A hospital visit.

March 30, 2018 | by kateb | 0 comments

To be honest, it's been an exhausting and emotional couple of days.

Our 13 year old fractured her finger and ended up at the public childrens hospital, Princess Margaret. It was our first visit and for which we're very grateful was for such a 'minor' incident.

As many of you might already appreciate, it was a very long visit i.e. 7:30pm - 1:30am! It was a Tuesday night, and sadly, very busy (although it's commonly like this), head traumas, car accidents, respiratory problems, high fevers, broken bones etc.

As our daughter noticed, many parents were prepared with snacks, water bottles and overnight bags, having travelled this road before. Not us... a long 6 hours sitting, waiting.

Seeing so many sick young children and the tireless commitment of the nurses and Doctors doing all they could to ease the distress of each child and their parents was humbling and emotional.

And there was so much fear for the families.

Fear of the unknown. Fear of not being able to help. Fear of sickness.

Screams of terror from young children that I've never heard anything like before. Heart breaking. It's an experience I'd be very happy not to have to experience again. Following the visit to hospital, I'm now working on strengthening our daughters immunity and gut health.

Treatment.

Our daughter's treatment involved a local anaesthetic to reset the fracture along with 4 different x-rays. Straightforward enough.

These interventions along with a couple of late nights and the mental and emotional stress she has experienced, although not obviously, definitely compromised her immunity and her gut health.

Even though it's a 'local' anaesthetic, my belief is the body is a whole and once the needle is inserted into the blood stream and tissue, chemicals circulate throughout the body.

For example, some of the "temporary adverse effects that are cited and can affect people include:

blurred vision, dizziness and vomiting
agitation
headache
muscle twitching and
continuing numbness, weakness or tingling

Some people may have an allergic reaction. The patient could develop hives, itching, and breathing difficulties" Some of the research showed these effects were more common in 'higher risk' patients. References below.

It seems to me, even though the anaesthetic is 'local' as the term implies, the chemical must circulate throughout the entire body as demonstrated with the reactions given above.

Immunity.

So in the past two - three days I've worked hard on rebuilding her immunity and her gut health. Something that is super important, especially with Easter here and (a little) more sugar than she's used to. Because as we know sugar is a Master at compromising immunity. And the arrival of winter coughs, colds and flu is just around the corner. I want her immunity strong and healthy.

Why?

She is totally fine and from all accounts very healthy. So why would I bother? Because while generally our bodies are resilient, it (chemicals, toxins, stress) all adds up.

Once you know what works and the body needs, it takes very little effort to flood the body with nutrients and to rebuild health, so why not. You never know what's around the corner. And prevention really is better than the cure.

Lessons.

Sometimes it's hard to know if all the healthy 'stuff' you're doing is really worth it? Is it making a difference or is it really worth the expense or the feelings of isolation we can sometimes feel making healthier choices.

Yes. It is.

After this week, it has reinforced to me the great importance of making good food and lifestyle choices. Of having the knowledge to rebuild the gut and strong immunity. It is SO important and it does make a difference. Rest assured that any effort you're putting into your family to keep them strong and healthy... is invaluable.

We've been lucky not to experience trauma before, however I don't think it's luck that we haven't had to rush children to hospital in the middle of the night with fevers or unexplained symptoms. Healthy is a lifestyle and illness is not something we need to fear.

To learn more join me at my online and live workshops, 'No More Sick Kids'! Natural remedies to build strong immunity and healthy tummies this Winter.

References.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/265689.php
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2148940/