Recently me and my DH took DS to hospital. He had been unwell for a few days and had deteriorated quite badly. His temperature was high, he was not eating or drinking and had gone floppy. (No wet or dirty nappies either). We had been giving him dyoralite and regular paracetamol and ibuprofen. Nothing was working and after ringing 111 we ended up in A&E. The doctor looked at his OBS said his heart rate was very high and his oxygen wasn't as good as it should have been. They wanted to observe him and needed a urine sample. 12 hours later his heart rate was a bit lower and oxygen had improved slightly. We got told it was a viral illness and to go home. "Keep doing what you're doing". I was called a paranoid mother because I said he still seemed really poorly. I asked if they could take his blood. Doctor said no. 3 days after that he was unresponsive and was rushed to a specialist hospital. We got told it was severe dehydration. My husband went with him, I dropped my DD off at school and made my way to hospital. When I got there my son was in a resuss room surrounded by doctors. His x-ray results showed he had pneumonia in his left lung. His veins had collapsed so they had drilled into his shin bone to get strong antibiotics into him as he also had sepsis in his legs. The doctor told me he was in critical condition. Once stable he was taken to the great north children's hospital. The antibiotics weren't doing enough and he had an empyema and needed surgery. The surgeon took all the infection out and he had a drain in for 4 days as they had found an abscess in his lung. 14 days in hospital and he's back home. He lost muscle mass in his legs and has had to learn to balance again.
I'm angry at the original doctor as he failed to grasp just how ill my son was. If he had taken blood he might have found the infection in his blood. My 18 month old baby nearly died! I keep thinking about it. It's put dampener on Christmas and I'm struggling. The health visitor has been lovely and has given me tips about how to build him back to a healthy weight.
AIBU to make a complaint to PALS about the first doctor? Or should I accept that limited resources and pressure on doctors meant he did all he could at the time?
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ElseaKnowsBest · 27/12/2016 13:08
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