Bicillin shots

[JJMom39]

My ds8 has responded to azith (he is on his third round) but is not back to where he was before his recent exacerbation. Our ped. does not want to move to prophylaxis yet after all because he is not consistently better enough. She would like to try Bicillin shots next. Has anyone used these, and if so did they work? If so, how well did they work? If you have used them and did not like them or they did not work, can you tell me about your experience with them please? Our ped. likes Bicillin shots for various reasons, but they are a total unknown to me. Thank you!

[peglem]

We tried one bicillan shot several years ago. Huge needle, very painful, and it took several visits after that for her to not be afraid to go into an exam room after that. Which still would have been okay, except she tested positive for strep 10 days after the injection.

[Dedee]

We use them only because my dd refuses to take any sort of medicine by mouth. The medicine is very thick and so the injection is very painful. I can't remember the dose we use but it is supposed to last a month but we only see improvement for about a week. When we saw Dr. Murphy a couple weeks ago she said she didn't prefer injectables because the levels didn't stay as constant as when they take it by mouth. That would be consistant with the results we see. Our dd seems to get results about 24-48 hrs after the shot and we have about 5 good days and then a gradual regression. We are working daily on trying to get her comfortable with medicine. Last night I tried to get her to take two drops in her mouth, but she threw up as soon as the first one went in. If I had a choice, I would definitely use something other than bicillin. JMHO.

 

Dedee

[kferricks]

I had the shots for myself when I had Rhuematic fever, the only place I could tolerate it was on the back of my hip. But, now you can get a prescription to completely numb the area before hand.