My SIL law just told me a very scary story about her son. When he was 4 apparently she rushed him to casualty as he had been vomiting, had a temp and was very vacant and drowsy. She immediately thought of miningitis. She got him to a very busy casualty department and explained the symptoms to reception and told them she was very concerned. They took her details and told her to take a number and wait in the waiting room, also that average wait could be over an hour. Naturally my SIL objected, saying she wanted him to be seen straight away, as she felt it might be meningitis. The receptionist told her that the child didnt look unwell and that she would have to wait her turn. My SIL approached a nurse and explained. The nurse said she would find a registrar to come asap. 40 mins later someone came. my SIL was beside herself!
This scared me to death! Im wondering what I should do if I suspect anything like that with DS? Would you cause a scene?
As it turned out, her son just had a virus (Thank God), but nevertheless was quite poorly and was kept at childrens hospital overnight.