At the beginning of this month, Eric started battling an infection in his foot. It was spreading, so he was put on three antibiotics (two pills and a topical cream). A week into the course of antibiotics, he got a fever and wasn't feeling well. Before bed, he started developing a rash that was even worse when he woke up. He called into work and started working out treatment - the doctors office was too busy, so he went to Urgent Care. They were going to give him IV steroids, but his blood pressure was too low, so they sent him to the ER. So on to the ER around 11am, where they admitted him and gave him IV prednisone and benadryl.
Three years ago, he had a similar allergic reaction when the free clinic gave him an antibiotic when he had mono. It caused the exact same reaction, trip to the ER, and IV steroids.
So Deb and I hung out in the ER with him - while they did blood tests, pee tests, and chest X rays to try and figure out why his fever was staying above 103 degrees. He was released around 4pm and we all headed home. Deb bought Chinese food and we watched some TV.
On a side note - today was my first day back to work! The new job is going great! I took a half day on the first day of work...but it was no problem.
Rash from last night.
Freezing in the ER.
The rash in the ER - practically solid in most places, it looked like a sunburn.
