Ok, this is a long one.

Just want to say how annoyed I am at daycare and the stupid medical centre doctor I went to when I couldnt get to my normal doctor (my normal GP is a 15 - 20 minute drive away, but I insist on seeing him because he is such an excellent doctor, no nonsense and straight to the point and I have been seeing him forever so I know and trust him. He has been a doctor for like 30 years and I went to school with all his kids) He is also a Paediatrician and Obstretrician so he knows lots of stuff. He is excellent with Claire.

Anyway, my poor little girl! She has had tonsilitis this week! She went to daycare on monday, I rang in the middle of the day to tell them what time my sister was going to pick her up, and also asked how Claire was. I was told she was fine - had morning tea and a nap and was happy. My sister picked her up from daycare at 4pm (I couldnt pick her up as DH had the car and he was 2 hours away). The kids were all sitting outside in the freezing cold and Claire was not happy. My sister took Claire home and found that she had a high temperature. Daycare told my sister Claire had been not well all day (why didnt they tell me this when I called at like 12pm??). My sister gave Claire some panadol and she had a nap. Woke up clingy, grumpy and wouldnt eat. I stayed at home with her next day. She just wasnt well enough to go to daycare.

I took her to the doctor on wednesday as there was no improvement. I just went to some random medical centre doctor, I couldnt get to our usual doctor as DH still had the car and was 2 hours away. I told Random doctor all Claires symptoms and she didnt even check Claire - she just told me that there must just be something going around, just give her some panadol and nurofen and she'll be right. I just sat there teling the doctor "um sorry, thats unacceptable. She is 13 months old and its fairly obvious she isnt well - she has a temp of 39.1, she wont eat, wont drink, is very clingy, has diarrhea.. and look at all the snot coming out of her nose. I want you to check her properly. You havent even touched her". So the doctor has a quick look in her ears and throat, checks her temperature, feels her neck. Claire coughs on the doctor. The doctor goes 'euwwwww' and runs back to her desk and gets out an antiseptic stuff and starts cleaning herself like crazy (gosh if you're that scared of germs why are you a doctor??). Sends me on my merry way telling me just give her panadol and nurofen (she was telling me to give her Panadol every 4 hours and Nurofen every 4 hours, but to time them so she is getting something every 2 hours) I was slightly disturbed by that as it doesnt sound healthy to me.

I was walking out of the doctors and the receptionist tells me 'oh thats $50' WTF??? Why didnt you tell me that when I came in? If I had known you dont bulk bill, I would have walked the extra 15 minutes to the other doctor who does bulk bill. So I paid the $50 because I couldnt be bothered standing there and arguing and I just wanted to take Claire back home. Took her home, gave panadol. Temp still 38.8 after Panadol.

DH came home.Went to our usual GP. He looked at her throat, straight away said that it was definately tonsilitis. Gave us a script for Amoxil. 6 hours later, we could already see a huge improvement. I'm just annoyed that even after telling the other doctor Claires symptoms, I still had to prompt her to even look at Claire. She was just looking at me like I was a total idiot and trying to tell me to just fill her up on panadol and nurofen. Just because I am a mum, doesnt mean I'm stupid. I know when my daughter is not well. I am glad I got a second opinion from my GP. Wont be going to the medical centre ever again. And OMG, if Claire was not well during the day (she seemed fine in the morning) why wouldnt Daycare call me? She had conjunctivitis last week, and daycare didnt even call me and when DH went to pick Claire up, he got told off because she has conjunctivitis. WTF didnt you call one of us?? You have all our numbers. ARGH these are CHILDREN we're talking about.

So, thats my rant. BUT I am happy now because Claire is much much better. She is actually eating now, sleeping, not constantly crying or clingy, no more diarrhea, and her temperature is back to normal. My GP also told me not to worry too much about Claire being on the small side. The ECHN keeps telling me "oh she is very underweight and small. " and she keeps on trying to scare me into thinking it is because Claire is 'sick'. She is just small like her mummy. I was the same as a baby.


Cassblob, I hope all is ok now after your surgery.

umm well its time to go eat. Hope you all had a better week than I did.