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02-13-2008, 06:34 AM
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Infection around stoma
I took Allison to seee the ORL yesterday. She has a red, swollen, nasty looking infection festering at her trach stoma. YUK. He gave her an antibiotic and told me to put Neosporin on it. I was worried it was some new kind of granulation, it was almost blocking the stoma when I went to change the trach after her bath. She says it hurts, too. Kiddo can't catch a break. She wouldn't let me photograph it. Anyone ever had infections at the stoma? This is a first for us...Deb
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Grateful thorns have roses 24 weeker now almost 11 years old and in third grade! trach-decanned for good in 2008, gtube, asthma, CP, MR, GERD, latex allergy, osteopenia, aplastic cerebellum, ADHD/OCD, 60 lbs of humor and fiest, 4'4" tall, patient at Shreveport Shriners Childrens Hospital,, and I may be leaving something out but she is happy and growing and the light of our lives! DECANNED 6-17-08 [IMG] [IMG] 
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02-13-2008, 06:53 AM
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yes, we just had what sounds like the same thing, and I was a bit worried as we had just been to Cinci and had the bronch and all kinds of irritation to her stoma...anyway, I am not sure if it is the same thing but we used a combination of Bactraban and Nystatin just in case it was a bit yeasty due to a prior round of antibiotics and Amanda cleared right up in two days. Bactraban is a great topical antibiotic cream, I highly recommend having it in the house just in case. Good luck.
Amanda's mom, deb.
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02-13-2008, 08:02 AM
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Hey, I just noticed, you are a Deb, too! Is the bactroban (sp?) prescription or over the counter? This hasnt improved how it looks yet
 Deb
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Grateful thorns have roses 24 weeker now almost 11 years old and in third grade! trach-decanned for good in 2008, gtube, asthma, CP, MR, GERD, latex allergy, osteopenia, aplastic cerebellum, ADHD/OCD, 60 lbs of humor and fiest, 4'4" tall, patient at Shreveport Shriners Childrens Hospital,, and I may be leaving something out but she is happy and growing and the light of our lives! DECANNED 6-17-08 [IMG] [IMG]
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02-13-2008, 09:58 AM
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Give Allison a hug for me. Sorry about the infection and I pray it goes away soon. Karen
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Karen, married to Charlie. Mom to Gilbete', Jeanette , Andrea, Ben, Ciara, Brian and Brady. Also mom to Alize who is with God. Grandmother to Marek, Paige, Vincent, Leilani and Cayden, Emma and Samuel. 
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02-13-2008, 01:24 PM
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We use bactraban too - it works like a charm and very quick!
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Mom to Jacob, 26 Weeker - Our miracle boy, hero  and the light of our lives Born 06/25/06; trached 10/17/06 for bilateral vocal cord paralysis, laryngomalasia, tracheamalasia, acquired subglottic stenosis, Failed Double Stage LTP 2009, Failed Single Stage LTP 09/16/10, Retrached 10/03/10;CP.
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02-13-2008, 09:04 PM
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We used bactroban around the stoma and it would start looking better after the first application. We also used aquaphor in between so it wasn't so irritated.
Hope Allison is on the mend soon. Jennie
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Mommy to Hannah 8/2/03: fmr 25-weeker, trached 11/03 for subglottic stenosis, LTP 4/05, CTR 4/06, LTP 1/07. Decannulated 1/19/2007!! Gearing up for reconstruction #4; Also Mom to Brianna, 2/22/98: fmr 24-weeker, a little dramaqueen. My amazing gifts.
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02-14-2008, 12:12 AM
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When she came home from school it was even bigger! I swear it looks like a granulation, but when I called the dr he said give the antibiotic time to work. He is convinced it is a pseudomona related infection. Argh, it is almost all the way around the shaft of the trach. If that tube comes out, I'm afraid there will be no getting it back in. I wish I could get a pix of it. Deb
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Grateful thorns have roses 24 weeker now almost 11 years old and in third grade! trach-decanned for good in 2008, gtube, asthma, CP, MR, GERD, latex allergy, osteopenia, aplastic cerebellum, ADHD/OCD, 60 lbs of humor and fiest, 4'4" tall, patient at Shreveport Shriners Childrens Hospital,, and I may be leaving something out but she is happy and growing and the light of our lives! DECANNED 6-17-08 [IMG] [IMG]
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