DS Vomiting all night with stomach virus

[HT's Mom]

We've been up all night - Both of my twin boys had some sort of stomach virus attack last night, but PANDAS DS (still calling him that, even though my other son may in fact be a pandas kid too, per many members' suggestions) ended up in the ER at 4 am after vomiting about ten times, plus diarrhea. We were concerned about dehydration, and also about the fact that he had started the Augmentin and Prednisone 24 hours before. The hospital put him on an IV and antinausea. I would have been concerned that it was reaction to the abx but non- Pandas twin was also nauseous and sick, although he threw up only once and then slept all night.

 

Any thoughts on DS's greater reaction as related to the drugs? The virus is apparently going around the school. Immune system already weakened from prednisone maybe? The ER doctors said it was okay to continue the abx, but DH wants to stop the prednisone after three doses. He has been prescribed a five day burst, not tapering. What do you think?

 

Lastly, ER nurse mentioned watching his fever for Meningitis, possibly because she thought of that when DS was describing his OCD thoughts. She didn't know anything about PANDAS. Does this ring any bells for anyone?

 

Thank you, HT's MOm

[dcmom]

HTs mom

ugh. Our entire family had the stomach virus last week. Two pandas kids and parents. It was bad, at least 12 hrs of vomiting, etc. And then another 48 hrs of not eating much.

 

I would stop the pred and redo when he is healthy- he may not keep it down....