Ivy update, solicitor update.
It’s been a very big week in our house.
Ivy has been incredibly unwell. We went to see a dermatologist about the blistering on her bottom and were sent away with more creams, more blood tests and Ivy, who was still so sick and weak that she could no longer hold her own bottle.
We went to have the blood tests but the pathologist refused to do them because a) he couldn’t understand the doctor’s writing and b) they couldn’t do the third blood test on Fridays.
Huh? This is at our major tertiary hospital and the pathology unit can’t perform a test on Fridays because????
So we took our sick little girl home and I proceeded to break the doctor’s handwriting down. See? Being a nurse comes in handy sometimes!
He ordered
Serum zinc levels
Biotin Carboxylase levels
Essential fatty acid levels.
While this is interesting information, all it does is open the gaping wound of nurse/control freak need for medical discription and stress with the aquired reading.
In the meantime, we have been putting the creams on and encouraging the girl to eat and her bottom is looking good and she has started to keep something down, other than Cruskits. This morning I’m going to try Weet Bix.
Last week we went to the solicitor in regards to the ESM’s request that I sign everything over to her. I wanted to thank every single one of you who commented and gave me advice and told stories of similar encounter’s. It was so good to read those and helped me get some perspective.
Basically, you were all right and I haven’t signed anything and won’t be in the near future.
The solicitor thinks we have a case.
Oh I have been thinking about you and your poor wee girl - gah sometimes modern medicine can be a pain in the bum! So glad to hear she has improved at least a little!
And glad to hear that you got some advice re the will etc…. such a hard thing to do but I am sure you won’t regret it!
Comment by katef — December 17, 2007 @ 10:02 am
Poor Ivy, I wish they would stop giving you the run around and just fix it!!
Crossing fingers that she keeps the weetbix down for you.
Comment by Veronica — December 17, 2007 @ 10:27 am
poor miss Ivy & her mummy, I know I can’t do much but if there is let me know. I hope the blood tests shed some light on what is wrong with Ivy.
Comment by Trish — December 17, 2007 @ 2:54 pm
I hope the solicitor is right all the way and the ESM gets what is coming to her.
Comment by Trish — December 17, 2007 @ 2:55 pm
Have they tested for food allergies? Gluten for instance? Coeliac disease? Even without tests is it worth trying her on wheat /gluten free foods? If only to stop the blistering bottom?
Comment by river — December 17, 2007 @ 4:58 pm