[irelady10]

My FSs went to respite on Friday (completely healthy, btw). When they were dropped off tonight they had SIX different antiobiotics between the 2 of them!

The little one developed a fever on Friday. He was given THREE antiobiotics. The older one has an infected boil on his bottom. He has two presciptions, plus a Rx for an occasional cough.

I am astounded. A 2 year old has a fever for 3 hours and a doc gives him THREE Rx meds? His fever was gone the next day.

This seems so excessive to me. My son's Pedi ( not the same pedi as my FSs) has never given him this many Rxs. The only time he has been given antibiotics is for an ear infection.

Of course I will give the kids the meds their pedi prescribed, but I am upset that I need to give these kids so many antiobiotics. It seems unwarranted (except for the 2 for the boil).

I think I need to change their pediatrician.

Oh, and the older boy has identical bruises on both his inner thighs, which I notified the CW of as soon as I changed his diaper and saw them. Who knows how he got them, but they were concerning.

All this within 36 hours!!!

[hopefulandwatching]

Wow! Wow...just wow! I am so grateful that we could choose the pedi for our lil guy...used the same as my sons...that IS excessive! And, the bruises seem odd...I wonder...a teeter totter, maybe? Strange...

[MomInCorazon]

That is beyond excessive. I would be pretty peeved if it were me. At least the fever is gone.

[Kezs]

My kids get those marks when they play rough on things like rocking horses, glider swings, and anything else they have to grip with their thighs. I bet if you ask where they went they will saysomething like that.

That is a LOT of medicine though, I would be upset too.

[LLLmom]

thats ridiculous! Unless they have some huge issue like a PICC or a Port, ect. I cant see why 3 abx would be needed. We avoid abx at all costs!