Abby unwell and sees consultant

After a quick appointment with our GP on Monday, we felt that Abigail really didn't get any better over the next 24 hours or so. The last two years has broadened our paediatric medical knowledge immensely, and we knew that the dose of antibiotics she'd been put on was probably not nearly enough.

Yesterday morning we decided to call our community homecare nurse who decided to try and get Abby a last minute appointment with Dr Lord - Abigail's paediatric consultant - at her clinic that morning. This was arranged and Dr Lord immediately changed the antibiotics and increased the dose considerably. We've been told to beware of fevers and aspiration (where Abigail breathes in mucus causing an infection in the lungs) and to continue to use painkillers to ease the sore throat.

Abby still seems to be suffering with her sore throat, but we're pleased that she's on a more significant dose of an antibiotic we know works with her.

Next week we have a regular six-monthly appointment with Dr Hughes, Abby's paediatric neurological consultant.

A sore throat for Abby

Abigail seems to have got some sort of throat infection in the last day or two. Nix has had quite severe tonsillitis over the last week, so we hope it doesn't turn out to be that bad for Abby. Yesterday morning Abigail actually cried quite a bit (very rare for her) because her throat was so sore. We managed to get a relatively quick appointment with a doctor and she's now on antibiotics which should see off any infection.

Other minor news is that Abby has had her wheelchair adjusted by her physio and the wheelchair service because she is growing so big! Also, Nix and Abby spent Sunday at Guy's hospital in London as they were invited to participate in a training day for new doctors. The fresh-faced recruits are introduced to a selection of interesting paediatric cases and asked to diagnose different elements of their conditions. Nix said it was an informative (if occasionally worrying!) insight into medical training and Abby got £55 for her time!