Wow, I have become quite the bad blogger. The last 3 weeks have flown by since school has started. I haven't blogged since I took Jacob to the pediatric dermatolgist down in Phoenix. He said actually his 1st impression is pediatric psoriasis, and pityr.iasis rub.ra pil.aris would be his 2nd. Even though the biospy said psoriaform (as opposed to psoriasis) and then the pathologist reviewed the biopsy slide again and saw pictures the general dermatologist sent to him and said pityr.iasis rub.ra pil.aris, the peds derm doctor said he still thinks it's pediatric psoriasis. Well, crap. He reminded the residents in the room with him to treat the patient, not the lab test. Yep, do you know how many times I heard that statement during my training? And the specialist reminded me that the biopsy was taken a week after Jacob had been on heavy duty steroid creams- which alter the biopsy specimen site. Kind of like taking a strep throat culture after you've been on antibiotics for a few days!
OK so anyways, what do we do from here? It actually looks much better than it did back in June. But it's not totally gone. Both of those diseases can be treated with steroid creams. PRP eventually goes away forever. Psoriasis usually does not. :(
It's kind of a waiting game at this point. It's pretty sad when my 8 year old says he hopes he has PRP and not psoriasis- and says all of the words and pronounces them all correctly. We are supposed to apply the cream twice a day every day to see if we can completely eradicate it. Then take him back in October and if it's not totally gone, he recommended metho.trexate. Holy cow. Dave and I are not really fans of this treatment option.
Jacob told me at the peds derm appt that the kids at school
have, in fact been asking him what's on his skin. I didn't realize that. UGH! His response? He said, "why do you need to know?" God, I love that kid!!
3rd grade is going well for Jacob. He has a great teacher. Other parents had warned me that his teacher gives a LOT of homework. Well, compared to the amount that Zack is getting this year, Jake's homework isn't too bad. He's also doing tennis lessons, soccer, guitar lessons, and will start religion class (CCD, anyone?) next week. Overschedule much?!
Zachary is surviving middle school. I made a comment today on a picture I posted on FB from the first day of school that Zack was actually smiling big in the picture- obviously before he realized what kind of homework he was going to be in store for this school year! Honors 6th grade math- zoinks! He is doing fall baseball with a travel baseball team. And guitar lessons. And trying to have playdates with his friends too.
Joshua is doing well in kindergarten. He has finally settled in. He was so tired the first couple weeks and did not want to sit still in circle time, or stand still in line on the way to the lunchroom- he preferred to twirl in circles in the hallway. Oy! That's my little free spirit! He asked me yesterday if he could go to school- it was a Sunday! He loves his teacher. He is doing tennis lessons this year too and soccer.
Cambria is 11 months old. My little baby! She isn't such a little baby anymore. :(
She has 7 teeth! And now says this and that (more like dis and dat) and waves and has clapped a few times. She has stood up on her own for 3 seconds. I wonder if she will walk before or after her 1st birthday? Speaking of her birthday....I am still trying to figure out what to do for her party. With my oldest son, I had his party planned out like 3 months in advance! lol
I am getting back into working out. And I am so pooped. I have to train for his half-marathon in January. I've been having lots of fun lately with my friends getting together for birthays, etc.
D has been working or golfing. Or helping Zack with his crazy math homework!
That's about it for the family update.
I do have a question, though. What is with all of the negative comments about Ben Affleck playing Batman? I mean, really! With all of the truly bad stuff going on in the world today, people are focusing on
this? Ridiculous! And while he may not be the best choice, I'm sure he will do a better job in the role than any of these people who are criticizing him! SMH.....
