SORRY MODS IF THIS IS IN THE WRONG PLACE BUT I THINK MANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE KEPT INFORMED
as you know from health section Lucys son Tom has been very ill with a sever temp the last few days, lucy rang me this morning to tell me that he had developed a few pin prick dark red spots on his calf and foot. She couldnt get in with a doctor so she told me she had pulled up at home and was going to check if he had ny more spots.
The poor woman was in tears on the phone as more spots had come up, but she said he seems alert so hopefully its nothing serious. but as we all know a rash that doesnt fade should always be checked.
so please keep lucy in ur mind today..ill update as i hear anything
hope tom is okay lucy - thinking off u hun
UPDATE 1
TOM HAS BEEN SEEN BY TRIAGE NURSE AND ALTHOUGH HIS RASH IS THE SAME AS THAT WITH MENINGITIS, IT CAN ALSO APPEAR WITH OTHER ILLNESSES, AS TOM IS LIVELY THEY DONT THINK HE HAS MENINGITIS AS THE ONLY SYMPTOMS HE HAS ARE A HIGN TEMP AND THIS RASH..LUCY IS WAITING FOR A PEADIATRITIAN TO COME DOWN TO CHECK HIM OVER.
ALL IS OK LUCY
UPDATE 2
lUCY HAS JUST RUNG..TOM HAS BEEN TRANSFERED TO THE WARD FOR CLOSE OBERVATION, THEY HAVE MARKED ALL OF HIS RASH SO THEY CAN TELL IF ANYMORE APPEAR. THE POOR MITE HAS HAD THREE CANULARS PUT IN AND HAS HAD BLOODS TAKEN AND A THROAT SWAB. IF THE BLOOD RESULTS SHOW CERTAIN LEVELS OF BACTERIA TOM WILL BE ADDMITTED AND GIVEN I.V ANTIBIOTICS AND CLOSE MONITORING. IF THE BLOODS ARE FINE IT MEANS ITS A BAD VIRAL INFECTION AND HE CAN COME HOME..LUCY SAID THE BLOODS WILL TAKE 4+ HOURS TO COME BACK SO SHE HAS TOLD ME THAT HER,ALI AND TOM ARE IN A ROOM OF THEIR OWN AND SHES GOING TO TRY TO HAVE A SLEEP ON THE BED - POOR WOMAN IS WORN OUT
WILL UPDATE WHEN SHE RINGS WITH BLOOD RESULTS....PLEASE PRAY THAT HE HAS A VIRAL INFECTION AND CAN COME HOME....
as you know from health section Lucys son Tom has been very ill with a sever temp the last few days, lucy rang me this morning to tell me that he had developed a few pin prick dark red spots on his calf and foot. She couldnt get in with a doctor so she told me she had pulled up at home and was going to check if he had ny more spots.
The poor woman was in tears on the phone as more spots had come up, but she said he seems alert so hopefully its nothing serious. but as we all know a rash that doesnt fade should always be checked.
so please keep lucy in ur mind today..ill update as i hear anything
hope tom is okay lucy - thinking off u hun
UPDATE 1
TOM HAS BEEN SEEN BY TRIAGE NURSE AND ALTHOUGH HIS RASH IS THE SAME AS THAT WITH MENINGITIS, IT CAN ALSO APPEAR WITH OTHER ILLNESSES, AS TOM IS LIVELY THEY DONT THINK HE HAS MENINGITIS AS THE ONLY SYMPTOMS HE HAS ARE A HIGN TEMP AND THIS RASH..LUCY IS WAITING FOR A PEADIATRITIAN TO COME DOWN TO CHECK HIM OVER.
ALL IS OK LUCY UPDATE 2
lUCY HAS JUST RUNG..TOM HAS BEEN TRANSFERED TO THE WARD FOR CLOSE OBERVATION, THEY HAVE MARKED ALL OF HIS RASH SO THEY CAN TELL IF ANYMORE APPEAR. THE POOR MITE HAS HAD THREE CANULARS PUT IN AND HAS HAD BLOODS TAKEN AND A THROAT SWAB. IF THE BLOOD RESULTS SHOW CERTAIN LEVELS OF BACTERIA TOM WILL BE ADDMITTED AND GIVEN I.V ANTIBIOTICS AND CLOSE MONITORING. IF THE BLOODS ARE FINE IT MEANS ITS A BAD VIRAL INFECTION AND HE CAN COME HOME..LUCY SAID THE BLOODS WILL TAKE 4+ HOURS TO COME BACK SO SHE HAS TOLD ME THAT HER,ALI AND TOM ARE IN A ROOM OF THEIR OWN AND SHES GOING TO TRY TO HAVE A SLEEP ON THE BED - POOR WOMAN IS WORN OUT
WILL UPDATE WHEN SHE RINGS WITH BLOOD RESULTS....PLEASE PRAY THAT HE HAS A VIRAL INFECTION AND CAN COME HOME....
