One day before his spots surfaced, he got rashes all over his body. Then the chicken pox came, and then came some tiny red dots all over his palms and feet. We didn't know what those were. So we brought him to the paed.
When Shanna had chicken pox, we just brought her to the GP near our house to get a 'confirmation' diagnosis.
What a difference between paed and GP. Not saying one or the other is better, but just for other parents' info:
GP - Diagnosed chicken pox, gave Calamine lotion & antihistamine (polaramine). Bye bye.
Paed - Diagnosed chicken pox, shared pros and cons of the antibiotic medication, asked if we wanted it, gave antibiotic cream for severe lesions, even gave us a choice of antihistamins (pirition vs zyrtec). Oh yes of course the Calamine lotion too.
I do, however wish we had the antibiotic cream for Shanna to help with the lesions she got on her skin which were more severe than Ian due to her scratching.
Of course, the paed cost more than GP. But here in Penang, most MNCs' medical insurance covers both, so it's no wonder the queues to the paeds are so long. And this is the exact reason why we opt for GP at times.
Ian's has fully recovered and we are very relieved that both kids have Roseala & chicken pox behind them now!
Shanna's handiwork - heap of shoes on the top shelf.
This is the reason why. But now that Ian can stand up, it is no longer a fool-proof method.
Happy 10 months old, Ian!
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