Urgent Measles help!
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Topic: Urgent Measles help!
Posted By: MissAngel
Subject: Urgent Measles help!
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 12:20pm
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Okay, Lily had MMR 2 weeks ago and the nurse warned me that she might develop a rash 2 weeks after that was rare but can happen.. If I had a camera, i'd take a picture. She is covered from head to toe in a rash. Looks like proper measles. She's alert, merry (except for when I want her to eat or sleep) and isnt floppy or anything. What should I do? I cant go to the A&E because with the snow warning in CHCH, I take the risk of being stuck in the city. Plus I cant afford the fee. I can mission in the snow to the local doctor if they're open tomorrow tho.
Advice on how to keep her comfy? Can I bath her with anything specific that will help? ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: ange221
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 12:22pm
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Have you tried ringing the health line or your doctor's number which should go through to a nurse triage centre and they could advise you.
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Posted By: E&L+1
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 12:22pm
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Ring healthline and see what they say. They will be able to give you specific advice and tell you if you need to go to A&E now or can wait until tomorrow for the GP to open. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: catisla
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 12:23pm
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I would call Health line and see what they say. Pays to be safe with a rash. Is she running a temp?
DD1 developed a rash about 10 days after her MMR - looked like lots of little spots all over her chest and back. I phoned healthline then who told me it was a normal reaction - don't think it is as rare as all that. ------------- |
Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 12:58pm
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Healthline said take her to the A&E which we just cant do.. actually they weren't very helpful at all! She's not got a temp anymore which is good, she's quite cool for a change. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 1:11pm
I didnt realise there was a fee for the hospital emergency room 
Personally, I would be going to there.... -------------   
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 1:12pm
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If they've advised you of taking her to A&E and you can't risk being stuck or can't afford it, then ring A&E or the local hospital see what they say, I wouldn't risk it personally.
I couldn't pay at A&E cause I'd been inadvertently sent down & didn't have enough money & they let me come back a couple of days later & pay. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 1:31pm
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They dont do that here. They make you pay first so you pay. I just CANT do it. a I cant afford it and b if I get stuck there in the snow i'm screwed!
Anyway, we rang the doctors AH line and they just said to give her paracetamol and tepid baths if she gets too hot. Her mouth and eyes are clear at the moment so we should be fine. They said that she could have picked up the actual measles and its just coincidence that its around the 2 week mark from the MMR! grrrr. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 2:08pm
| You have to pay at A&E?! Hope she feels better soon x |
Posted By: Delli
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 2:21pm
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I didn't know you had to pay at A&E either! Crazy!
If she needs a bit of relief from the rash, you could bathe her in warm water with pinetarsol. Or with colloidal oatmeal - you can make your own by grinding up porridge oats in the food processor. Or a few tablespoons of baking soda. Remember to keep her fluid intake up. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kazper
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 3:16pm
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OMG its pretty bad you have to pay at A&E. Being a public system, I wouldn't have thought that.
Thank goodness we don't have to do it in our town. DD is always in at A&E. ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/545141" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 3:25pm
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People are getting confused about the terms:
A&E (Emergency departments) in hospitals are free if you are a NZ resident or have specific visas Accident and Medical clinics are privately owned and yes, you have to pay but they have payment plans. Yes, it sucks that you have to pay for afterhours care. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 5:21pm
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Oh I should have said! Yea, after hours clinic type A&E.. not the hospital emergency room. ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: freckle
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 6:51pm
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Bealey Ave after hours have always let me pay later if I don't have the money on me... ------------- mum to 3 lovely girls :D |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 7:32pm
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if its real measles she will need to be seen as its notifiable but my doc said they are ALWAYS grumpy and very unwell....not sure if he is right ? When Liam had his head to toe rash it looked exactly like measles but it was viral.... ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 7:51pm
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I have it now too whatever it is! argh!
We'll be missioning to the doctor tomorrow for sure! Her rash isnt looking so bad now, she's not got a temp or anything and is happily asleep :D ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: squoggs
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 8:03pm
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You don't think it could be hand foot & mouth? Thats going around up here, and although previously I have only every seen the spots on hands and feet, and inside the mouth on adults, one of my friends kids has a full body rash with it - and she warned me that it looked like measles...her kid had a slight temp for a bit, then seemed reasonably happy & normal ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 8:20pm
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I'd prefer if it was, tbh. Thomas had that last year and it wasnt so bad! We'll get checked out tomorrow tho :D ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Nikki
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 8:22pm
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It really annoyed me how much the A&E / doctors charged for babies / toddlers in chch. We tried to take DS when he was little and it was going to cost us heaps down there (week day, during the day) so we took him to my mums dr and paid about $25 - still far too much if you ask me. My dr on the shore costs nothing and neither does the local Accident and Medical clinic ... and its only a $10 surcharge at weekends.
No idea how chch justifies their charges, when rent, wages etc would be more expensive in ak!! Rant over! I'm sure she will be fine til the morning if she has no temp and isn't too bothered by it hun. Good luck for tonight! ------------- DS (5yrs) and DD (3yrs) |
Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 14 August 2011 at 8:52pm
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Personally after hours waiting at after hours doc was only $5 but it wa a 2 hour wait with DS needing a cut eye seen to. Next time we'll call an ambulance. Its $60 but you're sent a bill and you don't have to wait. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel  07/08/2014
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Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 9:13am
White cross on lincoln road now charges $30 for under 6 year olds after hours...unless you are enrolled with certain Auckland central doctors :( How is she today? |
Nikki wrote:Posted By: Nikki
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 4:11pm
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I heard they were charging now. We go to Westgate after hours. Haven't needed to go anywhere after 8pm thankfully.
How did it go at the docs? ------------- DS (5yrs) and DD (3yrs) |
Posted By: Whateversville
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 4:30pm
| Wow, I'm glad to be living in np. All doc visits for under 6 are free |
Posted By: BriAndOlisMum
Date Posted: 15 August 2011 at 7:54pm
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what did the doctor say? -------------  http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 16 August 2011 at 6:39pm
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Hope your little one is better today.
Did you get to the Dr? Was it due to the injection or a viral infection? Not chicken pox? Dr visits for under 6 are free if you go to your registered Dr. They are free if you go to the hospital A&E. You pay if you go to a A&M clinic after hrs or one that you are not registered with. |
Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 17 August 2011 at 8:26pm
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Children under 6 aren't free at our medical center, they are $17. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 17 August 2011 at 8:57pm
wow
I have a great Dr never paid or pay for my under 6yr olds & no way my over 6yrs old are that much |
Posted By: Kazper
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 11:12am
Eeeks same here. Its $17 for adults at our Medical Center and nothing for under 6 year olds. Also don't get charged anything for under 6 years olds at our after hours clinic at hospital either. ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/545141" rel="nofollow"> |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 11:14am
we are so lucky its free for childern up to 18 years of age at our docturs  ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 18 August 2011 at 8:02pm
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Just wondering how Lily is doing and what the rash was?
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Posted By: xLUCKYx
Date Posted: 19 August 2011 at 12:47pm
Where abouts do you go? I still have to register us at a doctor down here.... |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 19 August 2011 at 1:27pm
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