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DD has her hospital appointment tommorow, and i'm so scared

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nutcracker · 07/06/2004 13:43

I know i'm just being stupid and overreacting as usual, but i managed to not sleep hardly last night as i kept imagining all sorts.

In my more rational moments I know that she will probably be fine and the paed will dismiss it all as a long lasting virus or something but I just can't help thinking 'what if'. Especially since I was told that it'd take ages for an appointment to come through and i got it rather quickly. I keep thinking someone at the hospital must have spotted something. Totally ridiculous i know but there you go.

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maddiemo · 07/06/2004 13:49

Hope it goes well Nutcracker.

Chandra · 07/06/2004 13:52

Nutcracker, sorry you are going through this. If you want to cheer yourself up think that if your DD had something too serious they wouldn't have set an appointment, they would have get her into the hospital immediatly.

When my DS went to hospital (4-5 times in his first year) they not only asked us to take him immediatly, they offered an ambulance in case we conssidered we may get stuck in traffic. At the end he was not that bad (out of a hole in his chest that makes all doctors believe he is having difficulties in breathing, he is fine, the visits to the hospital reassured both doctors and us that the only problems abot his chest are aesthetic otherwise he is fine.

Janh · 07/06/2004 13:52

Maybe you got a cancellation, nutty?

Of course you are worried, we all would be too, it's not stupid or overreacting - hope it's OK, keeping everything crossed for you!

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nutcracker · 07/06/2004 13:57

Thanks guys. Suppose i'd be worrying if i wasn't worried about it too .

My mom is having the other kids so that i can actually hear what the doc is saying and chase after Dd when she hears the word blood test and legs it.

Feels quite sick about it at the mo, but i will try to think about something else, otherwise i'll be no use at keeping Dd calm.

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tamum · 07/06/2004 14:21

Hi Nutty. I'm really sorry you're so worried. I know I would be too, but I also think Chandra is sopt on- if they had picked up anything really worrying from her earlier tests there is no way they'd have just sent in an appointment. As janh said, you may have got a cancellation anyway. I'm sure she'll be fine, but I'll be thinking of you. Do let us know, won't you?

luckymum · 07/06/2004 14:28

Hi Nutty - good luck tomorrow, hope it goes OK.

On a practical level, I find it helps to write down all my questions, otherwise you can get caught up with just one aspect and forget to ask about other things that you're worried about. Also you can ask them to put any findings in a letter to you - a copy of the one they send to the GP - stops you worrying that you've forgotten something later.

Fio2 · 07/06/2004 14:29

awww nutty (()) I hope it goes well. I will be thinking of you and of course it is normal to worry. We all do it. I HATE APPOINTMENTS

Posey · 07/06/2004 21:17

Good luck to you.

On the quick appointment time, just a note of reassurance. I was referred by my dentist to see an oral surgeon. Got an appointment within 2 weeks and really panicked that something was seriously wrong. Well I couldn't keep the appointment as we were away so rang the same day to rearrange (this was just 2 days after the initial appointment had been made). Anyway the first available appointment was 3 months later, so I must have got a cancellation first time round. Hope that makes sense.

Will be thinking of you

coppertop · 07/06/2004 21:22

Best of luck for tomorrow, Nutty. Fingers crossed for you and dd. xxx

mears · 07/06/2004 23:44

Best wishes for tomorrow - hope you get to the bottom of it all.

jampot · 07/06/2004 23:47

good luck for tomorrow nutty

robinw · 08/06/2004 06:15

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Freckle · 08/06/2004 07:00

Good luck. I hope you get some answers.

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SoupDragon · 08/06/2004 09:29

Good luck, Nutty!

Thomcat · 08/06/2004 10:13

Hope all goes well today, thinking of you. Let us know how it goes.

suedonim · 08/06/2004 14:14

I hope your worrying is over by now, Nutty, and you've got to the root of the problem. Best wishes.

serenequeen · 08/06/2004 14:18

good luck, hope all goes very smoothly.

Tissy · 08/06/2004 20:14

any news, nutty?

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nutcracker · 08/06/2004 20:31

Right, here is the pretty long explanation...

Her weight and height are o.k, her liver enzymes though slightly raised (44, highest should be 42) are apparently fine too. Her iron reserves are low but not so low that it needs urgent treatment.

The doc said that she has raised lymph glands which indicate that she has had a n infection at some point which still hasn't cleared up. She thinks she could of had a particular virus (really long name) and that she was struggling to get better. They are going to see if there is any blood left from her previous blood test and test for this particular virus.
She said though that if it were this virus then she should of started to get better by now really.
She also said that she could have post viral fatigue syndrome, which apparwently is very rare in kids but does happen occasionally.

Anyway we have another appointment for end of august and if there is no blood left over she will be having another blood test to test for that virus and check her iron levels again.
She did say though that if we think she is alot better by then, that she won't do another blood test.

I am very relieved, although still abit puzzled and stressed about it.

Basically if it is this virus, then i don't think they will do anything unless she still seems to be struggling to recover from it.

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nutcracker · 08/06/2004 20:31

Sorry, meant to say, thanks for the support

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tamum · 08/06/2004 20:35

Oh, that's not so bad, is it? Nothing really wrong that won't clear up of its own accord by the sounds of it I'm so glad it's nothing major, though I can see that it's a bit unsatisfactory not having a proper explanation.

suedonim · 08/06/2004 22:36

Thank goodness it was nothing too awful, NC. I bet you'll sleep better tonight!

willow2 · 09/06/2004 11:51

Hi nutty, glad that it isn't too dreadful a diagnosis. Why not look at homeopathic/herbal bits and pieces that you can chuck down her to maybe boost her immune system and help get her back to full recovery?

nikcola · 09/06/2004 12:00

hi nutty im glad it wasnt anything horrible hope shes ok , hope your ok too nikki xxxxx

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