I have to cancel don't I?

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DD is coughing and says her chest hurts, temp is 38.4. DS has a physio appointment this afternoon at the hospital. No one is answering the phone, no one is calling me back (left a message), called the main hospital number. What else can I do?

How about using lots of hand gel, and having her breath/cough into a scarf? If she sits still snuggling you and doesn't touch anything...

Could your dd sit in the corridor/waiting room with a book/toy?

Our local hospital has signs up saying that flu is circulating in our local area and that there are certain wards with strict visiting restrictions as a result. They ask that visitors to the hospital should only come if they don’t have any flu symptoms and advise not to knowingly bring unwell children with them.
So I think you’re right to not go.
People saying that hospitals are already full of sick people are correct but that makes them vulnerable and bringing more illness to the hospital unnecessarily is irresponsible at best.

She's now at 39 and slumped against me
They just called back and said not to come.

Have you cancelled previously?

Yes, once when DS had d&v.

By my experience you’ve got 5 days of that ahead of you. DC1 is out the other side, DC2 has 2 more days to go.

Glad you managed to get sorted OP. Aside from spreading germs, it's pretty miserable taking a small child with a temp that high out when not necessary.

Lljkk, it's eejits like you that cause the constant circulation of germs, which for most people are fine, but vulnerable people are, well, vulnerable. I'm guessing you're one of the advocates of sending kids into school when they have d&v before the 48 hour rule.

Glad it got sorted. It's awful when people don't take appointments seriously and waste NHS time. That's clearly not what you're doing. It's not even like this is a one off appointment and I'm sure the staff will be able to spend even more time helping the other kids who are in today.

I'd still expect to go. If she's too ill to come with you then she should probably be in hospital

Haven't you ever been too sick to get out of bed but not hospitalised?!
The poor child. Imagine dragging her anywhere when she's feeling so sick - she needs to stay in bed and recover.

Oh dear. I hope she feels better soon. Glad the hospital has confirmed as that saves feeling obliged to go in case they discharge your ds.

Thank you for being considerate of other OP and sorry about the idiocy on this thread. Here's hoping that you DD recovers quickly and no one else in your household catches it!

I am a physio in that type of situation, but not in the UK. You are cancelling your second appointment in about 18? We don't withhold service from a child who is dependent on adults to bring them to their appointments - this would punish the child. Cancelling 1 in 10 appointments, due to illness or transport issues, would be pretty average for us. We generally book ourselves 100% to allow for this and use the time for paperwork or other admin. We appreciate people ringing to give us as much notice as possible.

Just read to the end of the thread...I was going to post to say not to take your son and to thank you for being considerate of other, more vulnerable people.

Is there a friend or neighbour or family member who could come and sit with DD if she is too young/too ill to be left alone? Or indeed someone else who could take DS to his physio appointment?

Is there a friend or neighbour or family member who could come and sit with DD if she is too young/too ill to be left alone? Or indeed someone else who could take DS to his physio appointment?

No. And no, else I would have already asked them.

I don’t think it is fair to your dd if she feeling terrible to go to the physio app. Nor fair on people that we already ill.

You are being considerate of others, and a physio app is not urgent.

They just called back and said not to come.

Of course they did. Your poor DD needs to be at home anyway, poor thing. Glad you got it sorted OP and hope your DD is better soon.