Amoxicillin

About a month or so ago, Idgie got an ear infection.  She was prescribed antibiotics which helped to clear it up.  However, on day 6 of the Amoxicillin, we noticed that her skin was really bumpy.  We didn't think much of it until we noticed on day 8, that her whole torso was covered with a red rash and it was starting to spread up onto her face and hands and feet.   Research told us that it can be a side effect but we also have a history of 'cillin allergies in our family as well, so it wasn't anything we took lightly!  We schedule an appointment at the allergist for her, and due to bad weather, we had to reschedule it a few times before we were finally able to go in today.
The skin test came out negative which is a potentially good thing - but we aren't done yet!  In 3 months we have to go back, where they will do another skin test, and also an oral challenge where we give her amoxicillin for 4 days to see what happens.  We are of course hoping that it was a side effect and not an allergy!
I also had a great conversation with the allergist about all kinds of allergy topics, and he commented that I know more than most people about the subject and could certainly teach quite a few family practice doctors and pediatricians about the subject.  So that was nice to hear.  We HAVE been doing this for awhile!

Here is a picture of part of Idgie's stomach:

Rating:  1,000,000 Red Hots