Rocephin NON-Reaction?

Last week, when we needed to give Rocephin shots to Zac thanks to a double ear infection, I was sure we were about to endure another FPIES reaction. After all, he’d reacted to his last round of shots.

Imagine my surprise as each day passed with NO signs of a reaction whatsoever.

Finally, on Saturday night, he started having some diarrhea. It had mucous, and was kind of stinky, but no blood, no bizarre colors, and no acidity or diaper rashes.

Even though it persisted through Sunday, it never got worse. Since diarrhea is typical for any person taking antibiotics, I had to step back and acknowledge that Zac appeared to be having a non-reaction to the Rocephin.

This was dreadfully confusing to me!

Then I went back over my notes from his last Rocephin experience. Looking at it in hindsight, he did begin to have diarrhea from the shots…but the green, mucousy, acidic diapers didn’t start until AFTER he chewed on a stray bit of crayon he’d found.

It seems as though I made a rash assumption last time he got the shots. I assumed the ‘reaction’ was from the shots AND the crayon, when apparently it was only from the crayon.

Boy, am I ever glad to be wrong about something!

And can I just say: I was so frustrated with the lack of safe antibiotic options available to us last week, but now am so grateful to have been “forced” back into the shots!

Now I know they still work for Zac. We still have a safe antibiotic for him. Praise God!

Now, I’m just not sure what to make of the inside of his ears.

Thanks to the Dr. Mom Otoscope, I took a peek into his ears the last two nights.

One ear still looks like it has an infection. The other looks like it is ruptured. Since I’m new to this otoscope-ear-peeking, though, I may be misreading the signs.

So today will have a call in to our pediatrician to see if this is concerning, or if we should wait a few days before heading back in for an appointment.

Does anyone know how long it should take Rocephin shots to kick out an ear infection?

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Meanwhile, in Jed’s world, he seems to be all better.

Physically, at least.

Behavior-wise, he’s been a pill.

He refuses to eat ANYTHING I make for him. He’ll go so far as to proclaim loudly that he doesn’t like a dish, calling it “icky”…even when we’ve never served it to him before!

He’s combative and argumentative, announcing “No” at every opportunity.

He’s regressing on some basic things he’d already mastered or almost mastered. Potty training is a no-go. Dressing himself is a battle.

He tells us he doesn’t want to grow bigger, he wants to “grow little. Forever!”

I’d say he’s acting fructosed, and at times it does seem that way, but we are being very strict on his diet and there isn’t that…frustrated desperation in his actions that comes with a fructose reaction.

No, this is all Jed.

And I have no idea how to nip this behavior in the bud.

Does he want/need something from us and is acting out to get it?

Or is he just being THREE and this will pass in time.

Either way, he’s losing trains at an alarming rate each day, and Darrel and I are at our wits ends.

When he’s being good, he is SO wonderful to be around!

When he’s being difficult, he’s so hard to deal with.

It’s frustrating.

Anyone else’s three year old ever act like this? Please say they grow out of this stage!

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