Re: 7 month old

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At Thu, 8 Jun 2000, J wrote: >
>So should I take him to an allergy doctor or a skin doctor?
>It is not bruising because these spots have been there since the first
>shot at 2 months was given and seems to be getting bigger. Unless
>bruising can go on this long.
>I just don't know what this is and it is starting to worry me. I know
>this is not pregnancy related but there really is now where else I can
>find any help or info about this. I want to be armed with enough info
>or suggestions as possible for the doctor on Monday since they have no
>idea.
>Once again thank you.
>At Thu, 8 Jun 2000, Claudia Twisdale RN wrote:
>>
>>Perhaps an allergy of some sort to syringe material? Bruising?
>>
>>At Thu, 8 Jun 2000, J wrote:
>>>
>>>I have a 7 month old. Everytime he has gone in for his shots he
>>>devolops a black dot where the needle went in. They show up about 3
>>>weeks later after the skin from where it was injected has healed. He
>>>also has on his head from where they monitored him while I was in labor
>>>a black spot with blach hair growing out of it. He now has 4 black
>>>spots on his right leg and 2 on the left. His doctor has never seen
>>>this before and does not know what is causing this to happen. We tried
>>>Tylenol and icing the legs down for an hour before and an hour after the
>>>shots but it did no good.
>>>I will be taking him back to the doctor on Monday to talk about it but I
>>>have no idea what I should ask. I have never seen this before or heard
>>>of it so we seem to all be at a loss. I have been told that I should
>>>ask to see a dermatoligest (sp?) but I don't know if that is what we
>>>should be doing. It seems to me that this a reaction of some kind to
>>>the needles. He is a light color hair and skin and I really don't want
>>>him to grow up with these spots all over his legs with black hair
>>>growing out of them. Has anyone ever seen or heard of anything like
>>>this? Any of the other mother hear ever have any thing like this happen
>>>or doctors? I am at a loss and don't even know where to look online for
>>>information since I don't know what to even call it. Any info would
>>>help greatly.
>>>Thank You

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