Thanks for all your messages. We're now back to civilisation with broadband and a mobile phone signal. I really can't fault Bath RU hospital - fantastic. DS1 managed to come out with a course of antibiotics, 2 large easter eggs, a bionicle and an addiction to computer games.
He was completely himself by Sunday although the doctor did point out that "he was lippy enough on Friday". 3 weeks having a hospital in his class Role Play area versus numerous years in med school... no contest really. If we'd been local, they would have kept him in another day but after impressing on us just how ill he'd been they let us go off on our holiday if we promised to take him straight to the nearest A&E with a letter if he started to get worse again.
Pneumonia was the bonus diagnosis after a chess xray, ruling out the 2 other close runners, appendicitus and meningitis. It's not often doctors are delighted to see shadows like that on a lung!
Hope your DD has made an equally swift recovery, Tissy.