Ant Attack
I got a call from little boy's school yesterday. He had a rash around his hairline. It was weird. They thought I might want to come look at it. Well, yes, I would like to come look at it, but I didn't have a car, and by the time I walked there, it would have been time for him to come home from school. Since he felt fine, he just went back to class.
When he got off the bus an hour or so later, he was kind of whiny. I asked if he was OK, and he said his legs hurt. I looked at his legs, and saw that they were sunburn red and swollen around the ankles. I asked him what had happened. He said he wandered into an ant hill.
His ankles looked really bad yesterday, and the rash was also on his back. The rash is gone today, and the swelling and redness are much better, but I'm concerned that if this was an allergic reaction, the next time could be much worse. I'm probably going to try to get him in to see a pediatrician next week. I will have a car on Wednesday afternoon next week, so maybe that will work. Or, I may just take DH in to work on Friday, if he doesn't mind. Maybe I should ask before I post!
When he got off the bus an hour or so later, he was kind of whiny. I asked if he was OK, and he said his legs hurt. I looked at his legs, and saw that they were sunburn red and swollen around the ankles. I asked him what had happened. He said he wandered into an ant hill.
His ankles looked really bad yesterday, and the rash was also on his back. The rash is gone today, and the swelling and redness are much better, but I'm concerned that if this was an allergic reaction, the next time could be much worse. I'm probably going to try to get him in to see a pediatrician next week. I will have a car on Wednesday afternoon next week, so maybe that will work. Or, I may just take DH in to work on Friday, if he doesn't mind. Maybe I should ask before I post!
4 Comments:
I would have your son looked over by a doctor. Fire ants shouldn't cause quite that much of a reaction. But I could be wrong.
Well, yeah, but I'll bet he doesn't go near an ant hill again.
Like GWB said, "Fool you once ... I mean ... you... ah, fudge." (or something like that)
How is DS today, better I hope?
I have an MD appointment for him tomorrow. He was much better even yesterday morning, and today the swelling is almost completely gone - just pustules at the sting site. The rash was gone yesterday morning.
I wouldn't be surprised if the MD didn't send us for some sort of allergy tests. Or, maybe she'll just prescribe him an epipen.
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