He Bit Her!

The other day, Thevy was bitten by a baby human. Can you believe it? I was hurt myself when I saw the mark left on her face. It was a friend's son who injured her face. We're not exactly sure why it happened. All I know is when I saw her cheek, below her eye, I could still see the grooves where the teeth dragged across her skin and it was still pinched up a bit in a circle. I had to try not to cry myself.

As there were no openings available at her pediatrician that day, I took her to an after-hours type of place and the doctor prescribed antibiotics as a precautionary measure, as human bites are the worse kind with the mouth harboring different bacteria. The doctor also had us follow-up with the pediatrician, which is where I took Thevy the next day.

The doctor was alarmed at first when she saw the bite, but later confessed that it didn't look so bad upon closer inspection. She also said that unless I had any concerns, there was only a slim chance that things would be bad with the bite. That is, the wound would probably heal with no scar. Only if it got worse - becoming red or pus-filled - would I need to bring her back. And if I was concerned of the transmission of anything, like hepatitis C or HIV, then I could bring her back in six weeks because even if she did contract such diseases, there would be no way to tell so early on.

But man. This is not the excitement I needed! Meanwhile, I have to administer the amoxicillin every 12 hours and apply antibiotic ointment on the skin.

Poor thing got bitten by a 1-year-old baby human!