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Allergic to dressings
Hi all
Jessica's 2y1m now. Last week, she got a bit of a graze to her elbow, as kids do! We didn't dress it as there was nothing really to see. However, she started picking the scab, and made it worse, to the point where it really did need a plaster (don't know if you guys have that word over seas.... the skin coloured adhesive with a little gauze pad in the middle). She's never had one on before, and like me, it turned out she was allergic to it. It came up in a red, slightly raised area, the shape of the plaster and the now bigger cut was weepy and sore. We went to the pharmacist yesterday and bought a mepore low-allergy dressing. Turns out she's even more allergic to that! Her poor little arm is now blistered and sore, the cut looks awful and she's crying because it's so sore... I've just been out and bought a separate dressing and gauze bandage to secure it to her arm. I've given her calpol (paracetamol) to help the pain, and I've made a doctor's appointment later this evening as I think she needs to take something for it... but I'm not sure what. anyone have any experience on this? Does anyone's kids have similar allergies and if so what do you use? a fullblown bandage everytime she gets a cut seems a bit excessive. Thanks Lucy x |
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