tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post4320598238424602766..comments2023-12-12T11:39:43.504+01:00Comments on Blurb from the Burbs: MedicatedMoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-84297206083720591432011-11-20T07:03:18.604+01:002011-11-20T07:03:18.604+01:00Have just read Marie's comment about not being...Have just read Marie's comment about not being able to find tongs in Sweden. This surprises me a lot, because in IKEA, a SWEDISH store, tongs and wooden spoons are readily avilable!Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-58971933467472655072011-11-17T17:00:58.612+01:002011-11-17T17:00:58.612+01:00Can you change your doctor? I was so relieved they...Can you change your doctor? I was so relieved they found something in the end. <br /><br /> When he was 16 my eldest son had something similar, then he went into a depression and it turned out he didn't like school. He had a very high IQ and just couldn't stand the boredom any more.<br /><br />I really hope that Sapphire gets on the mend soon, I don't know how you cope with everything at the moment<br /><br />HugsAnjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562210585479814093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-16747470029764984942011-11-17T14:15:55.774+01:002011-11-17T14:15:55.774+01:00I am a bit of a believer with doctors, that you sh...I am a bit of a believer with doctors, that you shouldn't necessarily follow your first impression. The fact he's been very respectful since shows he knows he was wrong and is making amends - so not one of the most arrogant ones perhaps. This was such a great post - love the way you write Kath!<br />Glad your daughter is on the mend - poor thing.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-89179207307340208402011-11-17T11:32:26.650+01:002011-11-17T11:32:26.650+01:00Oh poor Sapphire (and mum)! It's the pits when...Oh poor Sapphire (and mum)! It's the pits when nobody can tell you what's wrong. And when a doctor tells you it's in her head, did you want to do something to HIS head?<br /><br />Poor guys. It's times like this that you long for the familiarity of medicare and a good long waiting queue at a public Australian hospital...<br /><br />Hugs to you both and I hope that Sapphire is on the up and up. xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09345662692259541964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-61590567497508549932011-11-17T08:08:05.057+01:002011-11-17T08:08:05.057+01:00Yep, the doctor was *very* respectful when the res...Yep, the doctor was *very* respectful when the results came in. I swallowed every urge to lord it over him in return and hope that it will result in top-quality medical service from now on....<br /><br />Sapphire's still crook though. Ironic that the side effects of the medication gives her stomach pain, cramps and diarrhoea which it's also meant to cure!Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-13319860166802818922011-11-17T04:19:10.517+01:002011-11-17T04:19:10.517+01:00Poor Sapph... and poor you. What an ordeal. I hope...Poor Sapph... and poor you. What an ordeal. I hope the doctor ate his words when you went back. Is the new medication helping?<br /><br />Our relationship with doctors is quite a complex thing... I can feel a blog post coming on... <br /><br />Take care. I'm really enjoying your posts from exotic Genenva.deepkickgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680613104887320179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-5454861842865872582011-11-16T17:05:51.534+01:002011-11-16T17:05:51.534+01:00Have just read post and all comments so was SO gla...Have just read post and all comments so was SO glad to see yours at the end saying S is better...It really makes one into a tiger (tigress?) when your child is ill and no one seems to GET it. When my youngest (now 15) was about 2 she had an abcess on a tooth and was in agony and the pediatric dentist said he didn't see anything there and to come back in a month. A month! When she couldn't sleep and was in agony. So I phoned and phoned and badgered away until I found a lovely pediatric dentist who took her the next day and was brilliant...I still tear up thinking of it. <br /><br />Thinking of you, too xxx from Canada :)Lidianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14609618027313982020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-49727342597734916172011-11-16T15:46:41.631+01:002011-11-16T15:46:41.631+01:00Thank you everyone for your lovely comments. Food ...Thank you everyone for your lovely comments. Food elimination was going to be the next step until the stool results showed the weirdo bacterial thingy that is apparently resistant to most antibiotics except a couple (and those are too powerful for Sapph to take in full doses).<br /><br />She's perked up a lot and when I hear her skyping with her friends and then getting into her homework with gusto, I feel like calling up the doctor and yelling, CAN YOU SEE THIS?<br /><br />And wooden spoons. Yes, a mystery and the lack of has been discussed by a few other puzzled Aussie, Kiwi and British expats.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-18694276139843343522011-11-15T22:51:51.700+01:002011-11-15T22:51:51.700+01:00Strange. The poor thing - why is she so sick?
