Viral Infections

[moomintrolljen]

Im wondering if any of you mams out there are sick of taking poorly children to the GP and being told its a viral infection!!!
Seems like whenever I go thats whats wrong with my kids - even if its totally different symptoms from the last one
My 7 year old woke up this morning with a rash, sore throat, swollen cheeks and glands and aching arms and legs - went to GP - VIRAL infection!!!!
Dont get me wrong its a relief its nothing too serious but just seems like the bog standard reply!

 

[big bear]

Hope that s/he feels better soon. Luckily my wee lad hasn't been sick lately but then he doesn't go to nursery or school.

Take Care X

 

[alwyn]

I don't have kids but remember having sickness and diarrhoea really badly at uni - I was not pleased to hear the words "it's viral gastroenteritis and there's nothing we can give you to make it better"

I sympathise with your little 'un

 

[moomintrolljen]

He's OK just very quiet and lethargic - penacillan and calpol and a few days off school - He's gutted cos he hasnt been of at all since Sept 2009 and was gonna get a 100% attendance award

 

[IslandBreeze]

Poor lamb, hope he's better soon.

Docs have a lot of stock answers sometimes - when I was at uni it seemed like whatever you had, they wanted to test for pregnancy. Broken wrist - maybe you're pregnant???? It drove me mad, especially when at one point they did a pregnancy test without my permission - given that I was a virgin at the time I was prettttty damn sure I wasn't pregnant!!

 

[moomintrolljen]

Poor lamb, hope he's better soon.

Docs have a lot of stock answers sometimes - when I was at uni it seemed like whatever you had, they wanted to test for pregnancy. Broken wrist - maybe you're pregnant???? It drove me mad, especially when at one point they did a pregnancy test without my permission - given that I was a virgin at the time I was prettttty damn sure I wasn't pregnant!!

Thats outrageous!!!!
Hope you gave them a ticking off

 

[IslandBreeze]

Worst thing was, I was nicknamed Mary for the rest of the year!

 

[moomintrolljen]

Worst thing was, I was nicknamed Mary for the rest of the year!

:8855::8855:Oh dear!

 

[judimac]

Worst thing was, I was nicknamed Mary for the rest of the year!

LOL!
I seem to remember going thro a patch where every time I went to the Dr they wanted to do a smear or swab

Surely if it's a viral infection the penicillin won't do any good? It does get better, it takes time for the tinies to build up resistance to bugs.

 

[moomintrolljen]

I thought that Judi!
TLC in order for him I think x

 

[mumtheshopper]

I've decided virus means, 'I ahve not idea what it is, and I don't much care, but I'm pretty sure it's nothing too serious, so take him home, and stop infecting the waiting room'.

 

[ilovelife]

I feel your pain, I have a bladder infection and it kills !