What do you think this is? *Gross picture, sorry*

[Prusik]

I'll be brief because I'm shattered.
Fever for two days starting last Monday. Two different diagnosis from doctors and a week of antibiotics as it was still spreading. Antibiotics now finished today and this picture was taken this morning. It's now spreading to the other hand since yesterday.

Any ideas?

Ps Ds is 10 months

You ladies have reassured me. I'll persevere with the cream and nappy free time and see how it goes until tomorrow. I guess my concern is I just don't want it to escalate as quickly as his hand did.

I'm never normally this anxious about stuff!

How is your little boy today?

He's ace, thank you. His hand is one dry scab and the nappy rash is healing nicely.

Think he's bored of being just me and him but there's only so many laps round town that you can do. We need to see people and do things but aren't quite there yet. Hopefully next week!

So happy to hear he's on the mend

I must admit it's a massive relief. He can now focus on teething and having me up two/three times a night to put this weight back on. It's only 7.30am and hes already packed away 17oz of milk and had breakfast! seven weeks till baby number two comes

Great news. Hoping you get out next week.

Amazing news that he is feeling better, eating and drinking again and his hand has healed

Even though he is having a hard time with his teeth, hopefully they will come thru the gums soon

So you can all have funfunfun at Christmas and look forward to the arrival of your new baby

Hope he is able to meet up with his cousin and other family and friends soon

My heart is breaking. DS is all but fully healed bar the tiniest of scabs where the deepest part of the wound was on his hand. My brother has stepped away from Christmas officially and is refusing to visit my parents over the Christmas period after we arrive - even if we leave the house with DS. I'm not sure we'd contaminate anything? I feel so guilty that we've wrecked Mum's first Christmas with her two grandchildren and that she'll only get to see my niece, her grand daughter, for a 'two hour slot' prior to our arrival on the 23rd.

I'm still yet to meet my niece and any suggestions for them to let me know when is good have been ignored. Despite my reassurances that DS will stay at home with DH and that he is healed.

DB keeps mentioning to Mum that DS now has the virus for the rest of his life. It's like my poor baby now has a stigma to deal with forever more as far as my DB is concerned. I already feel rotten that it's likely that I was the one who passed on the virus to DS in the first place. It's like he's now unclean. My poor poor baby

But they have a pretty young baby right? I think it's OK and perfectly normal to go into overprotective mode and be a bit overzealous about infection control with a tiny baby. I bet he'll compleytely chill out about it a little further down the line. And if not, you can point out that sure he has the virus lying dormant in his body, but so does nearly 70 percent of the population. Does he vet everyone who approaches his kids and send over 2/3rds packing?!

But don't say that unless he continues to be like this; he's just worrying about his baby right now, as you are (and it was pretty nasty looking, I'm not surprised he's like this even if it's not quite logical). And it's just one Christmas, there will be many more wonderful ones

You're right. I need to try to be understanding. It's just so hard to hear mums disappointment and know we've caused it. I guess it just feels hurtful because by Christmas the risk will have passed (ISH), yet Ds is still tarnished. It's just a little hurtful after all we've been through. But of course I'd never say anything and am as understanding as I can be

Id never make a fuss or say anything. These are just my own personal musings

Oh but you haven't caused it, you haven't done anything at all except look after your poorly baby . It's just one of those things.

Can totally understand why you feel hurt though, it's like a rejection of your poor boy after all he's been through. Your brother is just trying to be extra careful for his baby though by the sound of it.

Time to stop worrying about others and relax for the rest of your pregnancy now. Christmas will be just fine

You absolutely haven't caused anything. Not at all. And as a PP said so many people carry this virus.
He is clearly panicking about their baby. Not your fault.
Glad your boy is healing.

DB keeps mentioning to Mum that DS now has the virus for the rest of his life. It's like my poor baby now has a stigma to deal with forever more as far as my DB is concerned. I already feel rotten that it's likely that I was the one who passed on the virus to DS in the first place. It's like he's now unclean. My poor poor baby

My lovely OP don't pay any attention! DB is probably bit stressed as he's totally ignorant of how the specific virus works! He probably thinks this virus is for prostitutes only, in reality even chicken pox is a member of herpes family too ...

You baby is not unclean FFS, your DB probably has the virus too as most of us do! It probably came on the surface for your Lo as his immune was low as you mentioned on other threads too...
Let this pass its not the end of the world if you're not all together, worst things happen in the world, just enjoy the fact that Ds is on the mend and have s lovely Xmas before newborn arrives x

One final thank you to you all for your support and assistance over the past few weeks.

Ds's hand looks quite heavily scarred at the moment but I'm hoping that's just because it's new skin. He's doing really well and is just so happy again.

The pediatrician referral has come through for a general check to work out what's going on with his underlying health so I just need to book the appointment for that.

And I spoke to my brother. I get to meet my niece on 24th without ds. He's also happy to come to ds's birthday party in the new year.

I hope you all have a very lovely Christmas

And you too OP.

That is brilliant news

About his hand healing, (even it is does scar as he grows the scar will be smaller compared to size of his hand iyswim but young children don't permanently scar as easily - I think) the referral, you meeting your niece and his birthday party and most of all he is happy again, in time for Christmas

Sounds like things are coming together, I’m so pleased.

Toddlers heal really well, the scarring may well be invisible in the future. It might we worth getting some advice on whether there is any risk of the scar tissue affecting flexibility of the hand, exercises or massage might help reduce any tightening.