Re: Consultation, please

From: Bam (scimedmonitor_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 12:50:16 -0800

No, we haven't switched anything....yet. I'm going to see what this doc
says today. About 4 weeks ago the baby had what sounded to me like a "sore
throat". His crying was hoarse, his babbling was hoarse. When the kids
took him to this doc she said he had some "lung congestion" and that's what
was causing the hoarseness.... I'm sorry but I'm just not happy with this
woman.

Dani-- Due to the sore throat, I was wondering about Strep....maybe
scarletina or scarlet fever, etc. To our knowledge though he has no
fevers.... nothing noticeable and his temperament has been fine (well unless
you count the "irritable" period from 7 to 9 p.m. ;-) )

Thank you guys for throwing some thoughts out..... I'm sure he'll be fine
but I want to have some thoughts already formed when I meet this physician.

"Susan Mitchell" <readthemessage@nobody.com> wrote in message
news:G6dNc.34648$eM2.2343@attbi_s51...
> Have you switched him to soy milk? Cody had to be switched from regular
> formula to soy formula.
>
> --
> Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
> (to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
> "Bam" <scimedmonitor@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:2mkusdFob12lU1@uni-berlin.de...
> > I'm off today so I could finally go see a physician re my kidney
> issues....
> > but also because my grandson goes for his second set of shots.
> >
> > About a week ago, the baby develop a papular-looking rash on his
> > abdomen....heavy on the belly area, lighter as it went up to his chest,
> only
> > on the right side. No fever. No fussing. Doesn't seem to be affected
> when
> > it's touched. It's not prickly heat. I told daughter to take him to
the
> > doc and she did.
> >
> > Doc says, "Hmmmm, not really sure what it is. It *could* be contact
> > dermatitis, but that doesn't explain the little pustules or papules
> > present." They went over anything new, no. Still just consumes formula
> > nothing else. Not around anyone new, etc.
> >
> > SOoooo.... this doc (who has said some things before that made me wonder
> > about her) prescribes ZOVIRAX for the baby, telling my daughter it may
> > likely burn when she puts it on. Now, I've read all I can find on
Zovirax
> > and NO WHERE do I see where it is safe to give it to a child under 2.
> >
> > Also, know how chubby babys have little neck, wrist, leg lines?? Well,
> the
> > baby has THREE (count 'em three!) neck lines that are crevicing. We've
> been
> > diligent in trying to keep the area clean and dry but of course babies
get
> > moist almost without even trying. I had daughter ask the doc what she
> > recommended for helping keep these areas clean and dry. SHE TELLS
> DAUGHTER
> > IT'S ECZEMA (it's SO not) and prescribes Elocon cream to put on them.
> >
> > Now with both of these creams I'm not finding data to support use on a
> > 4-month-old. Now, granted, the child is now 19 pounds, 27 inches long
so
> > he's NOT a little infant, but he is still an infant nonetheless.
> >
> > I told daughter NOT to use the creams until we could find supporting
> > evidence that it was safe.
> >
> > The rash has persisted now for a week. Today it has finally spread to
the
> > other side of his abdomen, his back, neck, and face..... It LOOKS like
it
> > would be itchy but I guess maybe babies don't itch??? He's not acting
> like
> > it's any big deal. Still no fevers. He *IS* taking some longer naps,
> > sleeping a lot this week.
> >
> > OK, I need my crackerjack MT-Team to give me some feedback. I'm heading
> to
> > the docs with daughter at 4:00. First I want to see if they are going
to
> go
> > ahead and give him his shots--- because if they do make the motions to
do
> > so, that will confirm for me that they are NUTS! Then I want to grill
> this
> > doc to the nth degree and want all the back-up I can find.
> >
> > Bam, the perpetual MT-- just as intelligent as the rest of ya ;-) and
ever
> > respectful of the COLLECTIVE intelligence found here!!
> >
> > --
> >
> >
>
>

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