Allergic Reaction

When I picked Mikayla up at school today she told me she had some bug bites that she got during PE today at school and that they were really itchy and bothering her.  Afterschool she goes to work with me for awhile until its time to go home so I didn't have time to look at her bites right away.  She kept saying they were bothering her, I left work early because she had an appointment in Modesto and once we got in the car she showed me her "bites"  long story short during the 30 minute drive these "bites" were rapidly spreading over her body.  I knew these were not bites and that something was going on.  As soon we left her appointment I took her to urgent care, they said she was having an allergic reaction, gave her a shot and prescribed some steroids.

We thought the shot and steroids would get things under control, but instead the rash from the reaction continued to spread and ended up lasting for several days.  Mikayla couldn't go to school for 2 days because the rash was so bad and she was so uncomfortable, when she returned to school she had to stay indoors because the doctors said the sun would aggrevated the rash.  She was absolutely miserable.  We hurt just looking at her.

The only thing we can figure out that may have been the cause of the reaction was perfume being used by the girls in the bathroom at school when they are changing out for PE.  The doctor said we won't really know what caused the reaction until it happens again under the same conditions.  Hopefully it never happens again.

I had to talk with the principal and PE teacher at school to get them to do something about the girls using perfume in the bathroom at school.  They both agreed that her reaction was serious and that the girls couldn't continue to use perfume in the bathrooms.  All of her teachers were notified as well, in case it happens again they know to seek help immediately.