Well, we've entered a new saga when it comes to Olivia and her skin.
Last week, our doctor, in an attempt to think outside of the box, asked me to start giving Olivia the supplement Lysine twice a day.
Lysine is an ammino acid and should be no different than taking a vitamin, but this is not the case in our family, of course. He recommended it because Lysine has been proven to help people with recurrent herpes outbreaks - and the thought process is that if it helps that virus, maybe it'll have an effect on this virus, Mulluscum.
So, after one dose of that Lysine, she woke up with a terrible rash covering her entire cheeks and forehead. It was hundreds of teeny, tiny blisters. I thought she had sprayed her hair with deodorant thinking it was hairspray, but when it didn't resolve by the end of the day - in fact it was worse - I was concerned.
Last week, Thursday, was spent with me calling the pediatrician and the dermatologist trying to get someone to see her before the holiday weekend.
She saw the pediatrician... who was amazed at her reaction to the Lysine.
Anyway - after a few days, the facial rash is better, her skin still looks like an orange peel, but it is much, much better.
Now the problem is that the rash has spread across her body - it started on her neck and shoulders and has just moved south all day.
I've taken some photos of her shoulders/back so you can see the rash, but the photos don't do this justice - between each tiny red bump is many, many small pinhead sized bumps.
Doctor isn't all that concerned and wants to see her later this week.
She will be attending school tomorrow... I've spoken to her teacher who knows that she may wake up completely covered... we'll see.
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