still rash-tastic, no real info. and seriously the grossest/coolest site ever!

so the deal is...

Pierce's rash is still there. i put benadryl cream on it. and it's still there.
i don't have an liquid handy.

So i finally got a call back from the peds . office after 5:00 saying that they couldn't diagnose over the phone. which wasn't really what i was after anyway. i WANTED to KNOW what shots he got last week. the rash is just a bonus. i'm watching it. but not concerned enough to take him in. yet.

it's looking more chicken pocky. one on his neck looks vesicle-ish so we'll see. and by now i totally recall Liberty getting the pox after shots.

and Pierce has kind of reacted not awesome to shots before. rash after some shot. the runs after all of them. fever. etc. lets face it, this kid has to to everything the hard way. that's just how he rolls.

so short of taking him in, i have no real answers. but in the past i have successfully self-diagnosed, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, pictures of Hand-foot and mouth disease, 5th disease, pictures of 5th disease, impetigo, yeast rash, and heat rashes.
and every time they get chicken pox, it eludes me because it is always a mild case, since they have all been vaccinated previously/recently.

while in my search for information i found this site! and holy crap! it's amazing! you can see some of the freaking grossest stuff EVER! you can find regular rashes, sure but cysts and infections and cancers, and insect bites and stings, alopecia, including every cool or gross thing you would want to see. even Leprosy!

Yeah i spent some quality time. and some of the things i saw i had to think WHAT THE HELL!?! why would you EVER let something like that, get that big or infected? EWWWW! 2 words, POP IT! call a freaking DR. and get that taken care of! GROSS!

It's not for the feint of heart/stomach or for hypochondriacs. you know, since you would perhaps FREAK OUT and think you had something scary or disgusting. I'm sure some Dr's wouldn't appreciate that kind of annoying patient calling non stop for Internet onset paranoia. but ya know if maybe you wanted to check out something your dr. told you, you already had, well then jackpot!

oh and there are body parts! care to see a cyst on a scrote? sick! they have them on there. a rash on a ___? yeah totally lots of that too! so consider yourself warned. rashes, growths, ingrown things, funky fungus's, extra fingers , you name it they had it.

so i'll let you know what Pierce's rash does tomorrow. or if and when i go see the Dr. he doesn't have a fever. and he's been acting pretty normal. so who freaking knows.

i guess i'll do awards tomorrow.

Oh and yes i will get the HPV vaccination for my girls someday. I'm not delusional in thinking that they could never get a sexually transmitted disease. i know alot of mom's aren't getting it, thinking if they aren't at risk, they aren't sexually active, i don't want them to be sexually active, why do it? well everyone has their agency, whether i hope they won't be sexually active at a young age, or i teach them religious principals and wish they made good choices always. i am realistic that they may or may not do that. why risk something that we could hopefully prevent with a shot? that's just my opinion. still not looking for an argument on vaccinations. and i know lots of people feel strongly regarding the new Gardasil vaccination. and don't agree with giving it to their daughters. you go ahead and do what you need to do. and I'll do what i think is right for my girls.