.. Sooooo tell me ..

.. what is soooooo HARD about getting something right huh ?#$#$%#

***WARNING ... I'm going to whine and vent here .. imagine me .. red faced .. and holding my breathe .. kind of a toddler tantrum style ****

.. Cam has to have 6 monthly visits to the Paed at the local clinic to make sure his dicky ticker is ticking right .. and all the associated stuff that goes with it ..

.. check back last visit was July/Aug .. so add 6 months .. you get about Feb/March right ..

Ummm .. no ...

You get .. "Well Dr D only has monthly clinics now and even though Cameron is due to have a check up well it's quite full .. we could put him in this upcoming clinic or maybe the next which is towards the end of April but he is going on holiday .. so it might be even later than that  .. or .. *add silence* .. so which do you want to do .."

.. Ummmmm let me think .. ummmm .. well maybe the end of June maybe .. March of course !!!!!

So I was polite .. "Well since it has been 6 months .. and we do have a few concerns .. the March one would be best .."

"Oh OK .. we have a few appointments open .. so I can put him in I suppose"

I get off the phone dumfounded ..

.. it's not like he has a cold .. he has half a heart for goodness sake .. he SHOULD be checked every 6 months with all that cr*p going on in that thar chest of his .. we've been told to expect some decline around the age of 7 or 8 .. well guess what they almost hit it right on the head .. he looks .. well .. he looks "off" .. we're not sure what it is .. but something isn't altogether right .. not like .. "OMG look at Cam" .. more .. "mmm .. are you doing OK kinda off stuff"  .. and not one time the same thing ..

. . I did get kinda freaked one part last month and put the sat machine on (I have one here as storage for HC) .. and well took it off again .. the sats were around 90-92% (were 97-98%) .. and his HR was around the wrong way .. 75-80 when he was asleep .. and 50-55 when he was awake ..

.. we're blaming the humidity and Summer ..  so fingers crossed that is what it is ..

.. he's also got other issues .. he'd be horrified if I shared publicly .. but it worries us .. and it needs sorting out ..

We're THOSE type of parents who want to be positive and talk about the NORMAL things that could be wrong .. but silently HOPE it's not heart related ..

Argghhh the joys of trying to normalise stuff ..

.. so anyhoo .. roll on to what I first started gabbling on about ..

.. what is so hard about just booking the appts booked straight in 6 months after we've seen the paed !! I know things come up .. and there are some kids that need urgent stuff .. but you have the appt with the paed right .. make the next one 6 months ahead and do it .. for crying out loud .. not keep deferring ..

Arrghhh - frustration .. OK vent over .. it's off my chest .. carry on ..as you were .. or were you covering your eyes anyway .. lol ;-p