My first thought was "Oh my gosh they're going to have to amputate her hands!". Because that is how my crazy mind works. Always thinking in worst case scenario, even though I know I'm overreacting. Drama, drama, drama. It's highly unrealistic...but the red to white contrast really freaked me out! As soon as I saw it, being the intuitive mother that I am (no one has intuition like a mother), I called the doctor and they said they could see us at 4pm.
I took her and they escorted us through the back door; you know, so she didn't infect anyone...just in case. I hadn't gone through that back door since my babies were...well, babies! Essentially, her eczema got out of control and became infected. The doctor said she has staph strep and she is now on a very strong antibiotic and has this long list of ridiculous things that we will have to do on a regular, daily basis, some things several times per day. But, good news: no amputations!
Once the infection is under control, we can treat the eczema. I may consider taking her to a dermatologist once it has cleared up, to get a more specified plan for caring for her skin; since Livvy has eczema too we could use all the knowledge we can get!
Poor baby. I can't wait until her hands clear up. One of her blisters burst and she held up her hand (which grosses me out) and said (VERY EXCITED) "One of the bubbles popped!" I told her to go show "daddy" because it kinda creeped me out and she said "They're so ugly." So funny. Poor kid is all about being beautiful inside, but especially OUT, and so I am sure that her hands make her very self-conscious. But the doctor said the antibiotic should clear it up in a few days so hopefully she won't scare anyone (but me) away with her weird, NON-contagious hands. The doctor said we really should take a sterile needle while she is asleep and burst open those puss-filled blisters. Yeah...that is so NOT happening! Everything else...I'll try my best. But NOT that. Gross...
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