24/10/13 - finally, the all clear!

When we walked in to Doctor naiker's office today I was hopeful of getting clearance, and thankfully I wasn't disappointed! He checked Ellie's chest and was amazed himself by how well she responded to the flixotide and ventolin regime. He was comfortable that, as long as the anaesthetists are happy, that she can safely have the surgery done now.

While we were there I asked for a referral to a respiratory specialist. He wasn't sure who I needed to see, but thanks to Sophie's early experiences we already had a specialist that we'd seen wth her,s o I was able to request that he send us to Doctor Weber in Burnie. To start with Doctor Naiker thought he was just a paediatrician, but after I explained that we'd seen him with Sophie and he called to confirm with the hospital he sent he referral. I guess it pays to be well researched! 

It could take months to get in to him though. I know it took a while for Sophie to see him, and his referral sheet online says up to six months. But in the meantime I have our trusty flix, ventolin and prednisilone combo to fiddle with if she gets sick  again, so I'm not too bothered.

Now to just wait until the plastics team call next week with a date.....