Drama King is doing really well physically, with his recovery. His bull's eye rash has completely disappeared and the lymph nodes are noticeably shrinking in size. He has also not complained about his joints being achy in a while and you can touch his hair and scalp without pain.
His only hurdle now is the antibiotic he is currently taking. One of the side effects of the medication is diarrhea and vomiting. He started throwing up this past Friday evening and we thought maybe he picked up a stomach bug some where, but now we are realizing a pattern with his upset stomach and he has also begun battling daily with diarrhea. We are coming to the realization that this is caused by the prolong use of the antibiotic. There is not much we can do. Children under the age of 8 do not have any other choice for medications with Lyme's and the antibiotic must be finished for the treatment to be successful. So we just have to hold on another 9 more days to finish his treatment. As long as there is no significant weight loss or other signs we will have to deal with the diarrhea and occasional vomiting/nausea. Please continue to pray for Drama King as you think of him this month. He doesn't show a lot of out ward signs or symptoms but he has been struggling this month as he battles this nasty bacterial infection. We are just standing for complete healing and restoration of his little body.
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Oh my, we will pray for DK. It's hard to be sick and to think it may continue for 9 days!! Lord, bring the peace of God to DK's digestive track in Jesus' name!!
oh yuck. Anytime our boys go on antibiotics, our pediatrician recommends taking a supplement to replace the good bacteria in the digestive tract. If you're not already doing this, I would highly recommend it. Yogurt will also help, especially the ones with "probiotics".
We use capsules, and open them and sprinkle the contents on food and mix it in just before they eat it. We got them at the Vitamin Shoppe, I think. It is called Advanced Multi-Billion Dophilus, and contains the following: L. acidophilus, B. lactis, S. thermophilus and L. bulgaricus (I just wrote those out in case you are comparing labels.)
Don't give the supplement at the same time as the antibiotic... I would give it 2-4 hours after, or if the antibiotic is morning and night, give the supplement twice during the day.
(Disclaimer: I am not a Dr, and this is not medical advice, blah, blah, blah)
Hope this helps!
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