Other Daughter Getting Dry Spots???

[Marielle]

Hey everyone,
I just had a sight this weekend and am wondering if I am overreacting or if I should make a derm appointment? My 12 month old developed some weird dry patches on the front of her leg and about 5 on the back of her leg. Am I just being a worried mom of a 7 year old with P or am I actually seeing signs of it showing up on Jillie? My husband says that it does not look like Jessie's spots but then there are other forms of P? Should I go get her checked or wait a few weeks? She has cradle cap so bad that we are using T-Gel on her and that is helping but the derm said that cradle cap does not lead to P. I guess I am just worried. I talked to one mother with 2 other children without P and she said every diaper rash her daughter got she took her to the derm to see if she was getting P. So what do you think?
M

[MikeK]

Hi Marielle,

I'm sorry to hear about Jillian. It's probably nothing, but you probably should schedule appointment. (A) Even though they know you at Jessie's derm, you still might have to wait a couple of weeks for that first appointment. (I hope and pray that things don't get out of hand, but I don't want it to get to the point where you have to plead for an emergency appointment like you had to do for Jessie's first visit.) (B) it could be an easily treated rash and not p. (I'm battling one on my chest at the moment.) (C) It will be good for your peace of mind.

Also, It might be an allergy. I.E., your dog could have rolled into something, they could have changed the formula in your detergent (I had a very bad allergic reation to a new and improved version of a detergent that I had used for years), it could even had been caused by something she ate. etc.

Good luck, keep us posted and repeat after me: "It's probably nothing!"

Mike

[Marielle]

Mike
Hello! I knew you would come through for me. Jillie did have a reaction to sunblock a few weeks ago but that was just a massive rash. Took her to her ped and got some cream. I am a redhead and Jillie seems to have my skin type which is bad. Jessie seems to tan. The spots are kinda spreading to Jillies other leg. They seem like P to me but my husband says that I am looking for P. Well when you have had P, hit one of your children 95% in a month you do look for these things. I am going to make an appointment to be on the safe side. I will keep you updated.
Thanks for being here.
M

[PJ Leary]

Hi Marielle,

I am sorry to hear about Jill, but would make an appointment as Mikek suggested. You can always cancel it if you don't need it.

My #3 child, who later at the age of 9 did show up with a mild strep related case of p, has a severe case of "dermatitis" or something in the first few weeks of her life. Lol, looked like p to me!

So, I made certain everything that touched her was cotton, washed in my detergent ( I've had great results with Wisk liquid detergents all my life ). I placed her naked in the filtered sun for at least 30 minutes daily. I used gentle moisturizers on her all day long. After about 10 days, it was completely gone!:)

Some just pure Mom advice about the cradle cap ( same child had that too ), soak the scalp in a generous application of Johnson's baby oil two to three times daily, without washing it out. The following day, before the bath, see if you can' t gently lift it off. If not, repeat the same procedure daily until it resolves. I understand that olive oil works just as well.

Good luck, dear, keep us posted!

[Marielle]

Well guys took other daughter (15 month old) to her well baby appointment with her ped and she has decided that the rash on Jillie's legs looks alot like what Jessie started out with. So she has requested a derm appointment for her. She said that if it is nothing it is better to be on the safe side. I don't know what scares me more that I have another child with P or that this means that someone else in the family has it. (Jessie can't give it to her sister). I will be making the derm appointment today but I don't know when he is going to be able to get Jillie in. I guess everyone pray that it is just a chubby baby with a rash in her creases. PJ how do you handle having more than one child with P?
Talk to everyone soon
M

[MikeK]

Oh Marielle, I'm so sorry to hear that Jillie's still having problems. I was hoping that it was just one of those things. I'm glad that the ped is concerned enough to refer you to a Jessie's derm. Since they know you there, maybe you won't have to wait to long for an appointment. In the meantime keep the faith. Fingers and toes crossed and prayers that it's not too serious.

Keep us posted.

Mike

[Marielle]

Hey Mike
We go in today at 2 pm. The derm was the same way. Get her in as soon as you can. I hope that Jillie is going to be okay. I also just got a call from Jessie's teacher and there are 3 cases of strep in the class and after my presentation on Friday she thought she better call me. So Jessie is going to be on Antibotics for awhile again. I guess when it rains it pours. Well I will keep you updated on everything. And Mike Thanks for everything. I try to be a very strong mom but sometimes it is so hard. I need this board to keep me sain.
M

[PJ Leary]

Marielle,

I know you have a lot on your plate right now, but try to remember to take it one day at a time. Not only do I have 2 children with bouts of p, I myself have a very severe case of p & pa. Then, I also have a child with severe mental illness for the last four years.

