Enough is enough

[Sascot]

Well last night after Andrew's shower I was checking his abcess (my regular nightly call of "right mum" so I can check his bottom) and there was a pinky size lump of fatty tissue poking out of a hole in the skin.
Surely they can't expect him to live with that, I would think that would get infected more easily since there is no skin to protect it.
I am on a mission - phoning round the nurses/doctors till I get someone to sort it out! Wish me luck :sign0085:

 

[DustyKat]

Good luck hun! I hope you not only get answers to the phone calls but answers full stop!

:goodluck::goodluck::goodluck:

Just as a side note, although Matt has never had an abscess on his bottom he did have a drain in the right lower side of abdomen and he had tissue protrude out the side of it. There were no problems with it becoming infected BUT I do agree that he shouldn't have to live with that, bless him...:hug:

Dusty. xxx

 

[Dexky]

You are so right! No child should have to put up with that! A simple drain or at most an out-patient surgery could probably fix it. If that isn't the case, then they are criminal for not addressing it. Good luck Mom!

 

[Sascot]

Well finally heard back from the nurse (after waiting yet another 3 hours) - she will get Andrew to come into the hospital to see his paediatrician. Of course I will still probably end up having to take him to the kids hosp in Glasgow but heaven forbid they should cut the middle man!! :yrolleyes:
Here goes nothing!!

 

[izzi'smom]

J, you made me lol...didn't know you could go ghetto lol!
Sascot, hoping you get some help...they can't expect him to live with that. right?!

 

[Jenn]

Good luck! Alex has had two anal fistulas, the first we had drained, but the wound never closed - leading us to his Crohn's dx. The 2nd he had IV antibiotics - flagyl, cipro for 8 weeks!- after oral ones didn't do the job. They told me they prefer to treat medically before surgery, skin is kinda limited there I guess.

 

[Sascot]

Well just great - we are still at home and no further forward!!!! They couldn't get hold of the surgeon and the paediatrician said there was no point him looking at it - it needs to be the surgeon. :ymad:
Andrew is in too much pain to go to school! I am going to be nagging them all day!!

 

[LilyRose]

Hello Sascot,

I hope you can get it looked at soon. I just wanted to say my son has had a perianal abscess, which turned in to a fistula, so I know how difficult these things are. His did eventually heal after the fistula was 'layed open' surgically, but it took months.

I know these perianal issues are not easy. I hope you get get it sorted soon and he can feel comfortable again and be back at school.

Take care,
LilyRose

 

[DustyKat]

Oh man Sascot, that is the pits.

Good luck with the nagging hun...:goodluck:

Dusty. xxx