rant time, those of a sensitive nature are recommended to skip to the next post!
well, we're back from the doctors. when we got there, receptionist took us through to one of the spare offices (to avoid contaminating anyone if it was chick pox). A few mins later, receptionist came back in and showed us to the doctor's room. As soon as i stepped in she said 'didn't you hear me calling you?" Erm no, i didn't because the speaker is in the waiting room and i was in an office across the corrider. She told me she was expecting DS to be in there but not me. i politely explained that i thought he was a little young to leave in an office on his own! she then said, right, well what are you here for? I said it was because of DS. She interrupted me and said, i've got you on my screen so we'll do you first. I then continued telling her why we were there (whilst thinking FFS!) So she asked me to show her his tummy (where the worst spots are). so i took his trousers off and while i was doing that she said 'just lift his top, i don't need to see his legs' I explained he had poppers on his vest so the trousers had to come off. She then told me to put him in a vest with no poppers for next doc's visit. Told her i didn't have any so she said 'well buy some!' So she looked at his tummy, asked if he'd had excema before. nope. she told me it was probably just dry skin. Meanwhile she's asking me if i've shown the spots to anyone else. when i said no, she asked why i hadn't especially if i wasn't sure what chicken pox looked like. Erm because everyone's at work. explained normally i wouldn't have brought him straight down but i was worried about my pg and of course it being a friday and not wanting to leave it all weekend. she then asked about the weather outside. think it was blatantly obvious from the amount of rain on me and the pushchair that it was pouring but hey ho. she then asked me again if i'd shown anyone else the spots. prescribed some steroid cream and E45.
i asked her at what point we should bring him back, she explained that if lots more appeared and that they looked like small blisters. fair enough. she then added, but it'll probably be the second or third doctor you see that confirms its chicken pox
so in a nutshell she made me feel like i was wasting her time bringing DS in because he's only got dry skin
oh and i forgot, she said 'oh, what's his name? ? no, i replied She then said 'oh well that's a bit mean giving him such a long name!
we left shortly after that and i don't care how urgent it is, i am never seeing her again! incidentally i've managed to avoid her since my 6wk post baby check when she told me that pain i was experiencing was normal. i beg to differ you stupid woman which is why the next doctor i saw referred me to a consultant
rant over. normal business may now resume!
and funnily enough, i have no intention of plastering DS twice a day with a strong steroid cream on this woman's advice!