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some reassurance needed pllllleeeeeeeeeaaaaaasssseee!

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DelGirl · 05/05/2007 10:21

dd has been overtired (we've been overdoing it a bit). On Thursday she came back from nursery with the beginnings of a sticky eye which i've bathed and now have drops from boots that i'm doing every 2 hours.

Last night I took her temp, not sure why as she wasn't hot but it was almost 39, so did the usual.

This morning, she is bouncing off the walls and had a humdinger of a tantrum, I ended up in tears too as terrified she would seriously hurt herself

Now her temp has come down but her lips and fingers are blue..this happens alot but she's still racing around like a mad thing.

I read the instruction for the antibiotic drops and it doesn't say anything about not taking with other AB's (she's on long term ab's for kidney reflux)

Should I just phone nhs direct, it seems a bit mad considering her energy levels.

am having a nervous breakdown here cos I get so worried sometimes

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DelGirl · 05/05/2007 10:23

and its always at the bloody weekend and bank holiday this seems to happen! I think they call it sods law or something

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DelGirl · 05/05/2007 10:29

anyone?

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Twinklemegan · 05/05/2007 10:29

Totally agree about sod's law. I think I'd call NHS Direct for reassurance if I were you.

allieBongo · 05/05/2007 10:30

sorry del. If your instinct is to call and check, then do it. My dd has been in and out of hospital for a month, but is always happy and full of it. If it makes you feel better, then call them.

WanderingTrolley · 05/05/2007 10:32

I would phone NHS Direct just for the reassurance, I think.

Are her lips and fingers staying blue, or do they pink up when she slows down?

If she has the energy to bounce off walls and throw a humdinger, she's not lethargic and listless, which is when I think kids are properly ill, iykwim.

Children can seem v ill one minute and right as rain the next. This minute is usually the time it takes to go from the waiting room to the doctor's surgery ime.

Look at the kidney ABs and see what they say.

Boots are open today - why don't you head there, or any pharmacist, as they may be able to tell you if it's ok to use both.

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DelGirl · 05/05/2007 10:34

thanks, I will, just was hoping someone might say oh this this and this iykwim. We never seem to get much respite from it and it makes me anxious (sp). Its the blue lips that get to me and the blue fingertips. I keep being told its ok but it doesn't seem right.

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DelGirl · 05/05/2007 10:36

if she stayed still, I could check, will do now as she's calmed down. will be back..

pretty sure its ok as I asked last time she had a sticky eye and I told them then but I used 'goldeneye'

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paulaplumpbottom · 05/05/2007 10:37

Take her to the emergency room, better to be safe and all that, things turning blue can't be good

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DelGirl · 05/05/2007 10:38

she's asleep now and they have pinked up. She's had her heart checked, if she was asthmatic, would they not have picked that up by now?

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DelGirl · 05/05/2007 10:43

the last gp I mentioned the blue lips/hands to said that its just that the peripheries get cold 1st. If the tongue goes blue, that's a different matter which put my mind at rest. No-one else had said that, they just seem to brush over it, even though i've mentioned it a few times. I'm going to make an appointment next week and get it looked into as it scares me everytime She's had 2 febrile convulsions in the past. I wonder if her notes say 'anxious mother' and they don't take me seriously!

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WanderingTrolley · 05/05/2007 10:45

I am NOT a health professional but have a lot of experience looking after under 5s as nanny/childminder etc.

I have yet to find a creme or drop that has an instant effect on sticky eyes. This could be do with my looking after a series of wild children who, strangely, were resistant to me splodging goo or dripping cold drops into their eyes To put it another way, I might just be useless at getting the stuff in. Unless it's a very bad infection, I think bathing in cooled, boiled water is the most effective treatment. Again I'm not a health professional, so please take this as reassurance not medical advice. Your dd may need prescribed anti biotics for her eyes.

Secondly, if you aren't happy with being told the blue lips and fingers are ok, keep mentioning it until you get a satisfactory reply. I've known children who would go blue when they were just cold, for example. If you really feel there's more to it, don't be fobbed off. I don't mean to scare you - it doesn't sound like something that would alarm me, in all honesty, but your peace of mind on the issue is very important, I think.

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DelGirl · 05/05/2007 10:48

I will see the gp, I don't care what they think, I hate it when it happens. I watched her dad die, I think that's why i'm probably more sensitive.

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DelGirl · 05/05/2007 10:51

her eye is pretty bad tbh, well she couldn't open it this morning and the skin around her eye is red where she's probably rubbing, The actual eye isn't red but very sticky. Have been bathing with cool water too.

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Mum2FunkyDude · 05/05/2007 10:56

How old is she? and what kind of eye drops are you using?

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DelGirl · 05/05/2007 10:59

she's just turned 2 and i'm using the boots antibiotic eye drops. The pharmacist took a look at her eye.

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paulaplumpbottom · 05/05/2007 11:00

Do you have other kids? I ask because she might be contagious

WanderingTrolley · 05/05/2007 11:00

See gp about her eye - sounds a bit than just gooey.

FWIW I don't think you are being over sensitive, am v sad for you both to hear about her dad. Is there a history of asthma on either side? You could be diagnosed with asthma at any point in your life, but some gps are reluctant to diagnose it officially until after the child is 2. Mention the blue thing to the gp. Say you're worried and it doesn't seem right. Might well be nothing but only one way to be sure.

By the way, I don't think 'anxious mother' is a medical diagnosis so don't worry!

Mum2FunkyDude · 05/05/2007 11:01

chloramphenicol is usually the active ingredient, and I know they do not recommend to use it under 2 years old. Could you not take her to be seen at a 24hour clinic by a doctor?

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DelGirl · 05/05/2007 11:03

no, she's an only child.

I'll see how she is later and maybe take her. thanks

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DelGirl · 05/05/2007 12:33

well i've called the gp now and am waiting for a call back. She definitely isn't herself now, it's horrible . I could not get the last drops in her eyes at all unless I strap her down, I don't know what else to do? Her temp went up to 39.5. I hate being on my own at times like this . It's seems to be one thing after another and my stress levels just rocket. I'll see what the docs say but i'd like a home visit now, never have before, i've always taken her but i'm not taking her out like this, it wouldn't be fair.

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DelGirl · 05/05/2007 12:35

she's asleep again and just keep saying 'sleep'. The blueness has returned a bit but I think that could be with the struglles of trying to get the drops in. Sorry, not really expecting any reply but as I don't have anyone else to talk too it help to 'chat' on here.

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DelGirl · 05/05/2007 12:48

ok, I guess i'm after a bit of empathy........

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DelGirl · 05/05/2007 12:49

gp hasn't rung yet

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madmommy · 05/05/2007 13:04

Any news yet?

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DelGirl · 05/05/2007 13:23

just had the nurse call who says I should take to emergency surgery which thankfully is only a few minutes away. i;d rather not but she's given me a slot between 2 & 3 to be seen so hopefully wont have to wait too long. have to try and get a wee sample now. wish me luck!

will update later, i think she might have a uti now though there's no obvious signs as yet. just how she was last time

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