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get it out! thread 3

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littlemaemae · 15/04/2016 22:49

I have moved this to child health board as I don't think aibu is appropriate anymore.
What began as a quick question has become 2 now 3
The support on these threads has highlighted the best qualities of mumsnet and I am so grateful to every lovely person who has supported me so far! Thanks

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Footle · 16/04/2016 16:17

A previous poster wrote about her child having lasting serious consequences after severe impaction. More serious than this ?

foxy6 · 16/04/2016 16:21

Hi I haven't posted but have been watching. This has been going on for a while now. You are do I v a great job and I hope your little one starts feeling better soon xx

littlemaemae · 16/04/2016 17:36

Hissy, your poor little boy. I can't imagine how devastated you must have been and probably still are! How is he now? X

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Headofthehive55 · 16/04/2016 17:38

youarentkidding I think your post was spot on. we go through this every few weeks - familiarity does make you more comfortable with the process however.

Youarentkiddingme · 16/04/2016 17:47

Luckily ds and I don't go through this anymore (ATM the moment - touch wood!) he's on 10 movicol a day. His stool is always very loose with hard lumps in it and he strains to pass it. He still leaks as he needs to go.

Whilst it's working for us I do wonder where we go now we don't have the 6,8,10,12 impaction routine to go up and through if it builds up ever again.

The nights of sitting on DS and pinning him down whilst admisinistering suppositories in the small hours of the morning will always haunt me.

Headofthehive55 · 16/04/2016 17:56

Oh suppositories! Now that bring back (horrid) memories.
I try not to think about the day it doesn't work.

Wolpertinger · 16/04/2016 17:57

Totally agree that youarentkidding has nailed it. After you get to a certain number of years as a consultant you don't see that many new things any more. And even when you do you can quickly categorize them into actions like: life-threatening emergency do x,y and z now, or run through normal treatments but will go to such and such specialist eventually and so on. The difficulty is communicating clearly when you are in the phase when plans change everyday - that's normal to me but easily looks like I don't know what I'm doing to a frightened person in pain.

TooExtraImmatureCheddar · 16/04/2016 18:38

Poor little mite. Only 2 more sleeps until Leicester!

lovevintagecrap · 16/04/2016 18:48

I'm another who has been reading your threads since day one. I'm de-lurking to send you and both DDs lots of positive thoughts and best wishes.
As a family, you are having a really challenging and worrying time but you WILL come through the other side.
Thinking of you.

MrsOs · 16/04/2016 18:50

Thinking of you and hoping dr is along soon x

littlemaemae · 16/04/2016 19:02

Wolper- i can tell you really know what you are talking about, you are putting me at ease no end. Thank you so much.

Hives and kidding - it makes me really sad that this is just life you you and your DC now. I am praying for a miracle that it gets better especially as they are getting older now.
You are doing a brilliant job and I hope you have a lot of support Thanks

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Youarentkiddingme · 16/04/2016 19:24

Mae you just get to a point where you realise just how sad it is that after 10 movicol a day for 4.5 weeks (use to have 4/6 alternate days) and your DS does a big bulky soft poo and you celebrate Grin that really has been the highlight of my day!

I'm sending big bulky poo thoughts your way!

Goingtobeawesome · 16/04/2016 19:25

Still thinking of you all Flowers.

Hissy · 16/04/2016 19:36

maemae my ds is the most inspirational person I've ever known. The accident has bizarrely given him more than it took.

His school friends were utterly shocked, and their parents and the school were beyond awesome.

The efforts they made to wish him well, to come and see him (over an hour away from our home) really touched him.

He also learned how much he had in his tank, how much he could achieve when he used all his strength. Believe it or not, in 2 days due to being bandaged and in bed his legs were bent, he needed physio in hospital was in a wheelchair and had to work ridiculously hard to use crutches and then walk. When he went back to school 2 weeks later, he still limped a bit.

It was a horrific shock to us both, one we won't forget, but his scars are almost gone, just a couple of patches on his legs, it's amazing. At the time it happened I couldn't ever imagine him being the same again. And because I had flicked the kettle that boiled the water that burned him, there was a horrific amount of guilt. I think that's usual with burns. The "what ifs" etc.

As I say, he's more popular now than he was, his profile is higher, he knows he was missed and much loved. That will last a lot longer than a few marks on his skin.

