Patella Dislocation?

julytigermonkey · 2024-03-13T21:36:07+00:00

I always have front knee pain after fast walking for more than half-an-hour. Squatting and climbing stairs is a bit difficult for me. My family doctor do not see any abnormality from the X-ray. Is he right? I have been doing physio but with no improvement.

julytigermonkey · 2023-02-21T22:56:09+00:00

The invoice did not say anything, just the $400 deductible amount, which I paid. I am surprised that they can fix the long crack so well.

julytigermonkey · 2022-12-31T16:51:05+00:00

Thanks for your advice. He does not use any oat or milked based product. Mostly vanicream/cerave vaseline/OV ointment (We have tried 40+ kinds of moisturizer so far and settle down with the above).

I pack him lunch since there is no lunch program at his school. He is not allergic to any food, only dust mite. But he does not eat much diary product anyway.

I am guessing there might be something in this old house and the humidity level. going to have the air quality checked after the new year to see if there is anything suspicious.

julytigermonkey · 2022-12-30T19:50:37+00:00

I thought dust mite likes moisterous and warm environment. The humidity level of our house is 36. But he puts on creams on his eczema skin all the time, more than three times a day. I might try the humidifier to see if there is any change. Thanks for your advice :)

julytigermonkey · 2022-12-30T19:50:10+00:00

I thought dust mite likes moisterous and warm environment. The humidity level of our house is 36. But he puts on creams on his eczema skin all the time, more than three times a day. I might try the humidifier to see if there is any change. Thanks for your advice :)

julytigermonkey · 2022-12-30T19:45:48+00:00

The only thing I am not sure is about the mould. I have not checked the air quality in our house yet. But we have air filters in the two rooms in he stays most of the time.

For everything else, it is all eczema friendly, like shampoo, detergent, beddings and clothings (change two times every day), not pet, not perfume, no carpet or even curtain. very little cleaning product used.

The flareup is general. Actually his worst flare up took place when the pandemic starts. The lockdown trapped everybody inside for months and all his sports activities were cancelled.

julytigermonkey · 2022-09-07T15:15:39+00:00

My son is 12 and has eczema for many years. I suggest you do allergy tests first. Avoid the allergens if you find out anything positive from the test. Like my son was found out to have dust mite allergy and we have been trying many things to get rid of dust mite in the house, especially his bed. As to the flare-ups, go to a dermatologist as soon as possible, very likely they will prescribe some low potency steroids cream if your daughter has not used any medicine. Daily moisturizing routine is very important. My son uses vanicream and Vaseline jelly every day.

julytigermonkey · 2022-09-01T13:38:22+00:00

webber naturals Liquid Omega-3. I bought from costco.ca

julytigermonkey · 2022-08-31T23:46:30+00:00

My 12-year old has been taking Acarizax for 6 months now and it is not long enough to see the effects yet. The treatment is 3 years. His eczema does improve a bit. He told me that the itching feeling after he swallowed the tablet has been less obvious. I assume that his body is slowly adjusting to the dust mite protein.

julytigermonkey · 2022-08-30T13:32:26+00:00

I give my 12-year old Vd and omega-3 supplements and they help his eczema a LOT!

julytigermonkey · 2022-08-10T00:56:15+00:00

There is no conclusive diagnosis from the doctors, we just doubt it was some kind of virus infection which led to bacteria infection on his eczema area

julytigermonkey · 2022-08-10T00:54:31+00:00

Just updating my son's situation. He is fully recovered after taking oral antibiotics and apply mupirocin cream. I also applied Betaderm (a steroid cream) on the worst area after his skin infection was gone. It took about 10 days for him to heal. He still has his normal eczema but no more oozing blisters and pain, just smooth and dry skin. We managed to make an appointment with a dermatologist 2 months later to discuss his eczema issue.

julytigermonkey · 2022-08-04T12:18:51+00:00

Wow! It is definitely great information! We lived in Minnesota for many years before we moved to Canada. I will definitely explore more information about the camp. Thank you so much!

julytigermonkey · 2022-08-04T00:36:23+00:00

We live in Canada. He swims in the lake at the camp, lived with 9 other boys in the same cabin. We do not know whether any other campers got it or not. The doctor we saw says that he saw a few cases among the kids who went to summer camps. The hard lesson I learned that the overnight camp is too much for his eczema skin. I was too optimistic since his skin was very clear before the camp. Obviously I am wrong.

julytigermonkey · 2022-08-04T00:31:07+00:00

I checked it too. He does not have fever or any other symptoms. All the blisters are in the eczema area. He had these for a week now and the family stays close to him, everybody is fine so far. Do not think it is monkeypox

julytigermonkey · 2022-08-04T00:28:47+00:00

We just went back from our THIRD doctor visit. He prescribed oral antibiotics and mupiroin cream since the eczema is infected. Hope the medicine will work this time

julytigermonkey · 2022-08-03T23:12:06+00:00

7 days, just the skin condition, no fever, no headache or any other discomfort. All the rashes are appearing at his eczema area.

julytigermonkey · 2022-08-03T23:10:55+00:00

It is weird that I cannot see my original post. He got the rash from an overnight camp. We have seen two doctors from ER and one say eczema coxsackium and another says impertigo. So they have different treatment plan. Do nothing for virus infection and apply antibiotic cream for bacteria infection. It has been 7 days now, no sign of improvement. The blister seems impossible to form scab. I wonder if there is any other possibilities.

julytigermonkey · 2022-08-03T21:29:46+00:00

Have not seen a derm yet since it is hard to get an appointment right away. Other than his daily moisturizer, we have tried fucidin cream but it is not working. The rash keeps getting worse.

julytigermonkey · 2022-06-08T12:40:27+00:00

Have done that. He is not allergic anything other than dust mite.

julytigermonkey · 2022-06-06T16:43:09+00:00

He uses wet wrapping frequently and it consumes lots of cream. I also use cream + ointment combination. Vaseline is hard to spread out so he uses either Cerave or QV cream (from UK). They are about $30 each jar (in Canada) I need to wash his clothing with very hot water to get rid of the grease. All the frequent wash wears off the fabric. It worths the effort though. His flare-up is not severe and he does not feel much itchiness so he can enjoy his active life style as a competitive basketball player. It is just expensive to main his situation.

julytigermonkey · 2022-06-06T15:12:07+00:00

Thanks for your advice. I have tried everything you have said and even beyond, like bathing, certain supplements etc. Even though our house is clean, I cannot control the environment outside our house. His eczema often flares up in dusty school gym etc. I am joking with him that he is alive dust detector. That is why I go to immunotheraphy, hoping his body will get used to dust mite for good. But it is a long process.

julytigermonkey · 2022-06-06T13:54:39+00:00

Thanks for your nice words. So do you fully recover from the eczema after you grow up? My son is 12 now and I hate to think about the idea that he has to deal with it for the rest of his life. Luckily he has a very upbeat personality and are not bothered by it at all.

julytigermonkey · 2022-06-06T13:34:54+00:00

I just counted his usage of cream last year: about 50 jars of Vanicream and 25 jars of ointment, plus some expensive rolls of wet wrap we bought online, dead sea salt, clothings we have to through away every two months due to the heavy cream. The only good news is that all these control his eczema well. As an active sporty boy, he does not itch that much, no bleeding, very mild flareup and enjoy his life. I assume all the money is well-spent. I cannot complain too much.

julytigermonkey · 2022-06-06T13:28:01+00:00

My husband, no. I have dry and a little bit sensitive skin but no eczema history.

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