Friday, August 5, 2011

Larissa's skin

I am very happy to report that Larissa's skin is almost completely healed.  Dr. Kinzers plan of attack worked.  Her foot still looks a little red, but it's healing nicely.  i am still wrapping it at night but not during the day.  in the morning I just put the steroid on it, but let it air out.  All the patches on her thighs and butt are gone.  She still has a little redness in the crooks of her arms and behind her knees, but those are just hard areas to keep eczema free.  They don't seem to bother her, and i just try hard to keep those areas moisturized.  Larissa is still getting her nightly baking soda baths and getting covered in moisturizer twice a day.  i am going to try going to every other night baths but if the eczema returns, it will be back to nightly.  I only wash her with soap every 4 days or so, and I wash her hair every 3 days.  Anything more than that and her skin dries out too much.  Just plain water (or baking soda water) is good unless she is dirty from something.  Larissa is also still getting Zyrtec nightly.  I think this really does help with her itching and if she isn't scratching, then she isn't making herself bleed anymore. 

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