Finger update

Well...there's really not much to tell. Dr. Peterson has never seen anything like whatever Weston has. The labs are not done. The lab tech said that the bacterial one isn't growing...which to me is good news. I am not sure, but I think a bacteria is harder to get rid of than a virus...because a virus will basically just run it's course. Dr. Peterson cut a little "window" into Weston's finger and drained a bunch of fluid off. He hopes that it will continue to drain and not get as swollen as it was. This morning, if you can imagine, it looked even worse than the pictures I posted. Weston was a trooper at the doctors. He sat on my lap munching away on his granola bar, not even flinching while the doctor took a razor to his finger. I, on the other hand could bearly breathe and had to close my eyes...me and needles and poking skin just don't mix. Anyhow, we hope to know by Thursday what this is. Then we can maybe switch to a medicine that is better able to fight it. My neighbor suggested swabbing it with bleach then rinsing it off. She said that worked to kill some crazy thing she had on her finger once. Maybe I'll give that a try tomorrow if things are still looking bad.??? The good news is that it doesn't seem to be spreading to his hand or any other part of his body. But after seeing the doctor drain the "blisters", I think it's going to be a long time before his finger looks better...even after the illnes is gone because the outter skin will most likely sluff (sp?) off and then new skin has to grow.

That's all for now! Please keep this little guy and his yucky finger in your prayers!