9:00 PM
Han, Deb and I are sitting in the childrens ward at the Leicester Royal Infirmary waiting for Han to have her bloods done. We have already been here for 3 hours so how much longer is anyone's guess.
Follow Up
It all started when I was awoken, in bed at 5:45, by a call on my mobile from Deb; she told me to get dressed immediately because we had to take Han to hospital right away. I got up and was ready to leave by the time Deb arrived home with Han from the GP's surgery.
Han has complained of stomach pains off and on for the last few months and had previously been diagnosed as suffering from constipation. However over the last few days she has complained that the pain has been getting much worse and she is constantly in tears and seems unable to finish any meals. Doc took her back to the surgery this PM and when she told Doctor Chan that the pain had moved across her body he immediately phoned the Royal and booked in for a consultation with a surgeon this evening.
We checked Nat would be OK at home by himself and then immediately drove to the Royal. We were directed to the children's ward on the 4 th floor and told to wait until a Doctor was available to examine Han. Over the next 6 hours Han was seen by a surgeon who thought that it was unlikely that she had appendicitis but wanted bloods taken to check for any other possible problems. By the time all this had been done it was 11:45 before we could leave and we arrived home at around 12:15. The bloods had turned up nothing but we have been given an open referral to the ward and told to return immediately if things get any worse. So now it's a question of watching and waiting. Lets hope that it is nothing more than a bad case of constipation and that it clears up quickly! It's no fun seeing your daughter constantly in tears and being unable to do anything about it and it's certainly no fun for her!
As always the staff at the Royal were fantastic and caring.
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