A trip to the A&E...

You can always tell when a teenager is really sick - they get dressed up to the nines to go to a party in a town 50 kms away (even when you say you think they would be better off staying home with that sore throat...), head off only to drive half way there, realise they are really sick then turn around and come home again. That's what bri did last night.
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Brianna has tonsilitis - in the very blurry picture above you might just be able to see the tonsils above the tongue, not leaving much room for anything else! We ended up at the hospital at 8.30 last night. She was in absolutely unbearable pain and when I took a look down her throat (and couldn't really see any airway) I said it was straight up to the A&E for her.
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I rang first and was told that a Paramedic was on duty for Accident & Emergency cases. He would assess her then make a phone consult with a doctor. The paramedic dude was just lovely and luckily we were the only ones waiting. After being seen (and he was completely blown away by her bulging, pus oozing tonsils - sorry!) he gave her some antibiotics to take until we make an appointment with a doctor on Monday. She had a very restless night, in between snoring loudly.
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Her glands are so puffed up you can see them through her neck, each side of her adams apple, they are rock hard! Poor thing!
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So she's spent the day on the couch, eating jelly, custard, soup and icy poles interspersed with pain-killers and the antibiotics. I decided this morning that I couldn't go to the Cape Jaffa Festival and leave her so we've both had a quiet day.
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Cheers - Joolz