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dd has meningitus

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nulnulcat · 26/06/2006 19:28

dd has been in hospital since fri with meningitus and now she has picked up another bug in there with vomiting and diarhea and they have found she is passing blood this is the first time in 3 days i have had a break from her am supposed to be trying to get some rest but i cant she is only 2 and a half and it seems we spend most of our life in the childrens ward its one thing after another and im begininning to wonder what she did to deserve all this crap!

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HarryRamsbottomthwaite · 06/07/2006 08:52

oh buggar! - it's Fullmoonfiend by the way . HarryRamsbottom is checking out and going to water his prize-winning leeks now...

crazydazy · 06/07/2006 13:39

Oh nunulcat what a worrying time for you, hope your little DD is feeling much better.

DD had meningcoccal septicaemia when she was 3, she was very poorly and we were in Spain which just added tot he worry. It was thought at first that she had sunstroke but luckily the consultants in the spanish hospital noticed the two little purple dots on her ankle and detected it was meningitis and were able to get her straight onto antibiotics - an hour later and she was covered from head to foot in the horrible rash, it just spread that quickly. It was touch and go for 24 hours and the language barrier was a real problem but thankfully she was okay.

We were told that had we been in the UK she might not be here today as the meningitis took hold so quickly and luckily because its very rare in Spain they did not dismiss it and recognised it as being meningitis very quickly. I thank god for that.

She's now 6 and has hardly been ill ever since.

Thomcat · 06/07/2006 13:42

Oh so sorry nulnulcat - hope she gets better and stays better very, very soon.

Fimbo · 06/07/2006 14:05

Wishing your dd all the best Nulcat - I hope you are able to have her home at the weekend.

expatinscotland · 06/07/2006 14:11

Nul,
SO glad she is on the mend! Hoping she gets to come home soon.

Natuk · 06/07/2006 14:37

Nulnulcat

My god, i am so pleased that your daughter is on the mend!!! I feel for you and i know what you are goign through {smile] ((((((((HUGS))))))))

Well i lost my best friend in 2003, she was 21 and died of Meningitus B. I was there, when she died. It was very painful and still is!!

One morning, she was complaining about bad headaches, no rashes or anything. Then later on that morning, she was screaming and crying. Because her headaches was so bad, we rush to A&E!! 3 hours later, she died!! She had cat scan and meningitus B spread to the brain etc. Somethink like that.

I am always checking my 16 months old son for signs of mengingits.. i can't help it!!

God bless you and your daughter.

fullmoonfiend · 06/07/2006 20:13

Natuk, so for you. x

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nulnulcat · 08/07/2006 16:15

hi dd is coming home on monday she has to have some tests to try and find out why there is blood in her poo (sorry was that tmi!) but as soon as thats done we can bring her home which is a huge relief

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sugarfree · 08/07/2006 16:22

That's great news!!

Harold · 08/07/2006 16:24

Phew thats lovely news. What a relief!

fullmoonfiend · 08/07/2006 19:36

glad to hear this

lanismum · 08/07/2006 23:07

excellent, really pleased for you!!

Natuk · 10/07/2006 08:36

Wonderful news!!

Take care

Natuk · 10/07/2006 08:36

Wonderful news!!

Take care

mell2 · 10/07/2006 09:23

Hoping you will all be home together soonxxxxxxxx

CristinaTheAstonishing · 10/07/2006 09:26

You'll be one relieved mummy having your DD well and safe at home again today.

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nulnulcat · 10/07/2006 20:04

dd is now home and asleep in her own bed still wearing her new cinderella dress her nanny bought her today! im now crashed out on sofa with a large vodka and i dont even care that my house is a tip!!

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maddiemostmerry · 10/07/2006 20:13

I have just read through your thread, what a terrible few weeks you have had.

I hope dd will be on the mend soon, it must be lovely to have her at home.

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nulnulcat · 10/07/2006 20:35

thank you everyone for all the messages they were lovely and im so sorry for all you other mums that have been through it wouldnt want to wish these last few weeks on my worst enemy! today was horrible more tests more injections i dont think i ever want to hear my poor baby screaming that its hurting and make it stop mummy ever again, i just felt so helpless

her real dad was a complete w**r had to ring him to update him, told him he couldnt begin to know how horrible its all been he said "i can imagine" which he cant as he is not involved in his daughters life and has only seen her half a dozen times told him all this and his answer was im still her dad!!! he not seen her since last may!!!!

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nulnulcat · 10/07/2006 20:35

sorry was that a bit of a rant?

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expatinscotland · 10/07/2006 20:39

Rant away, nul! SO glad your baby is home now!!

Her dad sounds like he doesn't deserve a sweetie like her - glad your partner showed what a real man is about.

Onwards and upwards.

Get some sleep!!

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nulnulcat · 02/09/2006 21:46

its been a hectic few weeks since the meningitus thing, poor dd has really been through it, the blood thing was caused by allergies and now she is on a gluten free diet things have improved.

she has always been livley prone to tantrums etc paperweights through doors etc behaviour has got worse since coming out of hospital first of all put it down to not feeling well but nursery were also concerned and to cut a long story short she has been diagnosed with adhd, not on ritalin at the moment as trying to deal with it in other ways than drugging my child up, but the mild sedative at bedtime it a god send for the 1st time in nearly 3 years we are getting near enough an unbroken nights sleep!!

unfortunatly the stress of the last few months and all her health problems have led to the break up of my relationship with dp,

cant wait for this year to end!

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expatinscotland · 02/09/2006 21:48

Aw, nul! Glad to see you back!

Hope things improve for you and DD soon.

((((HUGS))))

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