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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 165219" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Ok, so Diva fell Sunday at a friend's house on a treadmill that she said was running slowly (she said she wasn't actually on the treadmill). She showed me her knee on Tuesday - a round sore, a little bigger than a quarter, right on her knee. I swear, it looked more like a burn blister. Very small scabbed area in the center.</p><p> </p><p>Neosporin and bandaids for 2 days. Yesterday the blister appearance was gone - it was just an irritated area, still not looking like an abrasion, more like a healing burn. Not bigger, not smaller. I believe in leaving wounds open if they're not weepy/bleeding, so no bandaid since yesterday.</p><p> </p><p>Tonight it's looking like a blister again. Not bigger but definitely blistered. She's been home this week so I'm pretty confident she hasn't fallen on it again (trust me, this is Diva - I would've heard).</p><p> </p><p>So - I'm thinking impetigo and look it up and of course I also get links to staph infections - ACK!!! MRSA is not something I want to mess with.</p><p> </p><p>So, question of the night is... do I go to ER now or wait to go to pediatrician tomorrow morning? No swelling, still just that small scabbed area, no red streaks, no fever, no pain (I think - again, Diva). But... worry worry worry.</p><p> </p><p>Gosh, being a mother just scares the stuffing out of me sometimes!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 165219, member: 8"] Ok, so Diva fell Sunday at a friend's house on a treadmill that she said was running slowly (she said she wasn't actually on the treadmill). She showed me her knee on Tuesday - a round sore, a little bigger than a quarter, right on her knee. I swear, it looked more like a burn blister. Very small scabbed area in the center. Neosporin and bandaids for 2 days. Yesterday the blister appearance was gone - it was just an irritated area, still not looking like an abrasion, more like a healing burn. Not bigger, not smaller. I believe in leaving wounds open if they're not weepy/bleeding, so no bandaid since yesterday. Tonight it's looking like a blister again. Not bigger but definitely blistered. She's been home this week so I'm pretty confident she hasn't fallen on it again (trust me, this is Diva - I would've heard). So - I'm thinking impetigo and look it up and of course I also get links to staph infections - ACK!!! MRSA is not something I want to mess with. So, question of the night is... do I go to ER now or wait to go to pediatrician tomorrow morning? No swelling, still just that small scabbed area, no red streaks, no fever, no pain (I think - again, Diva). But... worry worry worry. Gosh, being a mother just scares the stuffing out of me sometimes!!! [/QUOTE]
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