke up and didn't get pictures of the worst of it, (she had a swollen eye and the rash had worsened overnight) but after another Dr. visit this morning, they determined that Maya is allergic to the Penicillin she has been taking for 8 days. Needless to say, it did nothing to clear up her ear infection and now she has infections in both ears and hives to boot!! My poor little baby girl has suffered for over a week. Dr. prescribed her a new antibiotic (Penicillin free) for her ears, and she is taking Benedryl and Motrin for the hives. She cannot stop scratching and seems miserable. You can tell in these pictures she is clearly not happy. We are hoping she will be feeling much better very soon.

The boy, however, is happy and healthy. Here he is going to bed.