eczema

the loot

it has been confirmed that David has eczema on his little legs.  poor kid.  he says its itchy.  it started out really small, and i honestly assumed it was ringworm at first.  I began putting the fungal medicine on it, but it just wouldn't get better (and probably made it worse, but i hope not).  It never developed the stereotypical "ring" appearance.  So, I began to think it was probably eczema.  i put some hydro-cortisone cream on it, but that didn't do anything either.  And then he developed more spots.  Decided it was time to take him in.

The Nurse Practitioner confirmed that it is indeed eczema.  She told me that the OTC Hydro-Cortisone is not strong enough to really have an affect on eczema, and his is fairly advanced.  lovely.  Then she tells me that theey just got some free samples in of some medicine that will help.  Yay!  love free samples.  She came back with THREE boxes full of stuff!  2 boxes of the creme/medicine, and 1 box of oil-based wash and aquaphor.  It was like dr.'s office Christmas!  glad I didn't have to go fill a prescription!