Friday, February 20, 2009

Ringworm


So, Nathan gets this big bump/scrape on his forehead.  No big deal, right- he usually has a bruise or scrape on his forehead 90 percent of the time.  Well, it didn't get any better and it was this perfectly circular shaped, red bump that was suspiciously starting to look like Ringworm.  So, Phil took a picture of it and emailed it to his dad (he's a pediatrician) to see what he thought.  Well, sure enough, that's what it is.  RINGWORM!  I was so grossed out by this!  But, I have been assured that Ringworm is a fungal infection and does not mean he has a worm in his forehead.  But, still, it just sounds gross.  

Well, anyways, he told us to get this Miconazole cream to put on it.  So, I go to Walgreens to get it and ask the phamacist to show me where some is.  He looks at me and say, "Oh, that- it's right over here."  Well, he leads me clear across the store- out of the phamacy section and into the femanine product section right up to the Monastat 7 section.  Sure enough Miconazole cream is Monastat 7.  I really wish I had known that, it would have saved me having to ask the phamacist where it was.  I tried to tell him that it was for Nathan's forehead, but I'm pretty sure he didn't believe me.  Plus, I already had some of it at home- I use it on my kids when they have diaper rashes- Works like a charm.  I guess it's probably a good thing that I didn't send Phil to get the cream.  That would have been even more embarrassing!  

5 comments:

Krista said...

Oh, poor Nathan! I enjoyed your story though! :-)

Steve and Sarah said...

I would have thought the same thing about a worm in his head! Poor guy.

Darren and Natalie said...

Poor kid:(

ash said...

Oh that doesn't sound fun! How are you doing? I really want to talk to you so could you e-mail me your new number. i lost my address book with everything in it!? oh well!
Hope you all are doing well.

Kelli J. said...

Funny Jennie! I bet the pharmacist was kinda laughing about it, but then again maybe not. They deal with that stuff all the time.