So, a couple of weeks ago, my son slammed his finger in the front door. How? I don't know. I cleaned off the cut and wrapped it in a band-aid with antibiotic ointment. He has been keeping it wrapped in a band-aid ever since. (The kid loves band-aids. He is always looking for an excuse to wear one. "oh look, I have a scab, I need a band-aid".)
Anyway, the school nurse called me yesterday and told me he had come down to her complaining that his finger hurt really badly and she thought it looked really infected. So, when he got home, I took his bandage off and looked at his finger - right by his nail - where it had been cut and it looked a little red, but nothing terrible. Then, I saw on the other side of his finger (finger tip) there was a greenish colored bump! What the heck? How is it infected there?!
So, I ended up taking him in to be seen for it. The doctor had to drain the pus out of his finger then packed the hole with a little bit of cloth to keep it open so any further infection could be "wicked" out. I have to take him back tomorrow to get it removed and checked on.
Meanwhile, he is on an antibiotic for the infection. This antibiotic is very upsetting to the stomach. The pharmacist informed me that he should definitely take it with food and drink lots of water while on it to help limit the side effects. This morning, he took his second dose, but did not eat first....he ended up vomiting it up about 2 minutes after taking it. This should be a fun 10 days!
Poor baby!! :(
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