can some one help me please

[kee27]

my daughter is having her adnoids out and gromits put in on the 2nd of july but i have been told that i have to pay for her ear plugs 35pound each ear which i nearly passed out over as i dont have that sort of money is there any were i can get them for her 3 she will be 4 soon and i dont see how u have to pay all that mony what is the nhs like now days i would not mind pying if it was for me or my hubby but she is only 3 at the mo and thought the nhs was free for them till 16 any one please help lol

That's outrageous. Who said you had to pay?

the ear teast ppl in the hospital so i dont know were to turn to if they say i have to pay lol i was so mad i said she is only 3 and its not her falt she carnt hear and has glue ear so she has to go a year with out getting her ears wet with out ear plugs coz the nhs wont let her have any

oww forgot to say the seargon was descusted when i told him as he was the one who told me to ask about getting sum for her

That's daft! What do you need earplugs for anyway. I had both grommits in and adanoids out and I didn't ever need earplugs!

Think they're taking the p

BTW, when hair washing and swimming I put cotton wool with vasaline on, and never dunked my head under!! Twas fine!! Spent the best part of 10 years having to do this though as the damn grommets kept falling out!

lol they have told me that she carnt get her ears wet inside for a year as she is open to infection but as this is all new to me im not uptodate with it all if u know what i meanlol

Does she go swimming? If not and uses a bath rather than a shower ( most toddlers) I would suggest that normal shop-bought ear plugs would do. Ask the surgeon whether that would be ok. they are very much cheaper. Be very careful when washing hair .

Yep, tis true about not getting inside of ear wet (although kids are kids tbh and I can't say I NEVER got wet), but a bit of cottonwool with grease on one side WILL do the trick! FGS I learnt to swim like that!!

They think they can charge because they aren't actually necessary iyswim. Like my maternity unit charges for pee-sample bottles, coz you can actually use any bottle from home!!

My dd had grommets in and adenoids out in January. We were told to keep water out of ears for 6 weeks. After that she could go swimmimng, but we were to keep an eye whether it caused ear pain. If so we'd have to get plugs etc. She swims now but has never had any problem.

Charging for wee-sample bottles? We should collect these anecdotes and take them to the press.

Yeah, - did think it extremely unlikely that it was for a year, - but my memory is of constantly having ops and constantly having to keep water out of my ears because I have a mad immune system that threw out the 'surgically removed' grommits!!

oww thanks for all the help u have all been more help than the hospital lol paying for pee bottols omg i would take it in a coke bottol lol that is so bad as for teh grease on cotton wall i was told to do that ill try it as im fliying to spain in sep so he will wana go in the pool with her bro and daddy lol me ill stear clear lol keep the swim wer well hid hahahahahahhahahaahahah and didnt wana keep sayin ong dont get ur ears wet dont do that dont do this lol kids ahhhh well i carnt talk im having the gastrick banding done soon so will be ike dont look at that dont smel taht lol hanks everyone x