I have noticed that my three children most often get sick enough for me to want a clinical opinion at the weekend. Usually Saturday just after normal GP suggeries have closed.
I don't think there is any answer as to why, how do their little bodies know that most medical staff have gone home?
Yesterday was a typical example. Boy twin was coughing and a bit miserable Friday night and Saturday morning but waited until midday before he started heavy breathing such that i thought he might need to be admitted to hospital for a nebuliser! Actually I managed to get to see the out of hours doctor within 2 hours, which is probably faster than I would have seen my GP! Antibiotics were prescribed.
Only last week girl twin developed Chicken Pox. Sure enough the very first spots appeared on Saturday, sure enough Sunday was followed by bank holiday Monday. I was fairly certain it was Chicken Pox.
I know that GPs do not need to see Chicken Pox, there is no treatment but soothing Clamine Lotion and Paracetamol. My daughter had red, painful eyes, however, so I wanted to check that it wasn't actually Measles or whether she needed treatment for Conjuctivitus. The doctor told me sore eyes is a symptom of Chicken Pox as well, I didn't know that, and there was no treatment. Her eyes are much better now, by the way.
This short film introduces the symptoms of Chicken Pox
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