to expect to be able to get a doctors appointment when i ring first thing....

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annoyed as i rang dead on 8am but it went to answering machine saying the surgery was closed-kept ringing till 8.05am when it finally had a ring tone but saying line was busy so had to wait. When someone answered at 8.10am they said all the appointments were filled.I think ds has threadworms (horrified to say the least) and i need a family persription and some advice as its a first time occurance.....

Sorry, when I say, "doing this" I'm not referring to your OP, just a previous point you made about people wasting appointments.

Sorry Riven - I meant those flushable toilet wipes. They're Ok aren't they ?

It still annoys me that i couldn't get an appointment that early though and i didn't realise it was common because i never ring up because i hate going to the doctors tbh. Like i said i haven't a clue about this whole thing and i just want to get him treated. How about his younger brother he's just 2 can he be treated? How can i check him-will it be more contained in nappys? can't stop itching.Oh and no they didnt offer me an emergency appointment either. I said to her afterwards can i just get an perscription as i knew what it was but she said the doctor may want to see him.

I can understand that it's upsetting the first time. Just follow the advice on hear about washing- and don't forget you've all got to take the tablets.

But many surgeries operate on the system that appointments are made out on basis of urgency rather than who rings first. Which seems a good idea if you think about it. It may mean you have to wait a day or two for a non-urgent appointment, but it also means a pensioner with suspected pleurisy or a baby with diarrhoea will be seen quickly. My surgery works like this and I have always been very grateful to know that if I do need an urgent appointment, there will be one there. It is worth the annoyance of having to wait for a non-urgent appointment. It's like when you go to A&E; they won't see you in order of arrival but in order of urgency; they won't let the person with the broken finger be seen first just because they arrived before the person with serious head injuries.

Also < can't keep away >, people who bite their nails are more prone to catching them, so dissaude anyone who does from doing this.

Don't know how old your DCs are, but Doctor Dog, by Babette Cole has a great funny, yucky story about common ailments for children (age about 4-10) to read.

Riven totally right on wet wipes - as I know to my cost.

Re the GP's appointments - it is crap - I have to drop the kids off early at school and drive straight there at 8.30 to get an apptmt because i can't get through on the phone. Or if its one of the children ill I go straight there to get a come back later apptmt and then take the other one into school late. I can't do anything else.

But 'vermox' (or ang on is that the name sur le continent?) - anyway an over the counter remedy should do it. good luck.

this makes interesting reading

I would think that you would definitely see them in your toddlers nappies . Ovex is suitable for children over two but not sure if you can crush and put it in his milk if necessary...

You can get Ovex liquid too - talk to the pharmacist.

Sorry link above didn't work

www.thefreelibrary.com/Flushable+wipes:+a+tale+of+two+standards-a0145223846

Riven and bellisima - you are right

gaaaaah - blardy link !!!!!

so once he's taken it can he go to school? Id hate to send him and for to pass it on? omg does it get any worse them worms jamie???
I can't belive i informed his school too the shame! Ds thinks its hilarious and keeps shouting ive got ants in my pants and worms . I wouls also like to stress i do not like wasting gp's time so please don't think im a time waster. Its a pet hate of mine its just i really didnt know much about it and plus i have a toddler its more of a worry when its your kids.

But why should you have to pay for medication when you can get a free prescription for your child. Would it be possible to just ask for a prescription which you can collect?? There is lots of advice about threadworms on NHS Direct.

Pretty common not to get an appointment if you ring on the day especially on a monday, unless it's a real emergency which in my sugery's case you can get an appointment at the end of sugrey hours or a call from a doctor.

Oh, and nothing except toilet roll should be put down the toilet - it all ends up on our beaches!

The pharmacist should be able to advise you about the two-year old, allthree. And in fairness to you, you weren't to know that you could get the threadworm treatment over the counter from the pharmacist, and you have every right to be annoyed at how difficult it is to get a doctor's appointment.

I know how lucky I am that, where I live now, I can book an appointment ahead for non urgent matters, or get one quickly if I need it, but at my previous surgery, we had to go through the whole trying to ring at 8.30am thing, and more often than not all the appointments would be gone by the time I got back from dropping the children at school - and then they'd refuse to make appointments for later in the week!

I did once take ds3 to casualty (who sent us on to the out of hours clinic) because he was writhing and yelling in pain after doing a poo - I didn't see any threadworms, and it was late at night, so was worried that something serious was wrong. Oh boy was I embarrassed when I was told it was threadworms.

I did ask for the prescription if the doctor couldn't see me and some general advice. Waiting for a call back but she said the doctor may want to see him first don't know whether to ring them and cancel now.Wish i had just gone up to see them as i only live around the corner.

I'm not sure about whether he can go to school straight away. We've always given the treatment in the evening, then they do a poo the next morning and hopeful poo out the dead worms, so I suppose as long as they are in clean pants, have clean nails and wash their hands they shouldn't be that contagious.

I think they're at more risk of re-infecting themselves, because there are eggs lurking about under nails, so the most important thing is hand-washing and nail cutting.

Read the info with the Ovex, maybe call NHS direct.

And there's no shame, they're really common - not that you'd want him to shout about it, mind.......

Not everyone in the family necessarily gets them, IME - but you have to treat everyone just in case.

ah thanks everyone about the advice. I feel really bad now everytime ds come's near me or tries to hold my hand i squirm the thought of all those eggs under his nails the porr thing

wouldnt worry about school...he will have got them from there in the first place and will likely be re-infected within a week or so...its a pain,but not much you can do.

part of childhood....like head lice

I have just seen your thread from last night and everyone advised you to get treatment from chemist? Can get suitable treatment for 2 yr old from chemist too.

YANBU to expect there would still be appointments left at that time, but YABU to complain you can't get an emergency appt for worms.

you'll probably have them too i'm afraid.

very,very contagious

He'll only have eggs under his nails if he's been scratching his bum - the worms are more active in the evening and at night. Just give his hands a good wash and scub his nails with a nailbrush.

Am trying to reassure, not freak you out !!!

sorry moaning i did look on other threads too as didn't get many replies and they did say go to the GP because the whole family need to be treated. Im not expecting a emergency appointment for threadworms and just added that in at the end wish i didnt now. I was just annoyed that it was impossible to get an appointment considering i rang the moment it opened.