We called his doctor today and the doctor told us it is actually still possible that his rash that remains is still related to the strep and/or the antibiotics (that he now finished over four days ago).
He also said that we are giving Coby his zyrtec at a stupid stupid time. (he used kinder words than that- I'm paraphrasing ;). True zyrtec is 'supposed' to last 24 hours but sometimes its effects are gone in as little as 18 hours. AND it can take up to 2 hours for zyrtec to completely be in one's system. So by giving Coby his zyrtec 45 minutes before dosing---- chances are we are not protecting him from his environmental allergies with that.
As I type this I smell our freshly mowed lawn and blech- I hate that smell and it's making my own allergies act up. HACHOO!
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| Well what do you know, I did manage to sneak in a picture--- and a Disney one at that! ;) |
And perhaps Coby's start of a cold is actually the environmental allergies kicking in. Someone else's doctor said with all the rain that came on Tuesday it brought out lots of allergy triggers....
SO.... beginning tomorrow we are going to switch Coby's zyrtec time to morning before school. So FOR SURE eight hours later it's good and in him. He does not want Coby having no zyrtec in him today though so he told us to half dose him today (because we wouldn't be able to fully dose zyrtec now and then again in 16 hours.)
He wants us to give it through the weekend with the zyrtec being moved to the morning hour (as long as it doesn't make him tired) and more time after finishing his antibiotic.
If Coby is still having symptoms after dosing Sunday night- we are going to call the dr. Monday and we will down-dose Coby again.
We are on the tiniest dose of 1ml possible with the solution left at home- so they would have to mix up a new solution at the office & Yitz will have to stop by there on the way home on Monday and pick up the solution (and cooler and ice pack) to be brought back to us.
So hoping that moving the zyrtec to the morning sets something good into motion and we wouldn't have to down-dose any more.
We are supposed to be at the doctor right at this very moment UPDOSING (for the 2nd time)- but alas (who says that... 'alas'- insert eye roll) we are not.
BUT at least we have a plan for the next few days. Even if it's not necessarily the plan you want- being handed some type of road-map even short sighted as it is, helps relieve some of the pressure.
Movement of zyrtec time, more time between ending antibiotics and please G-d let this work. Otherwise next down-dose level being picked up on Monday and we will take it from there.
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