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  • #32
    SnowyMuckish
    Registered Users Posts: 858 ✭✭✭SnowyMuckish


    Jeebus it never ends! They sure have a nack for timing 🙄. Some insurance policies have online docs/ nurses, if you have one might be worth a shot?



  • #33
    fits
    Registered Users Posts: 13,248 ✭✭✭✭fits


    I’m fairly sure we are just coming out of flu. One boy had a really awful dose. I had him at GP twice to be checked. He’s had it a week now and still getting high temperatures. Awful bug. I gave up work earlier than I intended to cos I’m just exhausted with it now.



  • #34
    shesty
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,893 Mod ✭✭✭✭shesty


    All the online doctors booked out for 2 days.The gods were clearly smiling on me, I rang my surgery early this morning and they had a cancellation for this afternoon.Twice in 3 days now, the luck!!Otherwise we would have been going to Affidea walk in or blanch A&e (which is wrong, it is not right to have to go to an A&E for a prescription). I am asking them for a prescription for my third child while in there, so I am not caught out over the next 4 days with him.Mind you, no penicillin available either, so hope alternatives are.

    Aw @fits hope he recovers soon.I think we will be hibernating for the next 2 weeks, we are all exhausted.



  • #35
    Supercell
    Registered Users Posts: 15,322 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    My 7 year old daughter has a fever now for the fourth day running with blocked nose and a cough, its soul destrying as a parent, if I could take if off her into me I would.

    Doc wont see her without a covid test, she absolutely refuses to have the swab anywhere near her. We all had covid last november so its probably not that anyhow. Really wish I had gotten them all the flu spay, hopefully she makes a recovery by the weekend, my heart is broken.

    https://www.loughlinstown.ie

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  • #36
    fits
    Registered Users Posts: 13,248 ✭✭✭✭fits


    I hope she is feeling better supercell. My boy had fever for a week before Christmas and lost some weight.



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  • #37
    the_amazing_raisin
    Registered Users Posts: 10,815 ✭✭✭✭the_amazing_raisin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120186364#Comment_120186364

    One thing we found useful for the antigen tests was to get the kids to do the swab themselves. Call it a science experiment or something

    They don't stick the swab in as far as the instructions say, but their noses are smaller and if they're snotty then it probably doesn't make much difference

    "The internet never fails to misremember" - Sebastian Ruiz, aka Frost



  • #38
    Supercell
    Registered Users Posts: 15,322 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    Thanks guys, today is the first day since Sunday she hasnt got a fever. Fingers crossed shes on the mend, sooo relieved.

    My elder daughter in fourth class cheerily reported 3 kids puked in class today and 10 others were out.

    Guess who isnt going to school tomorrow!!! Last thing her younger sister needs is that brought back home. Madness.

    https://www.loughlinstown.ie

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  • #39
    shesty
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,893 Mod ✭✭✭✭shesty


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120191291#Comment_120191291

    We also say put it in yourself and do a big blow out your nose while the swab is in there.

    No scientific basis for it other than the fact that surely something will get on it that way🤣also kids nostrils are shorter than adults, so they can't really put them in as far as we do.



  • #40
    fits
    Registered Users Posts: 13,248 ✭✭✭✭fits


    I won’t test my boy with SEN. Too distressing for him and no real need now anyway



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