Ryan thought it was a great idea to jump on Ethan's old tricycle and go flying down the driveway. Well, she thought it was a good idea until she crashed and burned! She came into the house screaming like I had never heard her scream. I came running to her... only to see the entire top of her foot completely skinned right off. It was flaming red but not much blood, just no skin! Yikes!! So, I did my best to wash it with soap and water in the bath tub and put Neosporin on it and a band-aid.
Well, days went by and it just wasn't healing, not to mention she was not even walking on it, just hopping around everywhere. It was still so wet and oozing and when I decided to take a closer look at it I noticed that her foot was very swollen and red and just did not look good. I knew I had better do something quick as Don and I were leaving for Seattle the next day! It was evening so we took her to Acute Kids emergency care. They did x-rays to make sure nothing was broken, and thankfully nothing was. It was just badly infected. She had Cellulitis, a skin infection. Awesome. So, the doctor prescribed antibiotics and a cream to get things cleared up. And they put her on crutches, which Ryan was absolutely thrilled about. They wrapped her all up in a cute pick bandage and we were on our way!
She loved going to school the next day with a foot wrap and crutches. And thankfully, it began healing and looked so much better by the time we got back from our trip. I am pretty sure it will be a nasty scar forever though. Bummer.
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