Scabies, Chicken Pox, Spider bites oh my!

Busy. Today was tres busy.

Dr. Sean was out with his first illness in 6 mo. (I think) and so Dr. Sarah and I saw all the patients today. Initially we were going to cut the number down as it is doable to see 10 patients each per day but more than that tends to be exponentially more difficult. Sadly, by the time we got down to ask Santo to cut the number to 20 they had already passed out 30 cards...that will teach us to sleep in I guess. 

It was a a pretty interesting day today as I saw many different diseases and conditions versus a day where everyone has a cough, headache due to dehydration and discharge of some kind. It started off with a patient Dr. Sean had seen who had presumed whip worms and as a sequlae, rectal prolapse (common with this kind of worm infestation), abdominal pain oh and vomiting up worms as well. Yum. 

The last treatment she had worked wonders and basically mom was just back because she had allergies a a mild URI.
Dr. Sean 1: Whip worm 0

Today I also saw the sweetest 2 month old with a nasty case of scabies. I was shocked when she came in as I thought she possibly had Rubella or some other viral exanthem however upon closer inspection I noticed the telltale signs of scabies. Mom was also afflicted with the little buggers so I treated them both and asked if they could follow up next week. I was also concerned that mom was only feeding her child two times per day and when asked why she was hesitant to give us any information. Digging further as I have become accustomed to I found out mom was not getting enough food and was not wanting to feed the baby as she was under the impression it would make her devoid of nutrients. I calmly talked to mom and ended up giving her some rice, vitamins and some education regarding nutrition for herself and her child. Luckily the child was healthy enough and did not appear malnourished but the idea that she was only being fed 2 times per day blew my mind. Oh, and she was also only pooping every 15 days. Poor thing, I am so glad her mother brought her to see us and now we continue to follow up on her care and make sure she is getting the medical treatment she needs.    

Zeenia 1: Scabies/Malnutrition 0

Chicken pox are making a come back around here and I saw possibly the most miserable 11 yr old with a 104 degree fever today. Luckily he came in right when the lesions began so I am sure we can shorten the duration of the pox as well as to make him more comfortable in the meantime.
I love Naturopathic Medicine.

The spider bite is my own current condition. Last night I noticed a burning pain in my right arm with swelling, redness and a distinct spider bite mark. No biggie, I get bites ALL the time here. Later in the evening the bite had swollen to a noticeably large lesion and Dr. Sarah helped me get some homeopathic cream for it. I also took a dose of Apis 30c which is indicated for bites and stings. Bed time came around and I went to sleep only to wake in the night to notice that my arm was aching, heavy and the lesion was doubled in size. I assured myself it was just the homeopathic initial aggravation before the symptoms got better. Woke up this morning and the bite was back down to it's original swollen size with some serious aching and heaviness in the arm. Took some more supplements and another homeopathic remedy and things are starting to look up for my poor arm. I can't take the win on this one though.
Zeenia 0: Spider with fangs and venom 1.