Sunday, September 28, 2008

A Quick Kobi Fix!

Has it really been this long?! Oh my! Here is a quick "Kobi Fix" for you guys and I promise to have pictures posted ASAP! LOL! (Also see "Before & After" post below) Here is the scoop on whats been happening in our home. Kobi has had his 2 year check-up (yeah its a little late) and we have got some skin issues! Just last Monday we saw the worst allergist I have ever met in my life (actually it was the only allergist I have ever met) and Kobi was tested for every food group and some other things. This woman was unbelievable but that in itself is a whole other story! Now since the day Kobi was placed in our arms his beautiful skin has been transformed from a flawless complexion to a splotchy, eczema stricken, scarred, bumpy mess followed by pigment loss. So since I have seen several pediatricians (that give me know answers) in allergist was next on the list. I swear to God this child's skin reacts to certain foods and soaps. If he even eats applesauce the next day he has chicken pox ("looking bumps") on his body. I wash all of his clothes in Seventh Generation detergent for babies (use no dryer sheets on anything) and even Dreft is to rough a detergent to use. So last Monday Kobi was tested for every food group, etc and get this the doctor says he's fine, no allergies! I looked at the woman, covered Kobi's ears and said "Lady I don't make this shit up! There is something wreaking my kids skin!" To which she says nothing that requires an epi pen. Now in my blonde head I'm thinking "Yes I know because I feed him...!!!! But you mean to tell me that the bumps that appear after he eats an orange is not related?" Her answer was they could be related but his throat isn't going to close up, now anymore questions? Ughh!!! So in an attempt to diagnose my own kid how many of you have ever had Tinea Versicolor and severe eczema? I treat one and it makes the other look worse. Lovely cycle! Kobi is scheduled to have some blood work done to rule out Vitiligo along with testing for anemia and when those test results come back with no true information just like everything else then I guess I will start buying "miracle creams" off the internet! So any advice is greatly welcomed in this department. I know for a fact that Kobi has a form of Eczema (and no I have never been told that he does but its obvious that he must, however he never itch's or complains about it) and that there must be some product (from Canada/ Mexico) somewhere that helps get rid of the redness/ Eczema. I've tried everything! ADVICE PLEASE! My last resort is the dermatologist because I truly believe these issues are diet related. Now that everyone is updated I better get a move on in the picture department! :)

5 comments:

Sarah said...

I'd go to a derm for sure. A derm that specializes in kiddos would be even better.

Rebecca Lily said...

Ugh!!! Awful! I wish I had advice to give, but I don't... none of my kiddos have ever had skin stuff. I do know Owen has atopic dermatitis, which is really common in Asian children. Did you rule that out with the dr.???

Unknown said...

Too cute!
And we ought to have you tarred an feathered for taking so long to get this posted ya know ;)

Initially Yours Monogramming said...

HI~
I found your blog through the Lands blog. Anyway, when our little boy was about that age, he had severe eczema and a variety of other skin issues. Our pediatrician prescribed several treatments with none of them working. He later told me that "off the record" he had heard of something that helped with issues like the eczema when nothing else would. Noxema Cream. The square noxema in a pump style bottle. We began using this and within weeks all of the little bumps and such that were basically all over (esp. stomach) were completely gone.

Summer
www.initiallyyoursmonogramming.blogspot.com

Tisra said...

You haven't been posting much, and I haven't checked in on Kobi much- Yay! I didn't miss anything! He's cute as ever (of course!) Eczema is so wide spread these days. Trust your gut on the diet triggers and limit what he eats for a time, slowly re-introducing things to see what he can handle. Someone I knew dropped milk and wheat from their daughter's diet and saw a huge improvement. And our pediatrician said that asthma and eczema are closely linked- so things that trigger asthma attacks might also trigger eczema breakouts. Arbonne products have worked for 2 friends I know. There you have it.... that's all I know. Best of luck,

Tisra
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