Ben's mom,
My story sounds similar. After comingoff IV Rocephin 4 weeks ago, I gradually got worse and worse (pain, swelling, etc). The pain mgmt doc thought I had developed a reaction to pain meds so they were switched around. At my worst, I was so swollen, I lost 13 lbs within 24 hours! I'm alittle beter but the pain is terrible. I was out on 2 days of predisone (like your Ben) and wonder if this exaserbated the itching, rash, etc. I also developed some large blisters which have burst. My hubbuy is going to call the doc and see what this is. Good luck with Ben and keepme o=posted>
Thanks, Jackie