is this a burn?

[Mar19901]

Please see pic below. been i hospital with Ds for 10 days now got discharged late last night came home bathed and put ds to sleep didnt notice anything. this morning changed his clothes etc again nothing about 11am ds wet his top so went to change it notice the pic below. to me initially it looked like a burn but impossible as ds literally hasnt been out of the bed all day he still not 100% no heaters in room apart from central heating which was turned of about 10am this morninv but again not hot enough to scald him. took him walk in centre they said its a burn at least 2 days old which is now very infected. when i said it cant be burn i was told it is a burn definitely and if i didnt know when it occured could anyone have physically burnt him? aibu for the doctor to have suggested this and for those of u wondering his dad is working away atm and he has had no outside contact since we come back from hospital.

Ah good my DS has it after his immunisations around the injection site right down to his wrist, glad it’s sorted

pinkglove- honestly i haven't been able to think straight since WIC doc said it was burn for defo. honestly i cant think of a potential time he had been left alone to even had close to burning himself. but thank you to u all going to be another hospital stay we made it home for all of 24 hours.

Poor you. It's so awful when they're in hospital or sick.

I bet you are so relieved to have got to the bottom of this!

Sending hugs OP, hope your little boy soon recovers.

Poor bubs and you that looks sore. Hope you're ok xxx

Thank you all for ur replies.

Ur suggestions kept me sane i thought i was going mad. Just been bought to the ward ds has got 2 cannulas in and a swab been taken. his had one round of his IV. he worn himself out crying his dad on the way to the hospital now so heres hoping for a more peaceful night between us.

How is he this morning OP? Have they got to the bottom of it yet?

Hi

His okish this morning just extremely tired. he had his second dose of antibiotics looks a lot less sore today thankfully. they are waiting for swab results to come back to see if they need to change antibiotics but judging by the fact that it looks lot better i think the one they given will work hopefully.

thank you for your concern.

Hi @Mar19901

How is your wee lad doing?

his doing really well Doctors are continuing IV antibiotics for another 3 days hopefully home on a week of orals.

Hope your son is feeling better my son had cellulitis on his eye!!! Was awful was fobbed off twice by gp only to take him back and get told to go straight to hospital was in for four nights. Got his follow up appointment through been ongoing for 3 months it may take a while to go. Hope he recovers well and you aren't too tired in hospital

Glad to read that he’s doing well OP, you must be relieved.

i have a feeling it might linger. Ds is prone to lingering infections really hope this isnt the case. tbh im exhausted Ds refuses to lie in the cot the nurse requested to see if she could get him a bed instead of cot to see if that will help or at least i can lie in with him so heres hoping. Dh just gone home. Gonna be another long night of lurking on mn threads.