Monday turned out really well. Spencer was sick and so stayed home with Bub so I was able to go in by myself, which is nice every once in a while. I did a lot of shopping and just had a good time.
While I had been away the kids had played out in the the water. Spencer had sprayed them with sunscreen. I put them in a bath before sending them to bed and didn't think anything about it. That night Bub was quite restless. I was down on the couch and kept hearing him wander. He never came all the way down to me or into the bed with Spencer. If he had I might not have been so surprised when he woke up just after 8 the next morning. He had a rash all over his chest, arms, and face. I quickly got him in the shower and washed him down. The put so itch cream on him. I then ran to the store and got some benadryl. After running by Spencer's office and giving him a dose of the benadryl I took him to my friends because I wanted some advice. She advised me to make an appointment for early afternoon so the benadryl could have a chance to work or not work. The benadryl did not help so I took him into the doctor. We assumed it was an allergic reaction to the sunscreen so the doctor prescribed prednisolone. The first three days it seemed to be helping. By Friday there were rashes popping up where they hadn't been before so I was thinking I needed to take him to see his pediatrician. Unfortunately Spencer had a project that had to be done in Wells and had caught a ride the night before with one of his coworkers from over there. So he had spent the night and needed me to pick him up. So I called the pediatrician's office and talked to a nurse and was told that hives will show up in odd places for a long time. So I let it go knowing that the pediatrician office is open for a couple of hours on Saturday and Sunday. We woke up on Saturday and what he looked like on Tuesday was mild compared to what he looked like then. So we quickly got us all ready and headed in to see the doctor.
It was determined that the rash was not an allergic reaction to the sunscreen. Because his tonsils have been swollen for almost two months we are leaning towards either strep or a viral infection. The quick strep test came back negative which kind of surprised the doctor, but they are letting the culture grow for 24 hours. Hopefully I get a call around noon letting me know that the second test came back positive. I never thought I would want my son to have strep, but if it comes back as strep then at least we know what is wrong and have a course of treatment. If there is not then we will keep an eye on it and if it doesn't get better then we will take him to see a dermatologist.
