Very quick paediatrics appointment?

[Lionsmanez]

I know I’m probably being unreasonable but I’m an anxious mother to start with.

Took my DS4 to GP as he isn’t very active, doesn’t walk much, can’t keep up when playing with peers etc. Older son has Dyspraxia so worried about that. I was hoping for a referral to OT as school are dragging their feet about it, but they decided to refer to Paeds instead.

The GP appointment and referral was only around 2 weeks ago but I’ve got an appointment through already, for next week. I was expecting months to a year, which has been the case for my older child when they were referred a couple years back.

Does this mean they think it could be something bad? Or am I just overthinking?

I think if they thought it was something very serious they would have seen him the next day. This was the case for us. DS saw GP at 4pm, GP rang us back at 5.30pm with a 9am paediatrician appointment for the next day.

They could well have had a cancellation and want to fill the slot

I’d guess cancellation. The doctor would have told you if they were worried.
I hope all is well.

Thank you. I just overthink far too much - thinking about things like cerebral palsy!

You're overthinking.

I was referred for something recently that would typically take a weeks even just for a letter to come through, but I got a phone call the following day asking if I could come to an appointment in two weeks' time. Nothing serious; I guess they just had a cancellation or have changed the way they run the clinic or whatever.

Isn't that something that's usually picked up when they're born or am I thinking of something else? Either way, i wouldn't panic I would just assume they have more availability now than years ago and take that as a positive at this stage.

One of my daughters was like this, turned out to be hyper mobility, her legs hurt and she gets very tired, had an appointment with a geneticist who said it was like EDS but didn't quite meet the criteria, she's 18 now and still gets tired but she's healthy

It will be for a developmental paediatrician who can then refer to occupational health or physio if needed.

Cerebral palsy isn't normally picked up at birth. It also can actually happen in the first year of life by an accident/stroke/ lack of oxygen.

It also varies to the extent of how it affects people and there are different types from where one limb is affected to all 4 limbs etc.

There are many people who live with cerebral palsy with very limited adjustments being needed.