Yo...Strange. The poor thing - why is she so sick?<br /><br />You write very well. I enjoyed this.<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-57986782413413144282011-11-15T12:57:29.450+01:002011-11-15T12:57:29.450+01:00Is the pain "center mass" or more in the...Is the pain "center mass" or more in the right upper side of the abdominal area? Have they done an ultra sound of the gall bladder? Many of the symptoms point in that direction... (Not to diagnose over the Net, but something to look at.)<br /><br />Don<br />http://exposeyourblog.comDonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159668310453607824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-20430393192499240932011-11-15T12:37:23.981+01:002011-11-15T12:37:23.981+01:00Oh dear - I see they are as blunt in Switzerland a...Oh dear - I see they are as blunt in Switzerland as they are in Sweden. Bloody infuriating, isn't it? I've had to grow an extra thick layer of skin when dealing with the health system and the idea of letting the entire waiting room hear the results of my tests. Or have a pap smar inb a room with the blinds open to the street level passing pedestrian traffic! But I do hope dear Sapphire feels better now she has meds. Poor love.<br /><br />Wooden spoons! LOL - for me it's tongs. You just can't get them here at all. You should see the idiotic rubbish they use to serve salads or turn the steaks on the bbq. Swedish design, my arse :-)Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088355577823930786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-49768406734881767212011-11-15T10:33:06.987+01:002011-11-15T10:33:06.987+01:00I'm glad they actually found something that co...I'm glad they actually found something that could be causing all of Sapphire's distress. I was about to suggest allergy testing for the different foods/ingredients you're all eating now. <br />I love wooden spoons! How odd that Geneva doesn't have any! I thought they were a universal utensil.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-3061108682924723912011-11-15T09:41:55.760+01:002011-11-15T09:41:55.760+01:00Tell him not to forget that little packet of bakin...Tell him not to forget that little packet of baking powder either!<br /><br />Making pee-pee sounds like a good name for a song! Oh wait, there's a close enough one ...Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-4518383338245831372011-11-15T07:07:26.953+01:002011-11-15T07:07:26.953+01:00I hope the results brings an end to Sapphire's...I hope the results brings an end to Sapphire's illness.<br />Of course you know her xVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230646298941469795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-36141045816031326622011-11-15T05:47:02.924+01:002011-11-15T05:47:02.924+01:00I have a huge grudge against doctors who treat you...I have a huge grudge against doctors who treat you like that - however, I'm glad that the bottom of it has been found (no pun intended)and may Saph be on the mend. <br /><br />And I can't wait for you to be able to say in French "Look you supercilious wanker, can you please treat me like a human being." Amazing what you can get out of doctors when you use words like this...Pandora Behrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17582255671962095503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-32667494802913011652011-11-15T04:08:30.345+01:002011-11-15T04:08:30.345+01:00I need to vent some rage on your behalf. Some doc...I need to vent some rage on your behalf. Some doctors have egos big enough to think that they could get knotted. I am wishing painful hemorrhoids on that man. That no-one can see, but which cause him INTENSE pain. Of course you know your daughter better than he can.<br /><br />I hope the new medication does the trick and Saphire is back to herself quickly.<br />Glad that LC is home again too.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-53090546976340161322011-11-15T02:51:08.384+01:002011-11-15T02:51:08.384+01:00I should know better than to have a mouthful of an...I should know better than to have a mouthful of anything when I read your last lines. In this case it was yoghurt that nearly ended up on the screen.