trip to A&E

tkachev
tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
edited 22. Jan 2010, 06:40 in Community Chit-chat archive
Just thought id tell you of my day!Son off school has managed to stick a piece of toy car in his ear.1 nurse and 2 doctors couldnt remove it so drove in the snow to local hospital and they couldnt remove it so made an appointment at another hospital with more specialised equiptment for Monday!They said its okay to leave it until then......lets hope so.
cheers for listening
Elizabeth
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  • ninakang
    ninakang Member Posts: 1,367
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Elizabeth

    I hope your son's OK but I couldn't help but smile when I read your post - oh the trips we've had to A&E with ours! My middle one was the clumsiest - forever falling down the stairs and banging her head.

    I hope you get him sorted soon, keep us posted

    Nx
  • joyful164
    joyful164 Member Posts: 2,401
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I'm 65 now but I shall never forget my mum telling me what I did when I was about 3. I stuck a bead up my nose. so was having difficulting breathing, so they called the doctor who came. When the bead had been removed, and the doctor had left, what did I do?

    Stuck the bead back up my nose again.
    joy
  • page35
    page35 Member Posts: 1,081
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Joy my mum did that with a nut my nan loved telling us :lol:

    Elizabeth- thats a trip you couldve done without ah :roll: hope they get it out ok monday, is it hurting him? is it a wheel stuck in there?
    hope your ok
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Its a wing mirror from a camper van!He usually eats things and I have to keep telling him no but think this is a first with the ear.Mind you they might find all sorts once they start.
    I certainly could have done without this trip.The snow is coming down thick and fast and we are supposed to be fitting wardrobes and there is stuff everywhere, and all the tree decs are lying around with half the tree.
    Good thing is we managed to buy some more coal bags for the fire as we were just about to run out.
    Take care all, keep warm
    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • oneday
    oneday Member Posts: 1,434
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Bad timing!
    I thought you were going to say you had fell and broke your leg.....
    hope the weather is better when you get to hospital good luck
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well I was worried about falling.I am still using one crutch from hip replacement,with bad foot,ankle and back pain and it was hairy at times!
    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • angel1
    angel1 Bots Posts: 1,464
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Years ago, when my eldest was about seven, he was crying in pain with a sore ear. As it was late evening, and we lived close to a hospital, I took him to A&E.

    A lovely young doctor poked around gently, shining his light, then smiled. Imagine my amazement when he started to pull out what seemed to be yards - wasn`t of course - of very fine string. I thought he was pulling his brains out!! Apparently, I had been impacting it, every time I washed his ears. He informed us that he had done it when he started in "Mrs Reed`s class". That was two months previously!

    I hope your little fella is OK Elizabeth......Ange.
  • moonseed
    moonseed Member Posts: 289
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    tkachev wrote:
    Just thought id tell you of my day!Son off school has managed to stick a piece of toy car in his ear.1 nurse and 2 doctors couldnt remove it so drove in the snow to local hospital and they couldnt remove it so made an appointment at another hospital with more specialised equiptment for Monday!They said its okay to leave it until then......lets hope so.
    cheers for listening
    Elizabeth

    Brilliant! Have you tried turning him upside down and shaking him!!
    It does work if you have the heart to do it. My son was always sticking something somwhere! Mostly his fingersin sockets!!
    Hope it all turns out OK.
    Steph x
  • Wonkylegs
    Wonkylegs Member Posts: 3,504
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    this really made me smile :wink:

    when I was about 12 we did an experiment about hearing in Biology. It involved measuring how far away each person could hear a ticking watch. Obviously there were differences in hearing ability ..... but they got a bit worried when I couldn't hear the ticking at all in one ear.

    So ..... quick trip to the GP ..... who noticed 'something' in my ear, sent me home with drops and said to go back in a week to have my ear syringed :shock:

    Returning to the (very busy) surgery a week later, the assembled patients in the waiting room were surprised to see my GP dashing out to his car, only to return with large camera bag and tripod :shock: :roll: That was nothing to sthe shock I got when he syringed my ear and what appeared to be the pointed end of a wax crayon appeared out of said ear :shock: :roll: :roll: It must have been there for years .... and I had to have my photo taken with the offending article, as my GP just happened to be doing a paper on the things that children post into various body parts :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

    needless to say my hearing got a lot better very quickly :wink:
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi all thanks for your stories!I enjoyed them all.What a bunch we are.
    Lynn, OH drove car...he is a very good driver so leave it all to him.But the roads around here seem to be okay at the moment as we seem to be on the edge of the worst places.
    Elizabeth
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • suziev
    suziev Member Posts: 252
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi

    i thought i would add that i had to have a moth removed from my ear a few years back. yes you will need a hospital with an E and T unit (ears and throat) and i had to go to 3 hospitals before i got my moth removed, it took the doctor ages to get the moth out but it was painless.
    ruddy think got in my ear when i was out walking the dog at night and it was not nice having something flapping in side my ear, i killed it by pouring water into my ear.
    i was told that having an object in your ear could give me problems with my balance but all i felt was daft. the doctor told me that bees, wasps and butterflys are all to common to be found in the ear.
    so am sure your son will be sorted on monday.
    suzie x
  • maud48
    maud48 Member Posts: 170
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Elizabeth
    Hope you're managing OK with the kids, snow and ear dramas. I assume your schools are still closed as ours are.
    My oldest son put a big seed into his ear in Africa; he was 12 at the time so thought he would have had more sense. They couldn't get it out there so he had to wait until we came home, fortunately only a few days. The hospital joked with him that they would have to report him for importing a prohibited seed - he was most impressed.
    My OH has taken Ollie (grandson) into work with him this morning so have had a lovely long bath and feel refreshed and ready to spend the afternoon playing with Thomas train set.
    Keep warm, well, and rest as much as you can,
    maudxx
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,790
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Elizabeth!!
    The little monkey!
    Poor you - you must have been frantic!
    I do hope all goes well and they locate the offending wing mirror on Monday.
    You take care
    Love
    Toni xx
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    OH took him and has just phoned to say they failed to remove the toy and he has to go back sometime to have it removed under anaesthetic.Last time he had anaesthetic (11th Jan coincedently)he freaked out. He is not going to co operate again that is certain.
    Apparently he wouldnt keep still.
    Thanx for asking
    Elizabeth X
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • suziev
    suziev Member Posts: 252
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    how about asking for something to relax him instead? don't know if thats an option but maybe worth an ask!
    but you do have to sit ultra still so i can see why they couldn't remove it.
    good luck
    suzie x
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    The nurse at [TEXT DELETED] hurt him which is why she stopped and got the appt for [TEXT DELETED] so of course he was anticipating even more pain.I think they should have another go as he will def freak out when he sees the anaesthetic cos he has very bad memories of the last time.
    Lynn def not what I wanted.They said it would be easy if he kept still!
    Elizabeth

    [Hi Elizabeth,
    I've edited some of your text as it makes reference to a healthcare which could be condsidered libellous.
    Best,
    Moderator(T)
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • page35
    page35 Member Posts: 1,081
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Elizabeth, sorry they couldnt get it out, could you drug him at home before he gets to the hospital so he is relaxed?
    that sounds bad but you know what i mean.
    poor kid, hope they get it, when you got to go back?
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    sorry they could not get it out always worse when they know what going to happen
    val
  • babette
    babette Member Posts: 128
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    joyful164 wrote:
    I'm 65 now but I shall never forget my mum telling me what I did when I was about 3. I stuck a bead up my nose. so was having difficulting breathing, so they called the doctor who came. When the bead had been removed, and the doctor had left, what did I do?

    Stuck the bead back up my nose again.
    joy

    My sister did exactly the same thing so mum took her to casualty to have it removed. Next day she did the same thing again, only htis time mum told her she would have to keep blowing her nose till it came loose itself - she was not going back to A&E. Needless to say she never stuck another bead up her nose after she had "blown" it out.
    B x
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    tkachev wrote:
    The nurse at [TEXT DELETED] hurt him which is why she stopped and got the appt for [TEXT DELETED] so of course he was anticipating even more pain.I think they should have another go as he will def freak out when he sees the anaesthetic cos he has very bad memories of the last time.
    Lynn def not what I wanted.They said it would be easy if he kept still!
    Elizabeth

    [Hi Elizabeth,
    I've edited some of your text as it makes reference to a healthcare which could be condsidered libellous.
    Best,
    Moderator(T)

    oops! apologies.I wasnt criticising them though.First nurse was right to stop and refer son to better equipped hospital(her words)and other hosp was put off cos son autistic and didnt think he would sit still enough which can be dangerous.So they were correct.
    Never be bullied into silence.
    Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
    Accept no ones definition of your life

    Define yourself........

    Harvey Fierstein
  • margaretschild
    margaretschild Member Posts: 197
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Elizabeth,

    I hope your son is ok today, how long do you have to wait before he can go again?

    My girls did a lot of things - Samantha was always falling down the stairs! but they never did this.

    I do hope it gets sorted soon.

    Linda
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Dear Lynn

    Just wondered how it went today for you both. I was thinking about you.

    Lots of love
    Elna xx(())
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