any doctors in the building?

FutureMrsJeffords

ok so my sons pediatricians officce is closed... he woke up this morning with his eye swollen part way shut so we got him in to the doctor after school and the doctor said it was an allergic reaction and gave him some meds.... he has been taking them as ordered but its not getting any better.... its actually starting to get worse... its now purple and swollen tottaly shut and he cannot see ANYTHING out of it.... im just not sure what to do now...

cjaetwo

I am not a doctor but I will pray that he get's better soon. I am so sorry that he is not feeling...I can't take it when "babies" are sick. Does your son's doctor have a paging system for on-call doctor's

boogerbearoriginal

Call the Dr's emergency on-call or take him to urgent care/ER. If its getting worse that's not good.

It sounds pretty serious in my completely unmedical opinion.

klreese0213

i agree, i would take him to ER. If it is actually an emergency, urgant care will send you to ER, so by-pass the $200 urgant care fee! Allergic reactions are dangerous, hope he gets better soon.

This was posted a few hours ago- any updates?

LindsayTiz

Ice it and take him in....Every once in a while my eye does that (it's happened my whole life) and it is an allergic reaction (in my case to some type of animal)....if you don't make it in to ER, try benedryl, it's an antihistamine so it should slow down whatever reaction he's having.

FutureMrsJeffords

thanks ladies... i ended up taking him to the ER and we are now sitting in his hospital room...  he has cellulitis of the eye and he is hooked up to iv antibiotic... we will probly be here at least a couple of days  (

Sue-n-Kevin

Wow, that's scary. Glad to hear they admitted him and he's getting the care he needs. Keep us posted on his progress.

boogerbearoriginal

Oh no I hope he gets better soon! He'll be in my thoughts and prayers.

blackberryaddict

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[QUOTE]thanks ladies... i ended up taking him to the ER and we are now sitting in his hospital room...  he has cellulitis of the eye and he is hooked up to iv antibiotic... we will probly be here at least a couple of days  :o(
Posted by FutureMrsJeffords[/QUOTE]
<p> </p><p>poor guy! i hope he has a speedy recovery! good thing you took him in! </p>

Julz629

That sucks, I hope he gets better soon!

klreese0213

Yikes! that's scary! glad you took him in. Poor guy.

emarston1

Poor thing.  Knottie vibes are being sent your way.  I hope he feels better soon!

JUJURERE

I hate to say this but thats actually not uncommon for kids! They have a tendancy to rub the eyes with hands full of germs thats probably how he caught it. I would never mess with the eyes always go straight to ER, did he have a fever?