<br /><br />Glad you have found out what is wrong. She has been ill for some time now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-25341161338648664082011-11-15T01:33:00.705+01:002011-11-15T01:33:00.705+01:00Odd about the wooden spoons, what do they use inst...Odd about the wooden spoons, what do they use instead? <br /><br />I hope they're managing to get to the root of Sapphire's trouble, we're going through vagaries here at the moment with my 6 yr old....anxiety, ocd, both? Oi oi oi, it is STRESSFUL, I feel for you Kath.Cat J Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392607219027350143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-25833195138859776532011-11-14T23:04:35.091+01:002011-11-14T23:04:35.091+01:00Could you whisper in Milly's ear to give Sapph...Could you whisper in Milly's ear to give Sapph a BIG hug from us Flemingtonians?!<br />I hope she's feeling better poor chickadee. Ange has the same sort of inexplicable stomach pains as well sometimes, it's hard feeling so unable to help.<br />You would think with Switzerland's close proximity to Germany they would have lots of thigh-slapping wooden spoons...<br />Not to rub it in or anything but the collection we inherited from you are happy in their pot - there's about 5 of them now!<br />Lots of love and tail wags from number 45...TamvdKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197291006830598004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-61765611746510191812011-11-14T23:03:15.971+01:002011-11-14T23:03:15.971+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.TamvdKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197291006830598004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-37875308816028447262011-11-14T22:33:05.404+01:002011-11-14T22:33:05.404+01:00Wow, Kath, what a story. No wonder you're dis...Wow, Kath, what a story. No wonder you're distressed. <br /><br />Why is it that the idea that something is in the mind negates it? <br /><br />I'm all for the inextricable nature of the mind/body link. Mind and body are not separate. <br /><br />A bacteria can cause you to feel terribly ill not just in body but in mind, and a state of mind can make you much more prone to viruses and unknown bugs of all sorts. Clearly there's something wrong with Sapphire and it needs to be understood and recognised to be treated and not simply dismissed as all in her mind, if no medical/concrete results turn up to make it all in her body. <br /><br />When my youngest daughter suffered glandular fever some years ago I almost wanted it to be psychological so called rather than the dreaded glandular because of all the horror stories I'd heard about things like Chronic fatigue that can follow such a virus. <br /><br />It's taken my daughter time to get beyond the glandular fever and she still suffers occasional stomach pains of unknown origin. <br /><br />I think we want to know the 'facts' because we want to find a solution but I suspect there may be many things that happen that are a combination of all sorts, including bacteria and states of mind.<br /><br />I hope Sapphire gets properly better soon. It must be so much harder so far from home and the familiar.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-68318514014980198752011-11-14T22:31:47.945+01:002011-11-14T22:31:47.945+01:00Bonjour Kath,
Doctors - I don't like them. ne...Bonjour Kath,<br /><br />Doctors - I don't like them. never have. They are so unsympathetic generally (with one or two exceptions of course).<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-21513829356525008872011-11-14T22:12:20.247+01:002011-11-14T22:12:20.247+01:00Doubt, it just nags away at you and then you find ...Doubt, it just nags away at you and then you find out you were right all along. It just re-assures that your instincts and understanding are right. Great description, keep on smiling on lifes interesting!! journeynuttynotonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-67959917889696454562011-11-14T21:25:37.978+01:002011-11-14T21:25:37.978+01:00I really enjoyed this post. I like using wooden s...I really enjoyed this post. I like using wooden spoons too. =) That is, when I do the kitchen thing which is never. <br /><br />Maybe one day.<br /><br />Glad Sapphire is improving.Have Myelin?https://www.blogger.com/profile/05704037582961814202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-55300982525735220602011-11-14T20:32:14.695+01:002011-11-14T20:32:14.695+01:00That is odd that wooden spoons are so impossible t...That is odd that wooden spoons are so impossible to find in Geneva. We use them all the time here in Sweden, wooden butter knives too. Oh well, good thing that you will get special delivery of them soon then. :-) And I wish Sapphire a speedy recovery.ropcornhttp://ropcorn.com/noreply@blogger.com