But what do you do when your child has been bitten by a horsefly and 24 hours later he comes to you with his whole shoulder swollen, inflamed and feverish? I hate not knowing what to do when my kids are sick. I have searched online and come up with
not much.
His reaction is not what you would call severe, but it looks bad to me. I spoke with a nurse friend this morning who said that the chlorine in the pool he's spending the day at will actually help disinfect it. But just in case, I have my cell phone on me, and if I have to, I'll pick him up from his day of fun and run him in for an arm transplant.
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As long as their breathing ok, not a lot of blood or any bones going the wrong way (or sticking out) I don't generally freak anymore. There are many a time I get frustrated and seem like I've lost my brain because I don't know what to do, yes - like hives with an oncoming sore/swollen throat!
I hope he gets better and still has a good day. I am praying for peace for you in knowing what to do.
p.s. I don't have any extra arms laying around, sorry. :)
ok, not trying to scare you, it could be cellulitus. Don't read stuff on the internet about or you will panic. If the swelling does not go down in a couple of days, take him to the dr. for antibiotics. I got it last fall from a spider bite. My sister had it from a bee sting. If left untreated it can infected, but it not generally life-threatening. Hope he is feeling better!!!
Oh, yay! Cellulitis. Well, the good news is it looked better this afternoon, but if it still looks bad tomorrow, I may take him in to the Dr. to be sure.
I'll let y'all know.
Cellulitis?? Is that where cellulite comes from?? If so, I think I've got it too!! Did she say that there's an antibiotic for that??? If so, where do I go and how do I get there??
Sorry, I know that it really isn't a laughing matter but that is where my warped mind went, AND since I've already read the next post and I know he's gonna be okay, I thought it would be alright for me to make a little funny - maybe that funny bone is getting better ;)
Glad he's gonna live. After all, I don't have any spare arms around here either. :)
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