G-tube blister or something ?

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Zipporrah has a blister looking area on one side of her new g-tube site. I don't remember Asenath having anything like this but remember others mentioning different problems similar. Could someone enlighten me as to what it might be. I know it is NOT granulation tissue build-up. It is red and blistery looking. I am hoping to deal with this at home rather than trek to a doc for help. Will this disappear on its own or do I need to do something about it?Darla: mommy to: Asenath (4) Mito, brain vasculitis, strokes, migraines, seizures, g-tube, disautonomia issues, hypotonia, heat/exercise intolerance, oxygen use, asthma... Zipporrah,(5 mon.)Mito, strokes, sensory issues, feeding/breathing issues...Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

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I would call the doctor. Does it look like it is infected? there should not be

a

blister there. I'd call the doc on Monday and ask him what to do about it.

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Grace had this once. It even got really sore and bleed, but within a few days it went away on it's own. Her GI sayed it was probally just her way of healing. Best wishes.

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Darla,

What you are describing is what our doctor told us was a granuloma.

It came on in one day. There was not build up to it. If it busts

open there is red and not white blood in it. This is the one that we

treated with the steriod cream. It is also the one that we burned

off with the silver nitrate sticks. It looks more like an irritation

than a layering. The cream will shrink most of them. The other

thing we did to slow them is to change to a soap and water wash only

instead of hydrogen perioxide. It is a response to irritation (we

were told) and if you irritate it by washing it with something too

strong it will just make more of them.

I know you don't want to run back to the doctor for everything but if

it is something new maybe you could go this first time. Sometimes if

you describe it well the doctors will prescribe the cream over the

phone.

Sorry it is hard.

Twana

> Zipporrah has a blister looking area on one side of her new g-

tube site. I know it is NOT granulation tissue build-up. It is red

and blistery looking.