Brian Admitted to Children's Hospital

Brian had severe stomach cramping throughout the night. I had given him two doses of the oral Clindamycin since returning home, and believe that this is what is causing his cramps. I called his pediatrician, telling him that I couldn’t continue giving Brian this medicine. His pediatrician agreed, and we decided to bring Brian to Children’s Hospital for follow-up.

After waiting in the Emergency Room for over 5 hours, where Brian was given motrin and an IV - Brian was admitted to the short-stay unit. I told the doctors over and over that I thought that his cramping was caused by his medicine Clindamycin.

Imagine my rage when I found out that Brian had been given another dose of Clindamycin in the ER. I thought the IV was given to keep him from getting dehydrated. The only bag hanging on the IV pole was saline solution. I let them know I was very upset, and the doctor on call in short-stay kept apologizing. I know it wasn’t her fault, but I couldn’t believe that the doctor(s) in the ER still gave this medicine to him. The explanation given to me was that treating Brian’s pneumonia was the primary concern. They could manage the cramping with pain medication if needed.