In January, we were playing in our yard with trucks. Nate didn't have any mittens on because it was nice and warm. He scraped his hand up against our garage (stucco) and got a bit of a cut. James cleaned it out and we kept on eye on it. It didn't seem to be getting any better so I cleaned it out really well and put a whole bunch of polysporin on it. The boys went to the farm for the weekend and my mom kept it clean and put polysporin on it a lot. By the time we picked him up Sunday night, it was really infected and swollen. So James took him to the medicentre where they cleaned it all out and dressed it. He was on strong antibiotics for almost two weeks and we had to go have the dressing changed each day (or twice a day when he and Jude would pull it off). It took him forever to heal, the nurses and doctors kept saying "It should be getting better by now...".
Finally, about a week later, a lot of the infection came out of it and it healed up really fast after that. Two days later it was fine. He had a big purple mark all the way around his finger for a while, but it's hardly noticeable now. This is the third bacterial infection we've had to take him in for. The first was a stubbed toe that got infected and the second was a nasty ear infection. He can fight off a virus really well, but has a really hard time with bacteria. I guess he needs more yogurt!
Nate, eating with his glove on. Here he's pointing to his owie while trying to stare Dad down so he wouldn't take him to the doctor.
Jude, pointing to where his owie would be if he had one. Poor little guy felt so left out.
Getting ready to go for a dressing change. Note the mark on his forehead where he whacked it on something. People should not be surprised when we say we are taking him to emergency!
Finally, about a week later, a lot of the infection came out of it and it healed up really fast after that. Two days later it was fine. He had a big purple mark all the way around his finger for a while, but it's hardly noticeable now. This is the third bacterial infection we've had to take him in for. The first was a stubbed toe that got infected and the second was a nasty ear infection. He can fight off a virus really well, but has a really hard time with bacteria. I guess he needs more yogurt!
Nate, eating with his glove on. Here he's pointing to his owie while trying to stare Dad down so he wouldn't take him to the doctor.
Jude, pointing to where his owie would be if he had one. Poor little guy felt so left out.
Getting ready to go for a dressing change. Note the mark on his forehead where he whacked it on something. People should not be surprised when we say we are taking him to emergency!
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