My Luck is WEIRD this week.

 So sorry to hear about Jacob.  You must have been so scared.  I hope he is on the mend.

Congrats on your good luck with the rest of your week.

Char

So sorry to hear about your little guy!  Hopefully he is on the mend and that will alll be behind you soon.

I'm glad to hear you got your appointment moved up, hopefully your surgery will be right around the corner.

So very sorry to hear about your son's hard time - and obviously your's too!  Hope it's all over very soon, and so glad they sorted out what the problem is.  As for the +++'s, sounds like things are definitely going your way now!  Congrats.
Claire
(Christie was very sick when she was little and was in Sick Kid's for a while.  Nothing worse.  Try to take all the support you can get, and take care of yourself too.)

I've never heard of serum sickness, but it sounds awful.  So sorry the little fella has to go through this.  Wishing him a speedy recovery.

Wow, it's incredible to me that there are two people on our board with children with Serum Sickness! I'm glad you found out what it was and from what I've read about it, it sounds like he should be totally back to himself soon! Poor little guy.

Am so sorry to hear of your son Jacob's illness, hopefully he is now on the road to recovery and have

no lasting side effects

Sending healing vibes and warm hugs for Jacob  

Take care and congrats on your conitnuing journey for your weight loss surgery

Eileen

Melissa, I am so sorry about your son.  My thoughts and prayes are with him and your family.  Awesome news on the psych eval.  Things will get better.

Traci

Lucky you for the appointment move up! Unlucky you for your son's illness. My son had this too, at about nine months old. He was a month early and had (still has) a lot of bronchial infections. He had his MMR shot canceled a few times because of a nagging one, and after a treatment with amoxycillin, was able to get the shot. A week later, we went to Quebec, and while there, he developed the nastiest diaper rash, broke out in the head to foot rash, high fever etc. Everyone was convinced he had measles, but I insisted he was vaccinated. We returned home asap and I took him to the doctor who confirmed it was not measles, but a serum reaction to the amoxycillin. It was not fun, and I felt so bad seeing him so ill so young. My heart goes out to your family, and I hope your son recovers soon.

Thanks Everyone! He seems to be doing so much better - although he is getting a cold now!  Which is a bit of a bummer but much more manageable!

Wow, I'm glad he is on the mend!  And that you found a doctor who knew what was wrong!

A couple of summers ago my best friend was up visiting and started to develop a rash.  I took her to ER five times.  First they said hives, then chicken pox, then eczema.  Finally a doctor asked if she was on any new meds.  She ended up being diagnosed with Stevens Johnson syndrome which is a rare reaction to a few medications that causes sores all over your body.  It happens weeks after you start taking the medication, so we didn't even think of the medication.  She was so ill by that time she spent days hooked up to an iv and months later was still losing "damaged" skin...peeling like a sunburn.

Very scary when something happens that is so rare, and very grateful when you hit on the right doctor to figure it out.