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She's gotten worse, doctor rant...
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Kyra's chicken pox have gotten worse since yesterday, last night was hell for all of us! She just can't settle. So took her to gp this morning who was useless. Turns out her pox have started to get infected. I told him she won't take anything orally, not even juice she just turns her head, so what did he prescribe...ORAL anti biotics and ORAL suspension, which I said I already had and diprobase (which is used for eczema).
So I told him about her high temperature all last night and this morning and asked him to take an accurate reading with inner-ear monitor. He said he didn't have one!!! What?!? What kind of doctor doesn't have an ear temperature monitor??? He said the chemist will do it when I get the prescription. Went there and they didn't have one either, but they had them to buy in their shop!!! Buggers! So I bought one for ??40, and measured her temp it was almost 40 degrees (39.7). I can't stand that doctor, he looked as if to say, 'why bring her here it's only chicken pox'. Well if you ask me they look pretty bad, and I've never seen a case so bad, especially on a 8 month old baby! He was too busy drinking coke to care! I wanted my usual doctor she's really nice and caring, but got that fat old git instead!! :x Pheww, rant over.
She's drinking formula atm she's managed 5 oz today so far, so not too bad considering she's feeling like sh*t. I'll let you know how she gets on.
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Your doctor sounds like mine - useless. I hope she's feeling better soon. Could you try syringing the antibiotics, I know you'd have to hold her down but sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.
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can you not make another appointment with your own doc? or take her to the emergency docs tonight and tell them she wont take her meds...obv cos theyre bloody oral meds!
grrr docs are supposed to be caring arent they??
i would wright a complaint letter when shes better to your local nhs, telling them that the doc refused to take her temp and you had to buy one and send them a copy of the reciept asking for a re-imbursement!! worth a try maybe?! x
I realy hope she's feeling better soon and the pox settle down and give her chance to get some rest ( and you guys too!). 5oz's today sounds good and must be a good sign she's coming out the other side. Take care xx
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My doctor 'doesn't believe in taking a childs temperature'!!! I would make another appointment to see the doctor you want to see.
I agree with trying a syringe to get her to take the antibiotics, we were told by a nurse to squirt it right at the back of Louise tongue. She may cough and cry but the medicine will go in and do its job.
hope it clears up soon - I think the spots can last a week?
Lisa and Louise
It might be worth taking her to A&E like Katie says, I'm sure if you tell them that you gp wouldn;t even take her temperature, and you don't think she is getting enough fluids, that they will check her out for you.
Hope she starts to feel better soon
(((((hugs)))))
Hope this helps you. x
Hope she feels better soon xx
vikki xx
Im gategrashing from pregnancy but have some experience of pox in little ones.
Try baths with bicarb of soda- sounds weird but helps! And if you can manage to do that a couple of times a day all the better especially if she is happy in the water. Then ask your Dr/chemist for calamine aqueous cream- its a moisturiser with calming lotion, the calamine alone can dry the spots out. Again apply this as much as possible- aim for every hour if you can.
You can give piriton also as that helps with the itching. Keep baby cool and minimal cotton clothing. Calpol will only help if she has a temp- its not a pain reliever.
Other than that, let her sleep when she wants/ eat when she wants and try lots of sips of drinks from adult cups. straws etc. May encourage her if she thinks she is drinking from your cup!
hayley - it seems like everytime I look at her she's got more spots! how long was it before Isaac's spots completely went. i'm so worried as they're getting infected she will scar.
Thanks Dinks I will try the bicarb of soda, she already has 2 baths a day and seems SO much more calm in the water and even gives a little smile!
xox
As for giving meds as harsh as it sounds try tipping her upside down and popping it in-harder to spot out with gravity on your side!