https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:35:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this/page/2#post-2528253 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 22:48:52 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2528253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: Glad to hear it's getting better. Never saw the pic but I would, like you, "try out" the diagnosis, then make a decision. I too wouldn't push antibiotics without a diagnosis. I'm all for modern medicine but I've suffered the consequences of too many abx. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this/page/2#post-2528207 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:55:53 +0000 matador84 2528207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QueensBee: so crazy. still there, but just kind of flat now and dry-ish looking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this/page/2#post-2528098 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:07:41 +0000 QueensBee 2528098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: So happy to hear that update! How does it look today? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526996 Sun, 17 Apr 2016 09:02:37 +0000 matador84 2526996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It faded slightly but is still obviously there. Just in case anyone was wondering! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526855 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 19:41:27 +0000 yellowbird 2526855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: I didn't get to see the picture, so I am just here to say your little one is in my prayers. I hope you get some answers :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526847 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 19:28:24 +0000 QueensBee 2526847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How stressful! :bummed: I'd also push for antibiotics or further testing tonight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526834 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 18:24:36 +0000 regberadaisy 2526834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: even the best doctors aren't always right! I love our pediatrician but he was wrong once. When DD1 was around a year old, she had a terrible cough that we took her in for. He listened to her chest and said its not pneumonia. It didn't get better so we took her back in. He listened and again said its not pneumonia. We pushed and he sent her for chest X-rays because we pushed. Turns out she had fluid in her lungs. She had pneumonia. </p> <p>So trust your instinct. If you and DH don't agree with their diagnosis then push back and ask for more evaluation.</p> <p>(((Hugs))) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526833 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 18:24:07 +0000 MenagerieMama 2526833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: well it sounds like you're in good care, despite the mystifying diagnosis. It seems like a CBC and maybe a CRP (inflammatory marker) would be what I would do to at least reassure everyone it wasn't an evolving infection. But if it isn't changing and your LO is doing well otherwise that's good. Just keep your watchful mama eye on it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526827 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 17:53:57 +0000 gotkimchi 2526827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: I agree I'm surprised no one wants to give antibiotics! That's what I was thinking but w/o seeing it in person it's hard to say, I still don't think it looks like contact dermatitis, even koebners phenomenon. I would just keep an eye on it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526826 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 17:50:53 +0000 MrsSRS 2526826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would push for a CBC and antibiotics too. Because if that's an infection it could get bad quickly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526824 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 17:42:17 +0000 matador84 2526824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MenagerieMama: nothing with blisters. I could compare it to a scratch but without the actual mark of a scratch. Our ped said this morning that the dr we saw was excellent, but I could tell he totally had no idea--said he had never seen anything like it before. So, ped said this morning contact dermatitis--Koebners phenomenon. I just can't make sense of it because he would wince in pain to touch and had been complaining that his leg hurt for several days previous. Our ped has a ton of experience so it's freaking me out im second guessing the dx, but surely she's right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526820 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 17:32:18 +0000 MenagerieMama 2526820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: are there blisters or anything on top of the red? Blisters would make me think contact dermatitis. Is the red area raised or warm? Definitely not official advice without seeing it but I think that if it was my LO unless the doctor who saw him was convinced of a diagnosis I would want a CBC and probably antibiotics. Did you go to an ER with kid trained docs? I used to work in an urgent care and they had internist seeing kids (hadn't had any training in pediatrics since medical school...) and I wouldn't trust their diagnosis of anything out of the ordinary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526817 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:52:04 +0000 matador84 2526817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: yes, they did in the er last night. hasn't gotten longer but it hasn't gone away--just the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526816 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:45:40 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2526816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just reading responses...did you draw a circle or line on the end...to track if it grows? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526809 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:28:33 +0000 matador84 2526809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: parenting gut is in knots. It hasn't gotten worse, but hasn't gone away either--almost 24 hours since noticing it. I'm keeping a close eye on him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526749 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 13:28:29 +0000 regberadaisy 2526749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: I'm sorry! Im not trying to make you worry more. But I just don't agree with the scratch theory, having seen the picture. I'm no medical professional. But what do you think? Do you think a scratch makes sense? What is your parenting gut saying?<br /> At the very least I will record down when others have said he complained of pain on his legs, when the redness showed up and definitely save the picture. In case something similar shows up again so that you have a recorded history. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526732 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 12:06:45 +0000 mrswin 2526732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: I saw the picture as well and I would probably be taking my DD back to get another opinion at the hospital...it seems like a weird place for a scratch and the fact that it branches and seems to have come from the red dot below it would make me want a better answer.</p> <p>Are there any dermatology offices in your area that are open on the weekend? Maybe take him there... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526729 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:51:25 +0000 Mrs. Twine 2526729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I saw the picture. I'd be concerned that it's following a path of blood flow. That doesn't jibe for me with the whole scratch theory. Why would a scratch follow arteries/veins and branch like that? I'm sorry it wasn't a more helpful visit and you're still worried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526728 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:47:57 +0000 matador84 2526728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: I'm just kind of like sick over it. He's acting normal so I have no reason to think it's anything else, I'm just unsettled about it. It doesn't make sense to me that it's a scratch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526727 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:46:21 +0000 matador84 2526727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MenagerieMama: walled you </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526722 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:36:58 +0000 regberadaisy 2526722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's a really long scratch....wouldn't the skin be irritated if it's a scratch? I've given myself long scratches before and the surface at least is broken? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526718 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:17:54 +0000 MenagerieMama 2526718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Missed the photo but I hope he's doing better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526715 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:03:34 +0000 yoursilverlining 2526715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: hopefully that's what it is! It doesn't look like any contact derm I've seen - but I'm not a doctor! :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526701 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 10:28:32 +0000 PurplePeony 2526701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had something like that from some nasty bug bites I got while traveling last summer. My doctor was concerned because we didn't know what had bitten me, and put me on some pretty strong antibiotics. So I don't blame you for being worried and I'm surprised your son's doctors are so casual about it. I mean, I'm only seeing a picture but it doesn't look like a scratch to me. FWIW, my bug bites/lines took almost a month to look better and about 4 months before the marks completely faded... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526693 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 10:10:40 +0000 matador84 2526693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: ped convinced it's contact derm or he scratched himself. </p> <p>Praying that is what it is and it's nothing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526676 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 09:47:51 +0000 yoursilverlining 2526676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: it didn't get "worse" but the line got longer, which is bad. If the line is growing, I would definitely take him in asap. I can't remember what it was called (happened over 10 years ago), but I was surprised how serious it was! I had no idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526655 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 09:08:53 +0000 matador84 2526655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: that's from last night. it's faded some but def still visible this morning. they gave him a steroid shot so i can't tell if it went down due to that or just naturally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526650 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 09:04:15 +0000 Happygal 2526650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: is that photo from this morning? It still looks pretty red to me. And the fact it's sore is troubling. Poor guy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526647 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 09:01:42 +0000 matador84 2526647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: there is a small red spot. I can't tell if it's eczema related or related to the big line. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-seen-anything-like-this#post-2526645 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 08:59:45 +0000 Happygal 2526645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: that is crazy looking! Is there a little red spot below the line as well? I'm glad you're going into the doctor's office today. Let us know what they say! </p>