continuing tour of the healthcare system

[ali@51]

Ok I am now begining to think someone is having a laugh. Anyone remember my thread last week on beeing a bad mother and my thursday in A&E? Well this Monday Pippa started with a cold.On Wednesday we took Meg to Flinders to see the opthalmolagist(?spelling) and Pippas cold kept getting worse.We spent most of the day in flinders hospital and got home about 4 by this tiime I was really worried and managed to get an apointment at the GP's at 5 by 6 we were guess where? A&EPippa was in the middle of her 1st ever and i have to say fairly major Asthma attack. Talk about frightning we had hourly obs hourly ventolin all night. So when I went to fill in the form at reception did the lass ask me my name!!!! OH NO. Its Alison isnt it she said OH the shame. However it was worth it as she is now home still white as a sheet on 3hrly ventolin and steroids but much much better than she was. I also have to say the health care has been great. We havent had to pay anything yet. The GP bulk bills for under 15s and even pippas take home meds came free. We will however have to pay for Megs contact lense but we expected that. Hope we get a break from haspitals for a while

[cormcvcr]

Oh my, you lot have been through the wars, but at least you know you will get seen too quickly if you need to return with the staff on first name terms with you. L.O.L.

Glad to hear she is home and getting better x

[ianb]

guys, hope the luck changes soon, hope everyone ok soon. they say things can only get better. Fingers crossed things calm down and you all stay healthy

Just to bring a smile to your face Always look on the bright side, if ever anyone needs any help on hospitals they know who to ask;)

[caoimhe]

It's official you are not a bad mother just an extremely unlucky one

Hope all gets well soon

[Rachiegarlo]

why did you end up at Flinders, thought the wch would be closer, there is an A&E there too, 1 or women and 1 for kids., poor pippa having a bad first asthma attack and all that ventolin prob made her feel shaky and a bit off.

[ali@51]

We were at flinders with Meg. Her consultant in the uk refered her to an opthalmolagist he knew and rated. He dose do some work out of wch but not the condition meg has, bit rare. I was in Modbury with Pippa. The Gp said we could go to wch or modbury with pippa but we had to go quick! and we wernt sure wher wch was

[Thorpe1]

Hi Ali,

What a nightmare you seem to have had. At least she is on the mend.

I noticed you mentioned Megan ia wearing contact lenses. My 8 year old has just started (thinks she is very grown up) but is surprisingly concious about them. Doesn't know anyone else who weras tham so I'll let her know about Megan. LOL

Karen

[Rachiegarlo]

The WCH is in North Adelaide on King William Rd. Modbury would be closer to you, so it's good you took her there. Sometimes we get kids with severe asthma into ICU but not so often now as the GPs have got good at pushing preventative care. Hope you don't have to go again soon.

Rachel

[Roo1]

Ohh, Ali you poor thing. I know exactly what its like to be in that situation, its so hard to think straight. Lets hope thats an end to the run of bad luck. I'm sure lots of mum's can relate to your story so don't be down on yourself.
Chin up girl
Judi x

[ali@51]

Hi Ali,

What a nightmare you seem to have had. At least she is on the mend.

I noticed you mentioned Megan ia wearing contact lenses. My 8 year old has just started (thinks she is very grown up) but is surprisingly concious about them. Doesn't know anyone else who weras tham so I'll let her know about Megan. LOL

Karen

Megan has had contacts from beeing 7 weeks old and putting them in and out from 7. Is your daughter wearing soft or gas permiable. Megan is in soft at the moment but her consultant is talking about putting her in gas permiable so looking for advice on them at present.


We have just spent another 3 hours in fracture clinic having Meg put in a full plaster as the swelling has gone down!!!!
She has to go back to the gp in 4 weeks to have it removed and pippa has to go back to the gp at the end of the week.
If I don't see the inside of another medical establishment for for a while I will be eternaly gratefull!!!!!