Posted on 06/30/2014 11:06:30 AM PDT by trussell
More prayer needed for my family. My son was having troubles with the side of his big toe, at the edge of the toenail...I took him to urgent care/walk-in clinic and they said he had an infection and we should soak it in epsom salts, keep it clean and keep the toenails cut even. They gave him some antibiotics.
He went to camp the first week of June and when he came home, the other foot had sores on both sides of the big toe! ...and the first toe was worse. We cleaned them the same as the other foot, tried to keep them cleaned up and soaked them and then wrapped them before he went to camp for the second week. He got back Saturday and the toes were oozing puss and crusty and bloody. They were so bad I called everyone in my phone book to beg for a ride to the urgent care.
Finally found a ride and when they saw his toes, they said "this is bad". They searched for signs of an ingrown toenail in both toes and said that was not the issue. They said it was important to get him in to see a podiatrist, immediately. They prescribed a cream for the toes (the cream was denied by our insurance), told us to clean both toes with peroxide, put the cream on the sides of the nails where the nail meets the skin, cover with a 2x2 piece of gauze then wrap with gauze wrap (the disposable kind). They gave us a few pieces of gauze and a small amount of the wrap, but no tape. I got a few latex gloves to keep from passing anything to his toes and taking a chance of making the infection worse. At this point, it looks like he will lose his toenail at minimum...and if things dont get done quickly, he could lose both big toes. I am using neosporin ointment in place of the prescription cream they wanted used.
Cody needs prayers, really bad! Please...pray for Cody's medical needs. Also, does anyone have any medical supplies they don't need anymore? We need 2x2 gauze, 4x4 gauze (for cleaning), gauze wrap (2"wide roll)...bigger would probably be ok...peroxide, medical tape...the nylon style would be easier but any available would help!! Neosporin cream, cotton swabs to apply the ointment. Please, if you have any of these, contact me and I will give you an address. I am praying several people will have bits and pieces they are willing to send so I get a little bit of everything needed. God bless you all for the prayers and any help provided for the supplies.
Another issue, does anyone know how to treat poison ivy? He either has a rash that is from poison ivy or from a reaction to something he is allergic to.
I don't know what kind of antibiotic your son was first prescribed, but some antibiotics might not work for a staph infection in a toe. (The reason I know is that once a DR prescribed an antibiotic for my son who had a toe infection, and when it didn't work, I researched and found out that that type - which I think was amoxicillin - won't work for a toe.)
Gosh I have never heard of a family as riddled with health issues as yours.... there should be a case study done. Very sad. I’m not sure if I can find the help for you but if you send me an address I will see what I can find.
they have him on cephalexin, 500 mg. Not sure if this is one that is good or not. But I will make sure and mention that to the doctor today and see what they want to do about it.
Thank you so much for keeping us in your prayers!
Prayers for God’s blessings.
Do you have any home recipes for a good bug repellent? I hate to go out in the garden these days because the gnats, chiggers, biting flies, and probably even ticks lie in wait for me.
I have tried Cutter’s and OFF, but they only seem to make matters worse.
Thank you in advance.
A woman recently told me that she uses lavender water as a bug repellent. She makes it simply by adding a few drops of lavender oil to water in a spray bottle. She says she buys the lavender oil in a health food store.
I haven’t tried it myself yet - I’m still looking for lavender oil - but she claims it works.
We just got back from the doctor’s office...she is going to refer him to see the podiatrist but she didn’t take this seriously. I shouldnt’ have cleaned it prior to going in today...I should have left it looking ugly from when he woke up this morning...she said it looked good, I said “yeah, I cleaned it...but it will be UGLY in 30 minutes if it is left unwrapped!” I don’t feel like she took it seriously at all...and this boy is my world, his health is my #1 concern! She did tell me to quit using peroxide and to start using a non sudsy cleaning solution...she said there were some that could be gotten from the store (again, what part of NO INCOME is so hard to understand!!!???) I still have to clean and dress it 3 times a day, and was told the ointment we got is an antibiotic ointment and she gave him a shot of a very heavy duty antibiotic to try to kick the infection out quicker. We have an appointment to see the podiatrist on Thursday morning, setting up transportation for that as I type. Thank you for the continued prayers.
I think cephalexin (a.k.a. Keflex) is the antibiotic that’s supposed to work for staph on a toe. Cephalexin was the second antibiotic prescribed to my son after the amoxicillin didn’t work.
Of course, in the end, it turned out that he didn’t have staph at all, but that’s another story.
I hope the shot helps him. Thanks for letting us know what’s happening.
Thank you for keeping us informed. Prayers continue...
get a small pack travel size of sensitive skin baby wipes. cut then in half if you can. Does what she wants cleaning wise and won’t cost more than a $1 or 2. store brand is OK.
Trussell, my husband has an infection of the skin around his toe, and the doctor prescribed Mupirocin 2%. Apparently it’s a generic version of a med called Bactroban.
We paid $14 at Walmart.
My insurance paid for the “ointment” but the doctor wanted him to have the cream as the ointment is oilbased and keeps the air from getting through to the skin while the cream allows the air to get to the skin and help with the healing.
Okay, I see. I replied to you in Freepmail.
Do you still need the gauze and tape, etc?
Glad to hear you were able to get the mupirocin. Even though the doc preferred the cream, the ointment is an excellent barrier — and as long as it’s the same med, it should work the same.
In another post you mentioned that the podiatrist said the wounds are looking good. That’s wonderful to hear! And I’d say that right there is answered prayer!
Prayers are up for your son and for you, trussell.
It was the doctor , primary care, who said they looked good, but that was after I had dug all the scabbing, oozing, crusting yuck out of it only a few hours earlier...in about an hour more, if that...they were nasty again. She just didn’t seem to understand what I was saying. :(
I have no doubt that God is answering the prayers and I am so greatful and thankful for that.
Yes, at this point I have been using toilet paper, papertowels etc... and I am using bandaids and household tape to hold them on his toe. It doesn’t hold very well and everything falls off during the night and then his toes rub on his blankets and everything bleeds all over his bedding. ...and the TP gets stuck in the sores.
Pm me an address and I will see what I can do
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