Posted on 06/30/2014 11:06:30 AM PDT by trussell
More prayer needed for my family. My son was having troubles with the side of his big toe, at the edge of the toenail...I took him to urgent care/walk-in clinic and they said he had an infection and we should soak it in epsom salts, keep it clean and keep the toenails cut even. They gave him some antibiotics.
He went to camp the first week of June and when he came home, the other foot had sores on both sides of the big toe! ...and the first toe was worse. We cleaned them the same as the other foot, tried to keep them cleaned up and soaked them and then wrapped them before he went to camp for the second week. He got back Saturday and the toes were oozing puss and crusty and bloody. They were so bad I called everyone in my phone book to beg for a ride to the urgent care.
Finally found a ride and when they saw his toes, they said "this is bad". They searched for signs of an ingrown toenail in both toes and said that was not the issue. They said it was important to get him in to see a podiatrist, immediately. They prescribed a cream for the toes (the cream was denied by our insurance), told us to clean both toes with peroxide, put the cream on the sides of the nails where the nail meets the skin, cover with a 2x2 piece of gauze then wrap with gauze wrap (the disposable kind). They gave us a few pieces of gauze and a small amount of the wrap, but no tape. I got a few latex gloves to keep from passing anything to his toes and taking a chance of making the infection worse. At this point, it looks like he will lose his toenail at minimum...and if things dont get done quickly, he could lose both big toes. I am using neosporin ointment in place of the prescription cream they wanted used.
Cody needs prayers, really bad! Please...pray for Cody's medical needs. Also, does anyone have any medical supplies they don't need anymore? We need 2x2 gauze, 4x4 gauze (for cleaning), gauze wrap (2"wide roll)...bigger would probably be ok...peroxide, medical tape...the nylon style would be easier but any available would help!! Neosporin cream, cotton swabs to apply the ointment. Please, if you have any of these, contact me and I will give you an address. I am praying several people will have bits and pieces they are willing to send so I get a little bit of everything needed. God bless you all for the prayers and any help provided for the supplies.
Another issue, does anyone know how to treat poison ivy? He either has a rash that is from poison ivy or from a reaction to something he is allergic to.
Trussell, you have my thoughts and prayers. But please take him to the emergency room.
Like others here have said, people in your church and the scout troop should be more than willing to help.
If you cannot get a ride, then call for an ambulance. I’m financially broke, too. But, sometimes, in a medical crisis, we have no choice but to go into debt. You can worry about a ride home when you get to the hospital. The hospital might be able to arrange a ride home for you and your son.
Just prayed an urgent prayer for your son.
Prayers up! I am going through an infected toe of my own for the past few weeks, ugh! Remember, if he gets a fever, or redness/swelling/pain get worse get to the ER immediately.
25 years ago MRSA wasn’t such a threat, nor were staf infections treated with liquid silver. This situation has burned too much clock already, and infections have become increasingly dangerous and expoentially life threatening.
Thx.
I join in earnest prayer for your son!
Prayers..God bless.
Rita - I agree. This needs urgent care at the hospital where specialists in infection control can determine what is causing the infection. Minimally a culture needs to be taken and antibiotic sensitivity tests dome. You are right MRSA is nothing to dally with.
Perhaps the boy needs to be on intravenous antibiotics to get the medication into his system rapidly.
This is way above Urgent Care abilities. MRSA is deadly.
Enthusiastically seconded.
Amen, Gumdrop.
Seems in this case resources and even transportation are scary absent. It’s a matter of finding help on this front also. I pray help will appear.
I have told him that if he has any change in how he feels, he needs to let me know immediately and we will get him in. Somehow. I just don’t know how yet...
Check post 29.
Thanks, I’m glad you agree that more is needed on the front end of this, to prevent spiraling into possibly even immenent danger and great expenses.
You are held in prayer with your dear son.
Is he running fever now, may I ask?
It occurs to me possibly this is blood borne only because of jumping to the other toe. My son was taking intravenous antibiotics in the hospital at 10,000 units a day against staf, just to take down a small, clean nodule located at the base of his skull above the neck, when he was only five years old.
Best prayers up, trussell.
I learned about this a few months ago, can't remember how; but my son (no insurance) has to take a bunch of meds for autoimmune disease, and what used to cost $400/month is around $100 with the GoodRx coupons.
I hope this helps you to afford the prescribed cream.
His rash could be part of the infection. When it was just the toe, localized infection; a rash sometimes comes about when the infection has invaded his bloodstream, a systemic infection.
Please don't hesitate to get him to the hospital for an eval. It can go downhill very fast. You have my prayers.
Crap. That link didn’t work.
Go to www.goodrx.com
Sorry
Take the advice of the good people here to get Cody to the ER stat....and tell THAT PERSON who won’t drive you back and forth that if something happens to that sweet boy, it’s on HIS HEAD! This is beyond cruelty to deny him access to something that will help him heal. It’s criminal!
Thank you. Those prayers are definitely appreciated! If the urgent care center says he needs to see a podiatrist, will the podiatrist be ready to treat him aggresively for the condition he is facing? What about his primary care doctor? They want to see him/evaluate him before they schedule/refer him to the podiatrist!
By the way, I can pray for him and you. I just wish I lived closer. You would not be dealing with this. You do the need help of someone local.
Thank you so much, again! No fever at the moment, but he seems a bit moist on his forehead.
Unfortunately, Laz isn’t that close...he’s several hours away.
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