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Off to Great ormond street in the morning with DS

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sparklymieow · 13/03/2006 17:37

We have to be there for 8am!! [urggh] He is on the afternoon list for the Botox and will be put under a GA. Very nervous and worried about the GA. But I know this is the best thing to do.. so won't be here tomorrow.. wish us luck :)

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jessicaandrebeccasmummy · 13/03/2006 17:39

Good luck hun.

whats the treatment for?

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sparklymieow · 13/03/2006 17:42

He has Cerebral palsy and he has had a lot of problems in the last year with walking, so they are going to do Botox injections into his hip and thigh muscles.

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MABS · 13/03/2006 17:43

very very good luck with this, let me know how is goes. We will be doing same thing on 5 June.

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sparklymieow · 13/03/2006 17:45

He has had Botox before under sedation but as they will be going into his hip muscles, its a GA

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nutcracker · 13/03/2006 17:47

Good luck.

A little girl with CP at the dd's school has had Botox injections and from what I read of the article in the local paper they helped her alot.

lavenderfraggle · 13/03/2006 17:53

good l;uck - will be thinking about you! :)

lavenderfraggle · 13/03/2006 17:53

ooops that should say luck!

macwoozy · 13/03/2006 17:53

Good luck for tomorrow.

festiveface · 13/03/2006 17:57

good luck! a little boy at ds1 school had botox for the same thing and he has come on brilliantly since.

harpsichordcarrier · 13/03/2006 18:21

hey sparkly mieow my sister and my niece will be there tomorrow isn't that weird?
GOSH is a fantastic place. fingers crossed for the success of the treatment
HC xx

coppertop · 13/03/2006 18:23

Good luck! Fingers crossed for you and mini-Mieow. xx :)

buzylizy · 13/03/2006 18:52

Lots of kids from dd's school have had botox with good results. good luck:)

blueteddy · 13/03/2006 19:05

Good luck.Smile

ntt · 13/03/2006 19:30

Good luck Sparkly, you're very lucky going to GOSH, I couldn't get a referral there. I've heard botox is very effective, how long do the effects last?

anniebear · 13/03/2006 19:32

Hope it all goes ok and you are alright

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misdee · 13/03/2006 19:49

how is ds coping? thinking of you tomorrow, try to keep me updated as to your return. apparently i am baking cakes with your dd's tomorrow after school.

onlyjoking9329 · 13/03/2006 20:32

good luck, i hope the treatment helps, i have a mate who is taking her DD to GOSH tomorrow too.

nathollyandmatthew · 13/03/2006 20:46

good luck for 2morrow
matthew is under GOSH Neurology, Respiraotory and Genetics and they r a brillant hospital

matthew had a GA in dec and i was crapping myself, he was fine of course but its so worrying

will u come home 2morrow or will u have to stay in

we r at GOSH on friday

love nat

PeachyClair · 13/03/2006 21:54

Good luck Sparkly.

Cristina7 · 13/03/2006 21:57

Good luck for tomorrow. DS has had half a dozen GAs so far. It's not easy seeing them go under. He recovered very well each time, up and about as soon as the anaesthetic wore off.

chonky · 13/03/2006 22:06

good luck sparkly & min-mieow :)

getbakainyourjimjams · 13/03/2006 22:28

Thinking of you SM

Piffle · 13/03/2006 22:29

Good luck with the early start SM and I hope ds is ok under the GA and that the treatment really makes a difference for him and you guys :)
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Miaou · 13/03/2006 22:31

oooh I was thinking about this just the other day.

Did you get all sorted for childcare?

eidsvold · 14/03/2006 01:00

all the best for tomorrow.... know of a little girl here who is having botox and it seems to be working.