This time its Lily!!!
I took her to the dermatologist for the 3rd time today (and probably the 6-7th total time, including our pediatrician's office) for her CHIN. "It" came back last Monday and a week and a half later, using all the meds they've given us, its as bad as ever. So we headed in today. I was just going to show up if they didn't take us willingly. Her doctor wasn't in so we saw a nurse practitioner (so am cheering for NP's) and she suspected herpes after hearing our LONG story of Lily's chin. She called in another dr (Dr Konerding, who I think is well known around here) and she totally agreed. Apparently, it doesn't present in the usual way that it does on an adult (ME!) but its more deep in her skin so is just mi nut little blisters with a serous drainage on the first day, instead of being BIG blisters above the skin. Both of them felt sure that's what it is. We just have to wait for it to come back AGAIN and then take her in on the very first day so it can be cultured.
Honestly, I was just thrilled to have someone tell me something after 8 chin flare ups in 9 months.
Now the med... we don't have Zovirax in hand yet b/c apparently its 10 times as expensive as an anti-convulsant... WHO KNEW?!?! So I'm hunting down the cheapest pharmacy... Wal-Mart, I presume.
We're feeling "all done" with weird medical things over here! ;)
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