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Re: Care for kids with eczema

cl-cl,

my boy has the same problem. he just turned 4 last week. the eczema problem's been waking him up almost every night since he's a few months old.

he's very active and crazy for swimming. however, last time he went to swim was when he's 2. he stayed in the swimming pool for over an hour last time, and he had the discolored pigments (spelling?) all over his arms and legs for over 1/2 year. since then, i dared not to let him swim.

for the coming summer, my husband kept saying to let him take swimming class and i really don't know what to do.

he'd seen 2 dermatologists and a allergy doctor to have 2 skin tests, but they didn't help much for his eczema problem.

u could talk to a dermatologist to see if s/he has any suggestions for u. they might say putting on lotion/cream before going to swim, etc. yr boys are older so they might be ok, but my boy is so resisted to let us put cream/lotion on him. so, that makes the problem worse.

[ 本文章最後由 SY_Mom 於 07-7-6 12:51 編輯 ]

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發表於 07-7-6 04:16 |只看該作者

Hi cl-cl & SY_mom,

My son has eczema since he's 4-5 months old. The dr. gave us hydrocromazon and asked us put a lot of cream on him. So, every time when we changed his diaper, we put a lot of cream on him. However, this did not help a lot. We stopped bathing him so frequent and one of my co-workers whose daughter had this problem told me not to eat egg and cow's milk (I used to have it everyday, thinking that it is good for baby) because I breastfed him. It helped a bit.

At around 6 months old, my uncle who owns a Chinese herb shop told me that I should give him some Chinese herbal tea because he's actually "hot" inside. It helped. Also, my mom's friend told her to boil some water with brown sugar and dry winter melon skin for him to take a bath. Fresh winter melon skin is okay too. It also helped quite a bit, his skin was not so dry. Then, my mom also found a Chinese doctor who is specialized in ob and pediatrics. My son visited him 1-2 times a week and have some Chinese herbal tea for almost 2 months. Now, he is much much better, just occasionally has some rashes when the weather is hot or when he's fussy that he keeps scratching. He's almost 16 months now.

I'm not sure if it is good for older kid but you know, just making some water with brown sugar and winter melon skin does not really that much work. You can make more at one time and just add water to dilute it everyday. If it works, it worths everything. Hope that it can help.

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發表於 07-7-6 12:52 |只看該作者

rose-mag,

can u tell me which Chinese Herb doctor did u see? and where is s/he located?

thanks.

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發表於 07-7-6 23:20 |只看該作者

SY_Mom,

Are you living in SF or close to? I took my son to see Dr. Tsang in SF Chinatown. He owns a herb shop at the corner of Waverly Place and Clay = 101 Waverly Place, named Oriental (Tung Fong). He charges quite a bit, talking about $50-60 for 2-3 days' medication. He will also give you some powder medication and some cream to apply on the baby's skin. It takes some time to cure and you might need some patience. If you see it getting better, you can go less frequently. Dr. Tsang told me to take my son there every week even when he gets much better but his charge is really really expensive regarding the dose.

There is also an old doctor in Chinatown who is also good. I forget his name but he works in the herb shop at 1418 Stockton Street, named Asia (Ah Chow). He only will be there every Wed, Sat and Sun 10:00am - 4:00pm. My husband and me go to visit him when we are sick. Actually, the owner of the shop knows medication too. If it is general sickness, he can take care of it. The price is very reasonable.

My friend's daughter went to see a doctor in Oakland, named Lee Ying-Ching (he has a radio program in Sing Tao Chinese Radio) but I don't have his phone # or address. Her daughter had terrible allergy before and was cured now.

Try and see if it can help your kid. Good luck!

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發表於 07-7-7 00:52 |只看該作者

rose-mag,

thanks for yr detailed info.
actually we live in san jose. i used to live in s.f. before i moved to s.j. however, i seldom went to chinatown and not familiar w/ it at all. driving and parking in chinatown is so hectic.

my friend also referred a chinese herb doctor to us . she charges even much more expensive than the ones u mentioned. $95 for consultation fee only. my another friend was told to bring $200 cash to include the herb powder and cream for one week's dosages.
she's like around 70 yrs old and teaches at the American college of chinese herbal medicine. she only sees patients who got referral coz she's very busy.

原文章由 rose-mag 於 07-7-6 23:20 發表
SY_Mom,

Are you living in SF or close to? I took my son to see Dr. Tsang in SF Chinatown. He owns a herb shop at the corner of Waverly Place and Clay = 101 Waverly Place, named Oriental (Tun ...

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發表於 07-7-7 01:17 |只看該作者

SY_Mom,

Wah, it is really expensive but if it works, well....

If you go to Chinatown for Dr. Tsang, you can park at "Fa Yuen Kok" gargage and walk up to Clay Street and Waverly Place. If you go to the other one at Stockton Street, parking in the gargage at Vallejo Street (cross Stockton) would be pretty close to Asia Herb Shop. It should be around $2.5 to $3 per hour. But, for Dr. Tsang, you better reserve 2 hours because he does not take reservation. If he has already have patient seeing him, you need to wait. I have waited for more than half an hour sometimes.

