Comments on: influenza city & a change of heart http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/influenza-city-a-change-of-heart/ Dr Ben on the strange world that is an emergency department Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:05:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Dr Ben http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/influenza-city-a-change-of-heart/#comment-368 Dr Ben Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:16:26 +0000 http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/influenza-city-a-change-of-heart/#comment-368 Femme, that's really generous, thank-you. I have to admit though, it wasn't just me involved... Femme, that’s really generous, thank-you. I have to admit though, it wasn’t just me involved…

]]> By: Femme http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/influenza-city-a-change-of-heart/#comment-367 Femme Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:04:02 +0000 http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/influenza-city-a-change-of-heart/#comment-367 Oh Ben, thank fuck for doctors like you. Seriously, no sychophantic nonsense, I mean it. When Poetboy contracted meningitis, there was a huge hoo ha about it [meningitis symptoms] in the news and so similarly to the Influenza A situation here, parents were rushing their babies to the doctor at the first sign of Nappy Rash. Poetboy was four months old. His tiny body was shutting down before my eyes and the doctors were prepared to call it a virus and to call me neurotic. Fast forward twenty four hours and Poetboy is on Life Support in Great Ormand Street. Other doctors (like you) who took the time to recognise that every child is different and maybe, just maybe, this one is really sick; saved my baby's life, when they checked him with fresh eyes and without judgement. Thank you for being just as you are. Oh Ben, thank fuck for doctors like you. Seriously, no sychophantic nonsense, I mean it.

When Poetboy contracted meningitis, there was a huge hoo ha about it [meningitis symptoms] in the news and so similarly to the Influenza A situation here, parents were rushing their babies to the doctor at the first sign of Nappy Rash. Poetboy was four months old. His tiny body was shutting down before my eyes and the doctors were prepared to call it a virus and to call me neurotic. Fast forward twenty four hours and Poetboy is on Life Support in Great Ormand Street. Other doctors (like you) who took the time to recognise that every child is different and maybe, just maybe, this one is really sick; saved my baby’s life, when they checked him with fresh eyes and without judgement. Thank you for being just as you are.

]]> By: Dr Ben http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/influenza-city-a-change-of-heart/#comment-352 Dr Ben Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:00:34 +0000 http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/influenza-city-a-change-of-heart/#comment-352 Hi Clare - I don't know if this child was on the news or not. As for getting better, I responded to an emergency call from the ward. He has been off life support for a few days but he had been fitting again for an hour when we were called. He's still pretty unwell. Um, sadly it seems Paediatrics is pretty much seeing not very sick kids...with a few notable exceptions of course. Eliza - sorry, didn't mean to. Hi Clare – I don’t know if this child was on the news or not. As for getting better, I responded to an emergency call from the ward. He has been off life support for a few days but he had been fitting again for an hour when we were called. He’s still pretty unwell.

Um, sadly it seems Paediatrics is pretty much seeing not very sick kids…with a few notable exceptions of course.

Eliza – sorry, didn’t mean to.

]]> By: Clare http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/influenza-city-a-change-of-heart/#comment-349 Clare Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:38:41 +0000 http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/influenza-city-a-change-of-heart/#comment-349 Have you saved this post? I remember this as the leading story on the news a few weeks back. Hope the little boy gets better. It would have been painful seeing countless not very sick children. Have you saved this post? I remember this as the leading story on the news a few weeks back. Hope the little boy gets better. It would have been painful seeing countless not very sick children.

]]> By: Eliza http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/influenza-city-a-change-of-heart/#comment-347 Eliza Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:48:21 +0000 http://doctorben.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/influenza-city-a-change-of-heart/#comment-347 that just made me cry. that just made me cry.

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