You take it one day at a time. Do the really important stuff, and make sure the bathrooms and kitchen are clean. Make sure the bills are paid, and take care of yourself.

Dearest Marielle, taking care of yourself, and your marriage, are two very important things. If you are not well, and rested, you cannot help anyone else . If your marriage is not healthy, your whole family will suffer.

So dear, feed your mind, body, and soul. Then turn to those who count on you, your children.

You are doing a wonderful job. Your children are fortunate to have you as their mother.

Post here and keep us informed about the Jill. We are here to care and help in any way.

[Marielle]

Thank You PJ
I do have a very strong marriage and a husband that takes really good care of us all. He is a stay at home dad and does all the housework and cooking. I work full-time.

It just really worried me when the ped wanted us to go to the derm...good news Jillie has Eczema. Which is what the ped thought but because of our dearest Jessie she wanted to be on the safe side and have us see a derm. Which was great that he could get us in on a days notice. So Jillie is on two topicals and we had to buy special soap. Jessie kinda liked it last night. It was like a game putting meds on both of them. I guess maybe I have to think like Jessie...Make a game out of everything.

About the strep thing...Our ped and derm have decided that everytime Jessie comes in contact with strep that they will not just give her antibotics. They want a culture taken. They told us it is because they want to monitor her strep infections because they are thinking about taking out her tonsils. So we are back to getting cultures all the time. She will go in on Monday.

Well I better get back to work
Thanks Again. I don't know what I would do without you.
M

[MikeK]

Hi Marielle,

Thanks for the update. I don't know if I should be concerned or relieved by Jillie's diagnosis. :confused: Although, I'm glad that we now have a diagnosis. At least now we know for sure what the problem is and you can start treating it. In case you missed it, here's a link to a recent thread on the differences between eczema and p: http://www.psoriasis.org/forum/showthread.php?threadid=5193&highlight=eczema.

Hang in there!

Mike

P.S. I know that it goes without saying, but please continue to let us know how Jillian is doing.

[Allie]

Marielle:

I am so sorry to read about all your family stresses. However as PJ & Mike have stated, we are all here to help & support you!!!

Also I wanted to let you know, I never showed any signs of P until I was 13, but I had my tonsils out before I started school.

Take care and know we are pulling for you! :)

[PJ Leary]

Dear Marielle,

I am also relieved to hear that it is excema and not p, I hope the topicals work well and quickly.

Since you are going the prove it to the insurance company route with the strep infections and Jessica, please remember to have those cultures grown out, and monitored for strep A, B, & C. But, I am sure you already know that. Just wanted to remind you. The quick strep tests have improved, but are not a true alternative to the grown out culture.

I was glad to read that you have a strong marriage, that's the finest way to raise a family, and the funnest way to live your life. ( I know that funnest is not a proper word:rolleyes: )

Best to you and your young beauties.

[shalee]

I feel like a heel! I wish I had had time to "listen" , but I've been swamped by the first month of the new school year.

Marielle,

You are so strong! You know how to listen to your instinct and you seem to have found a ped and a derm that listen and aren't afriad to listen to their patients. That's a step in the right direction right there.

You have a wonderful support structure and are blessed with a supportive husband.

I'm glad to hear it's not p.

I was thinking like a teacher and was thinking - it must be kinda neat - for lack of a better term - for Jessie to have a "Partner" in the topical rituals. :) I'm sure that as they go through their various skin rashes and ailments growing up, this may be something that even though they may be a bit apart age wise they have this as a common experience. Sad as it may be.

Keep posting. I'll try to get back in the habit of checking at night. Keep in touch.


Love, hugs, prayers and blessings on you and your family,
Shalee

[Marielle]

Boy Shalee I don't know which thread to answer to. Thank You for everything you said. I would not be such a strong mom if it was not for this board. Until I found these wonderful people I hid and cried trying to understand why God gave Jessie this. Now I am part of it and we are hitting it head on. Jessie is not going to have to hide. We are in the process of trying to buy a house and I was talking to my mom about the price of houses in our area compared to the prices in a nearby town. I can not believe that they are so much different. So mom said why don't you move closer to work and buy a house in the nearby town. I told her we can't because Jessie needs her friends that are here. She does not seem to understand. On top of all that if I wanted to live in that nearby town then we would have a long time ago. Moral Jessie is staying where the kids know about her. I am having difficulty with one little girl...ever since my presentation she has told everyone she has P also. Jessie even calls her her P sister. What do I do? My husband says let it be, she is not hurting anything...but....
Well back to work.
M