Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Emily's eczema

Since Emily was 2 months old, she only had a little itchy on the head and one of her leg. It was not that serious but still bothering her. When she was eight month old, she had rash all over the body after having a fever. Later on her whole body is itchy. It got worse when she was three. She could not sleep through the night, scratching her arms and legs every two or three hours. She would not stop scratching until bleeding. Pool little girl. Finally we decided to use Chinese medicine. In October 2010, a friend recommend a chinese doctor to me. She prescribe the powder to soak in the bath tub, cream to put on the skin, and chinese herb powder to eat. After the treatment, Emily got a little better and did not feel that itchy. But she did to recover completely. After stop using medicine, the situation got worse. At this time, I decided to try accupuncture. I know that Emily is scared of needle and definitely would not like it. But this the last chance to heal her eczema. The doctor said that we had to go with accupunture for 10 times and chinese herb medicine afterwards. Everyday Emily cried but I did not give up. After 10 times accupuncture, the doctor prescribe 20 days medicine. My mom cook the chinese medicine two times a day. During the treatment, Emily's arms and legs had a lot of bump and the doctor said that this situation would last upt 3 months. It was a miracle that Emily recovered completely. Even though she still feel a little bit itchy sometimes. I know that she must be allergy to something, for example she eat chocolate or cheese or touch grass and flowers. I am so happy to see her skin become smooth not bleeding any more.

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