An Australian mother of three said she was fired by doctors after her son screamed in pain from a painful skin condition and urged parents to “trust their instincts” when it came to their child’s health.
To Bec, of Adelaide, hospital staff said she “overreacted” when she took Archie, then one year old, for a red rash all over his body that got worse and became more painful.
After a few days and Bec’s insistence, Archie, now four years old, was diagnosed with acute hemorrhagic edema. A rare and painful disease that is treatable, characterized by fever, large bruise-like legions and swelling of the entire skin.
Bec, a mother of three, shared her dreadful ordeal of being repeatedly fired by doctors when her one-year-old son screamed in pain for a painful skin condition known as acute childhood hemorrhagic edema.
After her gruesome test, Bec (pictured with their seven-year-old son Oscar, one-year-old Jobe and four-year-old Archie) encourages parents to “trust their instincts” when it comes to their children’s health.
When Archie was 13 months old, he woke up one morning with rashes all over his body.
“He wasn’t big, but he had red marks on his legs and sides of his body. I thought I’d keep an eye on him,” Bec later recalled on Instagram.
The next morning, the rash spread to her face and back and became more and more prominent, so if Bec didn’t “panic”, she acted cautiously and took Archie to the hospital.
“After seven long hours of waiting, we were seen and told it was roseola infantum,” said Bec, who also has two children, Oscar, seven, and Jobe, one.
“We were told it was very common in children and we were sent home the next day with the promise that a district nurse would come and check.”
When Archie was 13 months old, he woke up one morning with a rash all over his body that later spread to his back and face. Doctors diagnosed her with “normal” roseola infantum
After a sleepless night where Archie screamed “every time he moved,” he was swollen and the rash turned purple, bruised, and “almost took over his entire body.”
Bec said it was a sleepless night because Archie was “extremely restless” with his fever and screamed “every time he moved.”
The rash got worse, but when the hospital told Bec it was a “common childhood illness,” Bec thought she was fine, so she continued to give Bec acetaminophen and the topical cream she bought at the hospital. discomfort. to reduce.
The next morning, Archie was swollen and the redness had turned into a purple bruise, “almost taking over his entire body.”
Bec and her husband Dean immediately took Archie back to the hospital; here, a nurse “refuses to touch him”, fearing that he has meningococcus, a serious and potentially fatal infection.
Bec and her husband Dean immediately took Archie back to the hospital; where a nurse “refuses to touch her” for fear that she has meningococcal disease, a serious and potentially fatal infection.
After suffering two days in the hospital, Archie was eventually diagnosed with acute hemorrhagic edema, a rare condition that usually affects children under the age of two.
“They immediately agreed and did a lot of testing. Many different doctors came to see Archie and take pictures—all blown away by the rapid spread of the rash,” he said.
Bec shared the following: 7Life Archie’s skin looked like a “sandbag” with angry bruises all over it.
The doctor even started asking the parents if they had done anything to the baby, Bec said that was understandable, but still worried for the couple.
After suffering two days in the hospital, Archie was eventually diagnosed with acute hemorrhagic edema, a rare condition that usually affects children under the age of two.
Archie’s rash went away and completely healed within four days, but doctors warned his parents that the condition could flare up again.
Doctors don’t know how Archie contracted the disease, but they think it may have something to do with the antibiotics he took for a cold after suffering respiratory problems shortly before the rash appeared.
She was given a prescription cream and was discharged from the hospital two days later.
Archie’s rash cleared up and completely healed within four days, but doctors warned his parents that the condition could flare up again.
“Within two weeks, the rash was completely gone and Archie was back in his active self with no underlying effects,” Bec said.
After the horrific ordeal, Bec encourages parents to continue seeking medical attention if they sense something is wrong with their baby.
“Always trust your maternal instincts… no one knows your kids better than you,” she said.
Source: Daily Mail
