My oldest daughter who is 7 was treated for scabies. No "special light" was used to look for mites, no scrapings, no ink test..nothing. OK maybe the doctor knew immediately what it was. Gave her medication Elimite to treat it..OK..I have a 4 year old and a 16 month old..all my girls play together with toys, blankets, get in each others bed, hug/love on one another. I asked the doctor if they were going to treat ALL of us..they said NO..basically schedule another appointment if we show signs. OK from nursing school and all that I read about treatment it HIGHLY recommends that the entire family be treated at the same time. She could get them again!!
I feel that I am washing bedding, vacuuming in vain because I may have them and don't know it yet..same for the rest of us. She was treated Monday. I have not been treated so I guess I continue to work, my hubby too, and my other kids continue to let them go to daycare/preschool? I just feel that we could be passing them around and I could be cleaning my house "to death" for months to come..instead of just treating all of us and doing a major cleaning now.
Not looking for advice here...just wondering what ya'll think??!!!! Besides vacuuming the floor is there stuff to wipe on bedposts, floors, sinks, etc that is effective in treating this additionally??
