My poor sweet child.

I've added up the out of pocket expenses for January through today, not including prescriptions. Between both girls we have spent over $1,100 dollars. Guess you know where our "stimulus" check went. Between co-pays, x-rays, nebulizer, orthopedic shoes, etc, we are completely tapped out.

R has had since January, a sinus infection, ear infection, walking pneumonia, broken foot, throwing up, mystery fever, three failed hearing tests, constant water in the ear drum that does not respond to medication, allergies, the list goes on and on. Last Friday introduce Strep Throat. Yes, one more to add to this poor child's ever growing list. So off to the doctor we go, test comes back positive. A day on amoxicillin and she felt much better. Only missed one day of school. (bringing our total for Kindergarten to 9 days)

Friday morning she woke up fine, ate breakfast fine, took her medicine fine, went upstairs to brush her teeth and get dressed, all fine. Sometime between getting dressed and coming downstairs (oh 60 seconds) she broke out in a horrible rash.

That makes 10 days out of school.

Took her to the pediatrician. She has had a reaction to her amoxicillin. So add to our list, allergic to penicillins.

Poor sweet girl is now on zithromax (we took that for the pneumonia, so we know we're not allergic), and she was itching so bad last night, no one slept, and I had to call the pediatrician again this morning.

We'll be picking up our prescription for oral steroids today........

Here are some pictures of this horrible rash. She is amazingly taking this rather well, I know I would not be so happy if it were me.