Out in the real world

Ibu and Ayah woke me up so early in the morning yesterday to get me to the doc for my heat rash prob and the mysterious white flakes on my scalp. They just wanted to ascertain whether they were really heat rash, eczema or an allergy problem. I had to stop my chicken and egg intake because of this rashes. hmmph!

I took my weight when we reached the clinic and of course, I'm way way at the bottom of the chart. I haven't even reached the 10kg mark at 16 months! When we came into Dr. Elizabeth's room, she gave me a gel-like ring which flashes out some colourful lights. It's probably to distract me but I grew bored of it and doodled on a piece of paper instead while Ibu and Ayah discussed about my skin conditions with the paed. The paed showed us some pictures of real cases on the computer and concluded that the rashes on my neck (front and back) were indeed heat rash and I had eczema too. Some cases were so bad that the skin peeled and bled due to consistent scratching.

She also advised not to go out in the hot sun much. It's best to dress me in singlets and 100% cotton apparels which is cooling since I get sweaty easily and my skin is sensitive. She also gave me some powder to make the rash-proned areas dry. If I'm still itchy-scratchy, I have to take some syrup to make the itch go away and if that area gets inflamed, there's the lotion to keep it down. I have to get some Evian mineral water spray to keep me cool throughout the day.

Got it from Ibu, I guess...since she got eczema and extremely sensitive skin. Well, there goes my plans to go to the zoo and Bird Park. :( Can we go when it's less sunny, Ayah...like early morning or in the late evening?

The doctor also diagnosed the white flakes on my scalp as dry skin. Phew...fortunately it wasn't a dandruff problem. I would have to use Head & Shoulders if that happens! She prescribed some olive oil to be applied on the dried areas of the scalp.

Regarding my weight-gain problem, Dr Elizabeth shared with Ibu and Ayah some Indian and Sri-Lankan recipes. The magic ingredients she recommended to make me gain a lil are ghee and sunflower seeds (both organic preferably). By the sound of it, they sure taste delicious! No more Annabel Karmel recipes. Sri Lankan and Indian food, here I come!

I'll be visiting the paed again in 2 months time to see whether I can gain some weight.