Today was Henry's 3rd visit to the dermatologist, Dr. Hagstrom. We both thought the hemangioma on his neck was looking much better, however when you opened the fold there was a spot that was still not healed. Also the heman. on his lower back is starting to break down a lot and has bled a few times so she decided to treat the neck and lower back this time with 4-5 laser pulses. The last appt. which was 2 weeks ago he received 9 pulses to his neck and the appt. before that he received 34 pulses to his neck. So we are gradually getting there.Dr. Hagstrom did suggest that when Henry is older (Between 1-3 years of age) we should surgically remove the one on his neck. She said that since it has causes so many problems and is often painful it makes sense. She said that if it did shrink on its own then the area will most likely look like a deflated balloon and surgery would be necessary eventually anyway. The other hemangiomas will be left alone however. Unless the one on his back becomes a bigger problem which she is not expecting.
She also thinks that the laser treatment today was probably his last treatment and he has made great progress. He is now bandage free and we will continue to put ointment on the areas along with aquaphor. He seems to be in much less pain so we are happy!
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oh boy oh boy..that is simply wonderful that things are looking up for henry...and he's ROLLING OVER...awww so precious!!! Glad things are going well...no baby here yet, but we'll keep you posted...
hope you and chris are doin' well...
Hello, I am very interested in hearing more about how Henry's strawberry is. My little one, Lucy is 17 weeks and has one almost identical to his. Her's has turned really black in the middle and started scabbing. We are putting Aquafor on it and a bandage, it bled last night a little.. is this a sign it's starting to involute or is this a sign of ulceration.. or something worse? Any help and advice is greatly appreciated! please email me anytime! Lucy's Mom, Katie katie.botik@gmail.com
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