If your kids like food stuff such as chips, fries, you can sometimes give him "7-star tea" which can be bought in Chinese herb shop, a few dollar few pack and you can make a pot. My mom gave it to my son since he's 8 months old and it helps a bit.

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發表於 07-7-7 04:52 |只看該作者

rose-mag,

thanks for the detailed info again.

is that the Asian Herb store close to the North-Eastern chinese hospital? if so, i've been there to buy ginseng long time ago. my friend, who moved back to HK now, knew the owner of the Asian Herb store. however, i didn't pay attention that there's a chinese herb doctor there before.

btw, are those chinese herb doctors mentioned have credentials comparable to Dr. Yu (whom i mentioned earlier) who's a professor at the American college of chinese herbal medicine?

i started to give my boy the "7-star" and the "5-flower" herbal tea, as well as the dried sugar canes with "mau gun" sweet soup abt 2 yrs ago when he's 2, but they seemed didn't help much. maybe they're not strong enough for his age now.

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發表於 07-7-8 03:11 |只看該作者

SY_Mom,

Not sure if it is close to NE hospital (I'm not very familiar to Chinatown, only know certain places). It is actually 2 doors next to an Italian Restaurant with a bus stop outside. There's a BOA branch across the street. The owner knows how to speak English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Vietnamese and his old shop used to be inside Asian Mall and he kept this old name after he moved the shop to Stockton. The old doctor working inside this shop came from China and he's the professor doctor in one of the Chinese medicine hospital and he has been working as a doctor for so many year. However, he cannot speak English hence, I don't think that he's has the credential like the one you mentioned.

For Dr. Tsang at Waverly Place, he is the third generation in a Chinese doctor family. His family's speciality is in ob and ped. My mom, by chance, know someone who was cured by him before. He has saved a lot of babies (when the moms had symptoms of early miscarriage) and help a lot of women to get pregnant. And, he has a lot of children patients.

Possibly, every baby is different in accepting different herbal treatment. My mom tried some other things before giving my son a bath of winter melon skin and brown sugar. The other "secret recipes" did not work that well. So, keep trying and see what works the best. It's so hard to be a mom but I enjoy it, so sweet to hear my son call me mama.

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發表於 07-7-8 09:33 |只看該作者

rose-mag,

thanks for yr detailed info again.

yeah, i think the Asian Herb store is the one close to NE hospital if they haven't moved. my friend knows the owners who're chinese vietnamnese immigrated to SF for long time.

u're right ... Dr. Yu can speak fluent english although she's kinda old, so a lot of caucasians see her too.

btw, there's usually something like white powder on the skin of winter melon. do u peel off the skin first or just wash it off before boiling water for yr son to bath?

how old is your kid? is yr second one coming out soon?

原文章由 rose-mag 於 07-7-8 03:11 發表
SY_Mom,

Not sure if it is close to NE hospital (I'm not very familiar to Chinatown, only know certain places). It is actually 2 doors next to an Italian Restaurant with a bus stop outside. ...

[ 本文章最後由 SY_Mom 於 07-7-8 09:37 編輯 ]

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發表於 07-7-8 13:23 |只看該作者

The owner of Asian Herb Shop was a Chinese bornt in Vietnam as well as his wife. So, they both can speak in Vietnamese. He's quite tall and thin, good looking for his age.

If you use dry winter melon skin, you don't even have to wash it. Just dump a few with a small piece of cane sugar or a tablespoon of brown sugar. You can add a little bit of herb called "king kind" (sorry, no chinese program in my computer) - something in brown, dry, look like lavender. You can ask the owner in the herb shop and tell him that how it would be used. I think that he would know it. If you use fresh winter melon skin, you only need the green part, of course, some of the white meat is okay. If your son's situation is serious, you can put more ingredients and make it with little water. When he gets better, you can make it with more water so that you can use it for several time. I usually make a big pot for 2 days' use - boil it everyday and dilute with cold water.

My son is just turn 16 months old and my 2nd one is due in early Sep. So, I and my hubby expect a very busy time to come.

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發表於 07-7-10 05:30 |只看該作者

rose-mag,

i think my friend know the owners of the asian herb store according to yr descriptions. however, my friend went back to HK for good.

by the way, i saw yr message posted at another link at BK.
pls take care and don't think too much.

r u still working? otherwise, when to start yr maternity leave?
do u live in SF?

原文章由 rose-mag 於 07-7-8 13:23 發表
The owner of Asian Herb Shop was a Chinese bornt in Vietnam as well as his wife. So, they both can speak in Vietnamese. He's quite tall and thin, good looking for his age.

If you use dry win ...

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發表於 07-7-10 06:03 |只看該作者

Thanks, I'm really lucky to know all you who are so kind and supportive.

I'm still working and hopefully I'd start my maternity leave somewhat late in August. I live in SF City. Where are you living?

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