You possibly have a condition or illness to contend with. Ds had continence issues as a younger child too, hence my original interest in your thread and continuing to follow.

I really hope that they get to the bottom of this (no pun intended Grin) very soon. If only a diagnosis, it would help inform the right treatment and you'll feel less isolated and exposed, and to watch our little ones in pain and suffering? Nothing, literally nothing worse.

I know how exhausting hospital is, if you can get a respite every so often, even a pop to the cafe for a cuppa, it can help.

Thinking of you. Might not post every day, but I do check up on the thread every day xx

Wolpertinger · 16/04/2016 19:46

Littlemae thank-you, am I obvs medical but not a paediatrician but a lot of what the doctors and nurses are doing makes sense to me and I can see why everything takes so looooong and everyone tells you something ever so slightly different because it's my normal workplace.

If it helps I've only ever met one person with Hirschsprung's so it is really rare - your GP has probably never ever had a case - and they were an adult and happily getting on with their lives (with a lot of laxatives) and in hospital for something completely different.

Headofthehive55 · 16/04/2016 19:53

Yes and your must tell news to your DH is that it's happened! It's the first thing I great him with on getting home from work.

Yes it is sad, but we cope with it, and it has largely turned out OK. That's why I posted, to let you know we go through it too...but we aren't in hospital and life is going on normally here. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you shouldn't have gone to hospital, far from it...but lve done the hospital and the disbelief that there is no magic fix and I just wanted to stand with you in support.

It is easier in some ways, mine is older and we have discussions on the way forward.

TheoriginalLEM · 16/04/2016 20:10

thinking of you and offering support. sort of marking my place because i need there to bea happy ending for you Flowers

SirVixofVixHall · 16/04/2016 20:44

I check the thread regularly hoping that your dd is starting to really improve, I hope that you get better results when you shift to the new hospital. (I'm sorry if I sound rather robotic, my mother has just died and I am in a zombie like state).

HibernoCaledonian · 16/04/2016 20:51

Delurking to wish Minilittlemaemae the best and to send SirVixofVixHall my condolences.

LaContessaDiPlump · 16/04/2016 20:59

Sorry to hear that SirVix - been there. It is a very strange feeling when a parent dies - outwardly normal, but inside your foundations have shifted and it'll take a while to work out how you've changed.

My sympathies Flowers

littlemaemae · 16/04/2016 21:02

Sirvixo, I am so sorry for your loss. Big hugs. I hope you have lots of support at home and are being looked after. Take care of yourself Thanks

Hives, I will resign myself to poo being #1 pressing matter between dp and myself until the DCs leave home. Atleast we will always have something to talk about Grin

Hissy, he sounds like the most incredible young man, and I can tell you now he will go onto great things.
You must feel so proud to be his mum and he is who he is because of you. Your story brought a tear to my eye.
He deserves a pride of Britain award

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elliejjtiny · 16/04/2016 21:28

I agree with previous posters who have said about drs being calm. My 2 year old DS4 has complications when he goes under anaesthetic (10 times so far). The anaesthetist is always very calm about it but the consultant is a lot less calm because she sees this a lot less often. If I was there I'd be panicking a lot!

AnotherStitchInTime · 16/04/2016 21:40

Glad they are keeping a closer eye on her now.

I have met a few children/teenagers with Hirschprungs and many others with serious gut motility issues. My ex-colleagues child was in every way leading a normal life going to nursery/school. Many lead very normal lives doing all sorts of things from martial arts and surfing to GCSE's and A'levels. Their stories are inspiring and some of the stories can be found at Gutsy Gastros Some may be upsetting to read even though they are inspiring, so if you are feeling low maybe don't read them

SirVixofVixHall · 16/04/2016 22:38

Thank you LaContessa and littlemaemae. Yes, my world has shifted. I lost my Dad three years ago, so I'm suddenly parentless as well as motherless, which feels very strange. I was with my Mum when she died so I am processing that too, and it is so very recent that I feel floaty and hardly here.

AnotherStitchInTime · 16/04/2016 22:54

Sorry to hear of your loss SirVix. When my DH's mum (single parent no Dad) died he said it was like he lost his anchor to reality as there had never been a time she wasn't there. It took a long while for him to grieve and feel 'normal' again, so be gentle with yourself.

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