I feel like I'm 3 days behind this week. Monday, I registered with a supply agency, had lots of admin and DS's parents evening. Yesterday, I registered with another teaching agency then met DS for an emergency dental appointment for his dental infection. The dentist panicked and sent us to A&E, where we waited ages, trying to get hold of the out-of-hours dental team, as apparently, A&E can't treat dental problems any more (it's a recent decision).
Anyway, finally got through to emergency dentist, who said it wouldn't make much difference if DS had to wait until today to start antibiotics and to ring our normal dentist in the morning. So by the time we got home, it was nearly 8.30 p.m., trying to sort it out since 3.30 p.m. Then I rang our dentist this morning, who referred us to Paediatric First Aid at Sunderland hospital. Bear in mind, it takes a good couple of hours and 3 buses for us to get there! We set off about 10.15, got there about 12.45. We were seen quickly and DS was treated by a lovely and efficient lady and prescribed TWO courses of antibiotics (3 days on metronidazole and a week on penicillin), but it was 3 pm by the time we left and nearly 6 pm when we finally got home today! Absolutely shattered after it all. I don't know why the dentist couldn't have just prescribed antibiotics last night and referred DS today . Anyway, it was just as well I made that £70 selling on eBay on Sunday, as I have no money until tomorrow. Most of it has been spent, on travel and food, as we got stuff on our way to hospital yesterday and had an early lunch just before going to the hospital today. Phew!