Bug Bite

We have had an eventful couple of days here. My oldest daughter had a bug bite on the inside of her elbow over the weekend. It looked "funny" from the beginning but nothing alarming. Tuesday afternoon, she came to me because she noticed large patch of red around it. I knew right away it was cellulitis. Called the pediatrician who told us to bring her right in to the office to get it checked out. He confirmed the diagnosis, put her on oral as well as topical antibiotics.

The next morning the spot was larger. By the afternoon it had grown to twice the size. Called the pediatrician to see if we should be concerned. He told her to immobilize arm and not use it at all and he wanted to recheck it in the morning. By bedtime, the infection was still getting bigger. We were getting a little concerned. She had been on heavy duty antibiotics for over 24 hours at this point.

This morning she woke up and the infection had not grown anymore. By midmorning it was starting to shrink and tonight it is almost gone. We are very relieved. 

We do not know what bit Mary or where she received the bite. The doctor said Tuesday that it was the third bite he had seen like that this week. We are thankful tonight the antibiotics have caught up to the infection and she is doing well. As for the bug, we hope it stays far away from here.

I suggested that November be "our thankful" month in an earlier post. Tonight I am thankful that Mary's arm is healing well and the people who prayed for us the past 24 hours.