Hemangioma

Eversince Alyssa was born, I noticed a strawberry looking red spot in a middle of her back. It surprises me because i never seen such a birthmark before like she had and neither my hubby don't. Although i am sorrounded with a few babies in a Phillipines who had a birthmark's but Alyssa had different one. It kind of worries me in a way that, its getting bigger, puffy and elevated.

According to her pediatrician, it is just a birthmark that she called it Hemangioma. She said, hemangioma is an abnormal build up of vessels of skin. It usually occur in a surface of a skin or some are in deeper that maybe presents anywhere of the body of a child specially to those who had a lighter skin color.

Hemangiomas are usually present at birth. It usually found on at least one in a fifty babies. But girls are more likely have than boys. I don't see how? It says, they often starts as little red dots sorrounded by a pale halo before they grow. Moreover, hemangiomas are grow quickly during the first 6 months. It shrinks at the first birthday. But it will completely gone for 2 or 3 years old. Besides, by just letting it fade, the result is usually normal-appearing skin that you can't even tell that there's something in there in a past. In some cases too, parents may tend to do a laser specially when hemongioma appeared at the baby's face or in the eyes or in a rare occasions, the size and the location of hemangiomas will interfare the baby's breathing, feeding or other vital functions. Unlikely, at this point,laser would be a solution to eradicate or destroy the small tissue inside of the skin. Hearthbreaking doesn't it?

I am just happy that Alyssa got only a little bitty spot in her back and not in her visible parts or locations that can bother her. Pediatrician said, we should be more careful and to not make any mistake that could cause bleeding.

Prayer for My Brother In-Law

Another sleepness nights. Last night i stay up so late waiting for hubby to come home. He was down to tennesse to follow his brother in the hospital. His brother Terry had a bad wreck in a 4wheeler. He flipped over. He hurt himself so bad. He had a big cut in his head that cause on bleeding so much. The hospital here decided to took him to the hospital in Tennesse. They flew him last night in a helicopter. Hubby said he seems to be fine but we still worried because he throw up a lot of blood. They don't think he had an injury in his body or his back but they said they were going to do some more x-rays today. We Hope everthing is fine for him.

Cellulitis?

Having heard of Cellulitis?

Last week, i endeed up going to hospital for a reason that my left thumb was swelling. It turns to red and seems like the pain was increasing everytime i move. There's no way i could handle it. I can't even change Alyssa's diaper. I can't do nothing.

It took me 3 hours in the hospital. They done an x-ray to my finger. They found out it was Cellulitis. It is an infection of a skin that usually starts with a scrape insect bites, cut, blister or other opening skin which becomes infected.

Well, they give me a shot that sticks in my butt with a very big needle and antibiotic medicine for it. So far, it helped. I don't see any redness anymore now and of course i don't feel no pain at all.