To take dd to A and E?

[babymama471]

My dd has been suffering from horrendous stomach pains for roughly a month now. They are getting increasingly painful, resulting in a lot of absence from school.

I have filled out multiple econsults for the GP, to be told they have no appointments and to call 111. I've called 111 multiple times and not heard back apart from a text to say they are experiencing extreme pressure and to contact the GP... and so on.

We have had one appointment with a nurse at the surgery who has referred to the hospital but suggested A and E if things continue.

We haven't heard anything from the referral and my poor dd is in a lot of pain for most of the day. Painkillers don't seem to help and she isnt coping with the pain.

AIBU to take her to A and E and ask for her to be seen by a doctor? I feel guilty as she hasn't had an accident but she is in a lot of pain and I don't know what else I can do for her to be seen by a health professional.

A nurse told you to go, so you go.

Absolutely I'd take her, completely unreasonable they've left her so long.

Take her, I've a family member who experienced something similar and their appendix eventually ruptured.

My daughter had severe abdominal pains earlier this week.

Luckily shes much better now. But when we were going through it, it was hellish.

If you're worried I wouldn't hesitate to go.

You will never regret doing what you feel is best for your daughter.
How awful that a GP hasn't seen her by now.

Take her in and explain how you've been fobbed off from pillar to post and it's needs investigation

Just take her

I would but there are signs up in A&E saying not to come with something that’s been going on a while etc. So worth saying it’s gone worse over the last 24hrs or she’s struggling to cope hence you’ve gone. She needs investigations to start and A&E can hopefully get the ball rolling

Should add my DD’s waited 7 months to see a paediatrician for quite bad symptoms and we didn’t hear until a month before the appointment. Then it got cancelled the day before as the Dr was sick. It’s next Friday now, sincerely hope it’s not cancelled again

Yes, definitely go. I agree with Barbs; you need to tell them it has gotten significantly worse in the past 12 hours.

Op a Friday evening or indeed over a weekend isn't somewhere I would want to be waiting for help to be honest.

If that's what you mean as I'm going tonight?

Sorry that should say as In not I'm

It's worrying right now the way people seem to be left to fester for such a long time when in pain

My dd has recently been having stomach pains (10 year old) resulting in time off school. Not severe but it's not really like her to complain. My dd had covid few months ago and I read something that it could be that. Please let us know how you get on

For god's sake don't lie to them about the symptoms. 95% of working out the diagnosis is from the history, so don't screw up the chance of them working out what's wrong with your kid.

Where is the abdo pain? I'd want to rule out an appendix going from grumbling to acute if it's mostly on the right and worse on jiggling around (walking/car)... That would be A&E/OOH GP worthy even on a Saturday night...

Go to A&E, if she can wait until the morning even better as she won't sleep much there tonight. They won't turn you away, they'll get things moving quicker. Hopefully it's nothing serious and she feels better soon

Absolutely take her. We had a very similar situation recently, and my child turned out to have a serious illness, which could have been much worse if left much longer. We also discovered the symptoms for this particular illness present very differently in children to adults, which was why it was being overlooked over and over. Please take her, and push for a scan and bloods to be taken.

I’d also strongly advise that you ask for a specific paediatric consult, rather than / as well as a general A&E one. As mentioned, childrens symptoms for common illnesses can be different to adult norms.

Sorry for your situation.

There isn't really enough information to advise

How old is your dd? Where exactly is the pain? Any other symptoms eg bowels, vomit, urine, temp, weight etc etc

Any other medical problems / family history

Could she just be constipated?

A&e won't necessarily be able to help if its not an acute problem although I do understand your worry and frustration

Good luck

My child of any age with severe abdominal pain would be taken to A&E. Who cares who you piss off or how incompetent your GP is or how long you’ve waited, your child’s health is precious. We’ve got far too comfortable accepting shit service from the NHS, advocate for your daughter and get her seen ASAP.

I'm normally a bit 🙄as everyone always suggests taking them to a&e, however in this case absolutely take her. It's shocking that a gp hasn't seen her and I really hope they stop using "because of covid" as a shity excuse for everything.