Quite concerned about DD, what would you do?

[ElfOnTheTopShelf]

DD recently has been getting really difficult to wake up in the morning. She is five years old and her bedtime is seven. Mostly she is asleep by 7:15. I wake her up approx 6:45/7:00 in the morning so we can get ready to leave the house, so nearly 12 hours sleep a night.
For a few weeks she was complaining every now and again of a tummy ache, took her to the docs who said UTI and she had a course of antibiotics.
This week she has become extremely clingy, difficult to wake up in the morning, very emotional, and has been going to bed sooner and sooner each night, and getting more difficult to wake in the morning. She's also a bit off her food, one day this week she had a slice of toast for breakfast, at lunch she ate half a sandwich, and tea she had half a toastie, and she didn't want anything else.
Yesterday she had spent nearly 45 minutes crying at the childminders house before I picked her up, she alternates between saying nothing is wrong / she's just tired / she's worried the new baby will be smelly (I am 35 weeks pg, but up til now, she's seemed fine at the idea of having a sibling). I took her home last night, she was in bed and asleep at 5:45, she slept until 7:10 this morning. I have picked her up, and apparently she has been asleep "several times" today in class, slept for an hour at the childminders, and is currently lying in bed now.
I did try to get her in our docs, but they cannot see her until next thursday.
In these cirumstances, WWYD? DH says to ring nhs direct, but I'm not sure if we're just being paranoid. Any advice would be appreciated. Some people have suggested that she may be naturally worried about the new arrival, and this is what is making her a bit emotional, but surely wouldn't put her off her food and make her sleep excessively?

Just caught up with this. Agree about demanding a GP appointment. Hope all goes well. Keeps us updated.

I would get her tested for diabetes.

Morning. Been thinking about you and DD every time my DS woke me in the night. (Several times, of course!) Fingers X'd for this am.

How is your DD this morning?

She seems a bit livlier this morning, though she's generally been okay in the morning other wise I'd have been keeping her from school everyday, so I guess I'll have to see how she is in the afternoon.
She's going to see the doctor today at 11:30.
I weighed her this morning and she's the same weight as she was when I weighed her at christmas, so she hasn't lost anything.
She does look as if she has a black eye at the moment for some reason though! She said this morning "if I am very brave at the doctors, can I have a lollipop" as she hates doctors/ nurses/hospitals, bless her.

It is good that she hasn't lost weight but would have expected her to put some on in 4 months. I hope it all goes okay at the doctors.

Do let us know how you get on....x

I cant say I feel any more reassured after the doctors appointment. They basically said they think she is either getting over or starting a viral infection, they'll send the urine away for testing, and to go back if she doesn't improve.

You may have seen my many odd threads on my dd being in constant pain. I took her for 6 doctor's appointments including to A & E. I kept being told to give her pain relief and come back in 2 weeks. Clearly they had no idea what was wrong with her as I had 4 suggestions of a diagnosis in the end. I wasn't prepared to wait any longer and we have gone private and had a correct diagnosis and she is now getting treatment. We have to pay but don't care.

My advice would be to go to A & E if you don't want to wait.

I did mention the bruises, but I got the feeling the just thought it was natural for children to get bruises iyswim.
It's an odd surgery tbh, last time I saw this particular doc, he gave me a three month course of iron tablets without ever taken any blood samples to see whether I was anemic!

I can only give advice based on my own experience of - frankly - megligent GPs and I would take her to a walk in centre or A&E and explain your concerns.....a GP who dismisses fatigue, lethargy and bruising and does not carry out a blood test is an idiot IMHO.

You know your dd best. You know she is ill. So take her somewhere to get her some treatment.
xx

Your dd should be being tested for diabetes, thyroid conditions and anaemia at the VERY least!

I haven't cancelled the appointment she has on Thursday, not sure which doctor that is with.
Wiating for DH to get home so I can chat to him about it.

I would second taking her to the walk in centre, it's probably nothing but there are some serious causes of fairgoer and bruising that need to be ruled out first.

If not keep bugging the doctors and keep a diary of symptoms, sleep and food.

That should be fatigue, damn spellchecker, lol.

How worrying for you, hope you get it sorted soon x

Do you have an alternative GP who you can take her to?

How is she now?

So they didn't even do a blood test to check her iron levels?

Sounds quite worrying, and your GP sounds useless.

Elf , i agree about a second opinion of some kind. Does sound like she needs some tests at least. Your GP sounds awful !

FAB5 ive been followin your threads , i was wondering how your DD was gettin on , glad you have a diagnosis and treatment. Can't believe it took so many Drs then you had to go private in the end anyway. At least you have an answer.

as far as possible diabetes is concerned. My dd was sleeping all the time and at only 15 months it was like she was 'too good' - this, and some sickness and diaorhea really was the only thing i particularly picked up on. Took her to gp when older dd had a bad chest and asked him about younger dd. He sent us straight to a and e and we got sent to the front of the queue, and got kept in - not prepared at all, hadnt expected it, but apparently it was what gp expected. Looking back she was weeing more, but we didnt notice at the time.

When i was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as a kid i was very tired..but the main thing i experienced was being very very thirsty..ridiculously so! Also i lost about a stone in weight

Am v surprized they haven't done blood tests though, as anaemia sounds like a strong possibility

She isn't drinking any more than usual, not that I have noticed. She generally doesn't drink much, especially at school, she often comes back with a fullish juice cup which I have sent her in the morning, though she always drinks her milk.
I dont think she has been going to the loo more either, but again, she could be going more at school / childminders and I am not noticing at home. She does have the tendency to need to loo as soon as we get in, even if she has been at the childminders - its only a 20 min trip back. She did have an accident at school the other week (I can count on one hand the number of accidents she has had since we potty trained her). So maybe not going more, but seems more urgent when she goes if that makes sense.

Is there any way you can change Gp surgeries? I did with DS only after my mother insisted and it was the best thing i ever did. My neighbour recommended them. My old Gp sounds just like yours and we ended up being in hospital over xmas/new year with a poorly baby. They didn't take me seriously and made me feel like i was neurotic. My new surgery is fantastic, will always see a poorly child, or at least get Gp to call you and then ask you in if concerned.

I hope you get to the bottom of it soon.

I think she needs a proper check.

Yes, Pixie, took too long and yet again we have had to pay to go privately.