I took Dean to the doctors today as last night he was complaining of sore eyes (he never complains of pain) and this morning he woke with a puffy face. The doctor took the usual belt and braces approach and gave him oral antibiotics, eye drops and eye cream. Any swelling with or without pain is hugely concerning for us and its hard not to go 0 to neurotic in a very short space of time. The nurse took the oppertunity to give Dean his flu jab whilst at the surgery and now its hard to tell what exactly is causing Deans temperature. We just need to watch Dean closely over the next 24-48 hours and make sure he doesnt swell any more than he has already. Hes ok in himself and very good at having his drops and cream in, but the oral antibiotics are another matter. I asked the doctor to prescribe capsules rather than liquid antibiotics as I thought that sooner or later he would be better on tablets rather than liquid medication. Unfortunately, Dean is finding it really hard to master swallowing the capsules. The first one took quite a few attempts, the second made him vomit and thankfully the third when down on his second attempt. Maybe Ive made it harder for him in the short term but I do hope it pays off and becomes easier for him. Time will tell. Anyway the reason for my post is that we sat for some time in the waiting room and long enough to take in the array of Cancer Research leaflets. There were about a dozen leaflets for all different types of cancer but not one detailing childhood cancer. I swiftly pointed out that the lack of childhood cancer leaflets was pretty poor, especially during September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The receptionist said shed look into the provision. I intend to call CRUK to ask them directly if they have leaflets detailing childhood cancer signs and symptoms, before going back to the surgery to see if they have indeed looked into it. If all else fails Id like to provide our doctors surgery with a bunch of Deans Appeal leaflets, after all they do detail the signs and symptoms of Neuroblastoma. I wish I knew before, how to spot childhood cancer symptoms. It is without doubt that we are very fortunate to have Dean still with us, but as his parents we could have helped Dean by detecting his symptoms earlier. Be aware be Childhood Cancer aware. Information is power, awareness is everything. #CCAM #DOINGITFORDEAN #GOGOLDINSEPTEMBER #GOGOLD4CURE #GOGOLD #KIDSGETCANCERTOO
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 21:34:14 +0000
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