ds (15 months) has been really poorly since wednesday last week. it started fairly mildly so i held of taking him to my gps initially but on saturday he got up and was in a lot of pain with his ears. i went to the local drop-in clinic and they gave me amoxycillin for an ear infection.
on sunday he started to be quite sick and om tuesday i took him to the drs as i was worried about the amount he was throwing up and he was still not well. I asked the dr if it could be the antibiotics - he said no and pretty much fobbed me off and sent me home.
by wednesday it had reached epic vomit status and his hip bones were sticking out with the amount of weight he has lost. so i stopped the antibiotics.
the sickness has stopped but yesterday he was so weak and tired he could not climb on the sofa so i phoned the drs to be told there were no appointments and to phone back at 3.30pm. I pretty much begged for an appointment but they said no that i would have to phone back. 3.30pm is the time i get dd from school so i tried to get childcare but no one was available so i left it and he was a lot better by the end of the day.
this morning he has got up, looked loads better, ate loads of breakfast and went back to bed after taking dd to school.
he only slept a short time and woke up flushed with temp again and with a racking cough. So i phoned the drs - again!!!! all the morning appointments were gone, i asked for an afternoon one, they said the only ones left would be released at 3.30pm. I again explained that the time was difficult as i needed to get dd, i again begged for a time slot and then i can work some childcare around that and was told no. one of the moms could get her today but i need to know what time my appointment is so i can let the mom know when i will be back etc. they still said no!!!! anyway i went back down to the drop in clinic with dh, they have checked him over thoroughly and they just think he is run down ubt all the infection is gone. they did say that if he gets very lethargic to go to hospital!! so once again i am at a loss with it all and dont think i am getting a good service from my drs.
so i am seriously thinking about changing - its a shame cos the head doctor is fab and has known me since i was my daughters age but he is so busy you normally see somebody different and the one has no bedside manner and the other was the one who fobbed me of on tuesday. Also at the moment it is usual to be an hour late to go in for an appointment. in fact last year i had to leave before my smear test as the nurse was running an hour and a half late and i had to go to another appointment.
seems like a big decision though as i am wondering if it is better the devil you know