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do i call the gp out or go to the surgery

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shellybelly · 08/05/2006 07:53

I'm pretty certain dd 10mths has chicken pox but need it confirmed by the gp, is this something you would call them out for coz i don't really want to take her to the surgery as she is in the infectious period at the moment? had the most awful night she was hysterical bless her

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breadandroses · 08/05/2006 07:58

I wouldn't call gp out for this- if they're blistering and spreading rapidly then you'll know it's chicken pox. Lots of archive advice on here about how to manage it. Hope your dd feels better soon.

cadbury · 08/05/2006 07:58

The pharmacist might be a better bet - likely to be fewer people in there. Are the spots like blisters? Does she have a temperature?

I'm fairly sure the dr won't come out to you for suspected chicken pox - unless you have a marvelous GP that is. Smile

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shellybelly · 08/05/2006 07:59

they aren't blisterd more like a spotty rash

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cadbury · 08/05/2006 08:03

Have you done a glass check on them?

Could it be Measles? If they aren't blistered, then maybe you do need to see the gp.

Twiglett · 08/05/2006 08:03

ahem .. cadbury .. a pharmacist is more likely to be small, enclosed and have pregnant women in it .. don't think that's a good idea

if pox are little blisters

Twiglett · 08/05/2006 08:05

\link{http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/skin/chicken_pox.html\info here}

I never took mine to gp with cpox btw .. you can get all you need from your kitchen cupboard .. calpol / nurofen for fever .. porridge oats / bicarb in bath for itch .. I don't think calamine is actually worthwhile

I'd be happy she got it so young it should be milder

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shellybelly · 08/05/2006 08:36

she is scratching behind her ears and neck (we did glass test yesterday to be on the safe side) still can't see any blisters so maybe it could be the measles

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cadbury · 08/05/2006 09:47

if she is scratching and there are no blisters, maybe it's an allergic reaction to something? Where abouts on her is the rash?

cadbury · 08/05/2006 09:48

oops, you just told me that Blush

Twinkie1 · 08/05/2006 09:49

Tell them on the phone what you suspect and ask them to either arrange a room for you to sit in so you don;t have to use the waiting room and infect others or ask to be whisked into see the Dr as soon as you get there.

lazycow · 08/05/2006 10:51

I'm not sure Chicken Pox is as infectious as all that. You need to sneeze on someone or touch the blisters to get it. If you are not sure it is Chickenpox I'd take her to the GP. Keep her in the pushchair and don't allow other children to touch her ot any of her pram toys etc. Also warn any adults who want to coo and get too close.

If you have to take her out of the chair, tell the receptionist that you are taking her outside and get them to call you when the Doctor is ready to see you. That should be fine

mandymac · 08/05/2006 11:16

I had this exact same situation this morning, I called the GP and they gave me a rough time to come down, and put us in an unused room until the GP could see DD. She has a rash, which didn't look like chicken pox and so I was worried about measles, but GP has confirmed post viral rash.

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shellybelly · 08/05/2006 11:28

well we were put in a separate room and the doc said it definitely wasn't chicken pox, it is viral tho she couldn't rule out measles, obviously can't go to any parent groups this week (we also had first class of sing and sign tomorrow, I was so looking forward to it lets up they keep our place)

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shellybelly · 08/05/2006 11:31

her rash is on the face behind her ears around her neck and on her stomach and back

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shellybelly · 08/05/2006 11:44

similar type of rash but not as severe

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shellybelly · 08/05/2006 11:44

as the measles picture (sorry) Grin

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Piffle · 08/05/2006 11:48

how poorly is she, with measles you generally get a really high temp and spots inside the mouth
and the rash isn't itchy and usually starts on the trunk
HTH

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shellybelly · 08/05/2006 11:55

already seen gp, she couldn't say for certain if it was measles, she was quite poorly from thurs and we had a really bad night last night and she seems to be picking up (apart from the rash) fingers crossed its just a virus

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