Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Glad it's nothing too serious! Now that you say that, I have remembered that some children will get a rash as a symptom of strep throat, and that sometimes that can be the only symptom. Biology's a curious thing, isn't it? Addy > > Good Morning all! > > My doc opened up the office this morning so taht he could get a look at my > rash. I was FLOORED by his diagnosis. He said this rash is being caused by > a VIRUS! Then I got to thinking, and I remembered that when my 10 year old > was about 2, she had a similar rash and that's what her pediatrician said > too. > > So, the benadryl probably did nothing, but the hydrocortisone did calm the > rash somewhat. > > He gave me an injection of steroids while I was there because I had an > attack while I was in his office. My PO2 dropped to 88 which is my red zone > number, but it bounced back quickly after a couple of neb treatments. So he > gave me the shot and told me to hit my yellow zone med regime, and if things > don't improve (doubtful with the quick bounceback) then it's hospital time > come Tuesday. > > Thanks so much to all of you for being there last night. I'm going to go > sit on the sofa and work on an afghan. Might be tricky as I'm on oxygen for > a minimum of 8 hours at doc's request, but it's better than landing my tush > in a hospital bed! > > I'll keep you posted! > > ~ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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