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Mar. 19th, 2010 11:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_rckCordelia's doctors appointments last week went about as I expected. The dermatologist took a look and said that, yes, she has eczema. We have a prescription for a stronger ointment that I don't plan to fill any time soon as the Desonide is working perfectly well (and we'd had it not quite a week when we saw the dermatologist).
We also have prescription for a nighttime antihistamine. I'm not convinced we should fill that either. It's nighttime only because it makes people drowsy. I'm kind of inclined, should we need antihistamines for Cordelia, to go with Claritin since that's once a day and doesn't cause drowsiness. We're more likely to remember a once a day medication, I suspect. Of course, my opinion may change in the fall when the eczema gets bad again (cold weather makes it worse. Dry weather makes it worse).
The allergist appointment was more stressful and less productive. The allergist said that, if taking soy and dairy out helps the rash, they're obviously triggers and should stay out. We had scratch tests done for soy, dairy, casein, wheat, and eggs (we skipped shellfish, nuts and peanuts). None were positive. The allergist told me that they don't do blood tests for kids with eczema because the thing they test for (IgA?) is sufficiently elevated in them that the test comes back positive for everything tested.
The allergist suggested bleach baths. He said he uses them for his daughter. Scott has rejected the idea out of hand because trying to wedge in additional baths (particularly baths that don't take care of hair washing) is horribly difficult. I'm still thinking about it as an option for fall. Of course, my understanding is that bleach baths don't necessarily help the eczema itself. They help prevent infections and bacterial aggravation of the basic eczema.
We also have prescription for a nighttime antihistamine. I'm not convinced we should fill that either. It's nighttime only because it makes people drowsy. I'm kind of inclined, should we need antihistamines for Cordelia, to go with Claritin since that's once a day and doesn't cause drowsiness. We're more likely to remember a once a day medication, I suspect. Of course, my opinion may change in the fall when the eczema gets bad again (cold weather makes it worse. Dry weather makes it worse).
The allergist appointment was more stressful and less productive. The allergist said that, if taking soy and dairy out helps the rash, they're obviously triggers and should stay out. We had scratch tests done for soy, dairy, casein, wheat, and eggs (we skipped shellfish, nuts and peanuts). None were positive. The allergist told me that they don't do blood tests for kids with eczema because the thing they test for (IgA?) is sufficiently elevated in them that the test comes back positive for everything tested.
The allergist suggested bleach baths. He said he uses them for his daughter. Scott has rejected the idea out of hand because trying to wedge in additional baths (particularly baths that don't take care of hair washing) is horribly difficult. I'm still thinking about it as an option for fall. Of course, my understanding is that bleach baths don't necessarily help the eczema itself. They help prevent infections and bacterial aggravation of the basic eczema.
