Will they give me anything?
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Topic: Will they give me anything?
Posted By: MissCandice
Subject: Will they give me anything?
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 9:44am
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at the doctor for conjunctivitis in a 16 month old?
Shes got really sticky eyes they are all gunky and keep getting gunky. Plus she has a real snotty nose, but not much of a cough. Its $40 just to take her to afterhours!! I cant believe that! ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 9:51am
| can you just go to the chemist? |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 9:53am
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I rung the chemist and they said there isnt anything i can buy over the counter for her. They said i had to go to the doctor. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 9:53am
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They will probably give you some antibiotic drops which you need to see a doc for. Conjunctivitis is really contagious so make sure you wash your hands when you touch the gunk and try and discourage Kylah from rubbing her eyes too (easier said than done) ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 9:57am
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She wont stop rubbing them, i tell her not to every time she does, and i try to wipe the gunk away as i see it appear. I also think she has given it to me as my eyes are starting to get itchy and gunky.
Yeah i just rung a different chemist and they said they only thing you can get over the counter is a mild type of antibiotic that wont work if the conjunctivitis is gotten bad! So off to the afterhours we go! ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 10:45am
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Unfortunately you need to see the doc and soon if it is that bad, ask about some drops for yourself too if you think you have it. It will just go through everyone, You probably need to check with daycare (if you go, can't remember) as we had to have 24hours eyedrops before she could go ba
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 11:02am
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I forgot we have a doctor down the road that is open 7 days. The lady was ssoooo nice, and her doctor was really great! Better than our normal doc so we have enrolled there!!
They only charged me $15 too!! I have some eyedrops and antibiotics for Kylah as she has an ear infection too! Poor wee mite! ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 11:57am
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bathing the eyes in cold tea, helps with conjuctivitis ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 12:54pm
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Aww poor wee thing. I hope she starts feeling better soon. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 1:00pm
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Ears and eyes poor mite, hope she feels better soon ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 1:17pm
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Shes starting to cough heaps now too! Arrrrggg i hate being sick, so i know how shes feeling! Wish i could just make it go away for her! ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: LovelyMummy
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 4:19pm
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Hope she gets better soon chick.
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Posted By: ooEvaoo
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 4:56pm
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Awww Kahtrell had a similar kind of thing, but he was still his normal self, my doctor said to just keep wiping out his eyes, and that you could use a little saline solution, and pamol for his ears...and sure enough he was fine a day or so later..it was a virus he had picked up. ------------- 
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Posted By: Mrs_B
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 8:42pm
If you are still breastfeeding clean her eyes with some EBM in between the times the anitbiotic drops are due. Hope she's feeling better soon  -------------  
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Posted By: bext1
Date Posted: 14 December 2008 at 11:39pm
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saline solution on a clean swab works too, they gave me that at the hospital for lil Zavier when he was sick earlier this year :)
just gotta keep it clean! ------------- 
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