Sunday, April 1, 2012

Narrow Escape


     Sawyer had another allergic reaction to his meds last night.  I pumped him with the max dose of Benadryl the moment I noticed him itching and developing a rash. 

     It was a narrow escape from the emergency room because he was miserable and stayed that way throughout the night.  However, his tongue and lips did not swell up like Thursday night's episode.  So, I held off going to the E.R., stayed up all night keeping him as comfortable as possible and  kept the Benadryl flowing.

     As much as I appreciate CHKD, I did not want to be admitted into the hospital again this week.  Of course, there was no way I would jeopardize Sawyer's welfare to avoid the hospital.  I kept in close contact with his doctor throughout the night.

      Fortunately, we think we found the med that is the culprit of the allergic reactions.  Unfortunately, it's one of his anti-rejection meds, Prograf.  So, Sawyer's doc just replaced this drug with another anti-rejection drug called Cyclosporine.  One of the side effects  is "increased hair growth on face/body". Maybe I should take a few doses.  Seriously, I hate to read about these meds.  Very scary stuff.

6 comments:

the bjorks said...

good grief, toby...you must be exhausted! praying that the new med works. tell sawyer nice "do"!

anita said...

My mom had a liver in transplant in 1996. I know how much you and Sawyer are going through. Praying for your family. Hope you are able to get some rest. You must be exhausted.

Anonymous said...

praying...

JJ said...

Your humor is refreshing, Toby. Hang in there! Your prayer warriors are still standing with you!

Anonymous said...

Praying

Ruth said...

Sawyer is remarkable....smiling through the challenges...esp of getting his picture taken so often(I would not be smiling if you took my pic during an allergic reaction.)
Yes,laughter is good medicine!
Continued prayers....