Whoops!

There's no telling if this is actually related, but about half an hour after Karston had his first dose of Prevacid, he said his legs and tummy were itchy. I looked at his legs, and he had what looked to be half-a-dozen mosquito bites, without the bite mark. Small raised white blister on red scratched skin ... sounds an awful lot like hives! I called the Nurse Line, and we're almost in the clear now (be alert for signs of respiratory trouble, especially in the first two hours). However, the nurse wants him to be seen by a doctor first thing tomorrow morning, so once again we're going to start a long holiday weekend by camping out in the waiting room. Gah. His tummy has no end of trouble.

I had to circle with a pen the hives (uticaria) that I could still see. An allergic reaction that goes that rapidly doesn't sound serious, but Daddy will sleep with him tonight to be sure.

Now don't think I'm not taking this seriously, but I do have a funny story about Karston's tummy. This afternoon at the doctor's office, Karston told us his tummy talked to him. No, not gurgles like Daddy and Mommy tummies, no it said Hi Karston. Really. He said that again this evening too. Just so you know, Karston's tummy talks. But it won't see any more Prevacid.