Cavin's Sore BUM

 

Trip to Primary Children’s Hospital

When Cavin was born he had a mark on his bum, I thought it was a birth mark just about the size of a quarter and red, when he was two weeks old it looked like a diaper rash.  I put lots of cream on it, but just kept getting worse.  When he was 3 weeks old we had to go to the dr to get his bellyruden checked so when we where at the dr I had him check it and they thought it was a bad diaper rash so gave us a prescription cream, we used it for a week and nothing got better and actually got worse.  4 weeks old I took him back into the dr because it looked a lot worse.  It  started to look like a bed sore, now the sore was the size of a quarter and really red and infected looking.  The doctor had us put a topical antibiotic on it and again nothing changed.  5 weeks old we started him on a oral antibiotic for 7 days.  Yesterday Cavin finished the antibiotic, he is 5 and half weeks old today and we took him to the doctor because it’s just not getting better at all.  Cavin cries every time I change his diaper, he cries when I put him in his car seat.  The doctor said he had never seen anything like it before and never anything close to it on a baby this young.  He told us to take him to primary children’s hospital to see a specialist because he thinks it’s a bigger deal then just a sore. 

I started to get a little teary eyed because here we are at the doctor and he doesn’t know how to help my little baby.  My poor Cavin has a sore bum and I feel so bad and just want to take it all away! 

Now I know a sore on his bum doesn’t sound like a big deal but this is a deep sore and doesn’t look good at all.  Then to  hear your doctor, the guy you trust, to say you need to take him to the hospital cause it more serious then I can deal with, just broke my heart. 

So I packed up our bags and we’re off to Salt lake to the hospital.  Marcus just dropped everything and come home to go with us, which I’m so super blessed to have him as out support I couldn’t do it without him.

 So we made it to primary children's and they weren't really sure what it was either so they gave us a prescription cream and sent us home, to follow up with a dermatologist.
Well the Cream wasn't working and we got into the dermatologist that next Monday morning.   The dermatologist, was pretty sure he knew what it was so wanted to do this experimental medicine.  I at first was completely freaked out and just wanted to say no way not on my prefect baby.  Then he explained that the risk/side effects where so low, since it was a super low dose and a topical not oral medicine.  So we agreed.  we went home again with hope and prayers that it would work. 
Marcus also gave Cavin a blessing, which made me feel so much peace knowing that something would work! 
One week has passed since we started the drops and I have seen a huge improvement!!!  It's starting to heal.  I feel so much better knowing that we're finally making progress!! 

airing out his bum, he hates diapers! 

The Dermatologist said he had a cluster of Veins  like his stork bite on his forehead, but since it was on his bum and always being rubbed on his diapers and lots of bacteria from his dirty diaper the skin broke down causing the sore.  so he gave us a heart medicine which helps the blood vessels to contract more, in drop form to put on his bum twice a day.  Well it's working so I couldn't be happier!!!  hopefully this will all be in the pass soon!!