She threw a huge fit about going to the doctor. I think she was scared and I really didn't know what to expect either. We reached a compromise - we would go to McDonald's after the doctor. Because she was such a mess, Jake was able to come home a little early and stay with the twirls so I could give Scarlett the attention she needed. After all the work leading to the appointment, we got there and she just referred us to a dermatologist. So the tears were not necessary. But Dr. Tosto gave Scarlett a blue otter pop so it ended up being a great visit.
True to my word we went to Mickey D's. We bought a second kids meal for the twirls and they ate it all! Oh my! And there was an old guy that smelled like beer that kept flirting with me and touching my shoulders when I was buying our ice cream. Good thing Jake was with the girls or he would have put the smack down on him (or more likely he would have just liked to see my face and laugh at the whole situation).
We went to the dermatologist a few days later. She remembered us (from the hive debacle). The twirls were great and Scarlett was amazing. She laid on the table and let the doctor put the "cold water" on her bumps. The doctor put the medicine (cantharidin) on about 2/3 of her bumps. She said she didn't want to do them all until we find out how her body will react to it. We washed it off after an hour and over the next few weeks the bumps formed blisters and popped. They were uncomfortable but not much more than how they normally seem to bother her. We will go back every 3 weeksish til they are gone. Some kids will only need 1 or 2 treatments (their bodies kind of snap into action and take care of the virus) and others need like 8. I'm hoping that it won't take us that long, but at least we're making progress. And the actual appointment doesn't hurt so it won't be that bad.
She got a special snow cone for being such a big girl.
Just a few days after the first application.
2 comments:
What a brave girl! And Scarlett did a great job too!
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We see an pediatric endocrinologist to track the grown of my oldest, and every visit he is afraid they'll draw more tubes of blood, so we have to negotiate where he'll go for a burger, fries, AND a shake.....and I think last time he upped the ante and wanted to go pick a small prize toy at Target. Bribery.....it is what gets a mom through the weirdness of parenting.
Right as Meg's were spreading down her side and even up onto her chin and back, her body kicked into gear and got rid of them. She still has scars from the ones our dermatologist tried to freeze off. Someone had told me the blisters stuff didn't work, but maybe we'll do that next time.
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