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ARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH - totally hacked off!!

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eidsvold · 20/01/2006 03:39

Can you believe I got a call at lunchtime today - cancelling dd1's surgery ( was to be next wednesday)!!!!

Okay there is an emergency case and I appreciate they take priority - have been in that patient's shoes with dd1 and even myself

BUT

argggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! cross and frustrated - just want these bloody tonsils and adenoids out - and be done with it. The sleep apnoea is really playing havoc with her sleeping at the moment. She is constantly tired and grumpy and I am tired of being on the receiving end of it......

Amazingly we have kept her so healthy and ready for surgery only to have this happen AGAIN!!

The lady in bookings did say well at least I would not have to attend pre-admission clinic AGAIN!! I should bloody well hope not - been there twice already - signed the consent forms, read the literature been told of the risks TWICE....

I just need her to be operated ON!!

So we go back to normal life - school holidays come to an end on Monday and dd1 starts sn kindy again and very first day at mainstream kindy and then has two weeks off!!!!

It could have all been over and done with by now.. or at least in two and a bit weeks.

We have to wait at least 3 weeks now for a surgery date unless ( highly unlikely) someone is cancelled!! And I have to psych myself up all over again... perhaps third time is the charm - it means unlike her cardiac surgery she will have no complications and heal in no time and be brilliant..... ( i live in hope!)

Thank you for listening to my rant.

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Bouj · 20/01/2006 04:05

Oh, Eidsvold, I had a horrible feeling that's what you were going to say when I clicked on this. It must be so very frustrating. Can she go to kindy before the op? Poor thing, it is going to make her feel so much better, and dragging it out makes it worse. Which hospital is she going into?

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eidsvold · 20/01/2006 04:19

yes - she will start sn kindy and hopefully mainstream kindy... looks like being end of Feb at this stage unless someone is cancelled...

we have medical appts and therapy, swimming etc that needs to be rejigged because of this.....

Royal Children's she will be in...

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Bouj · 20/01/2006 04:26

Grrrr, bet you were getting yourself mentally prepared for it as well. Here's hoping they have a cancellation!

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eidsvold · 20/01/2006 04:37

I guess the plus is - it looks like she can start mainstream kindy with the other kids.... rather than coming in a week or so later.

hopefully!!

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Bouj · 20/01/2006 04:41

Well done for looking on the bright side! Bet she's really looking forward to kindy. Had a look at one for ds yesterday, makes me get all teary how grown up he is getting!

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eidsvold · 20/01/2006 04:44

yes - makes me all teary thinking she is off to kindy this year.. am making her kindy sheets etc at the moment, labellig shirts, lunch boxes etc. Off to buy her new trainers tomorrow.

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Bouj · 20/01/2006 04:48

Sounds weird, but seeing ds's name on anything makes him seem so grown up, like he's not part of me anymore! Make sense?! So for that reason, labelling everything is really going to get me! Now I'm getting all blubby thinking about your dd with her name on everything! Bloody pregnancy hormones...

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eidsvold · 20/01/2006 05:00

i'm not even pregnant and I am all blubby - not sure I like the idea of handing over influence i nher life to other unkowns!!!

she looks so grown up with her pigtails/bunches and in her kindy clothes - carryig her backpack etc.

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