David outside GOS prior to an op last year
I am taking my son David to Great Ormond Street today and we hope to get the all clear as he is so much better.
He has been in the most excuciating and agonising pain and his chronic oseteomyelitis was difficult for consultants at Addenbrooke’s to diagnose, they repeatedly asked if he was happy at school. This was despite visible signs of abnormality showing a swollen face and disfiguring, protruding section of his jawbone.
I asked for a second opinion at GOS and I cannot praise them highly enough. He has now been pain free for the last four months and I expect they will arrange an X-ray and/or nuclear bone scan to confirm that the infection has cleared.
We shall then make the most of our visit to the smoke and take in some sights, a visit to an art gallery if I had my way, which would not be David’s first choice, but at least it would be cool.
Update July 18th 2006: Unfortunately, David is in pain again, he has been for the last week. He went away last weeek and forgot to take his antibiotics with him, I’m not sure if this is the reason why. He’s been keeping it quiet from me so I don’t worry, but I found the empty Paracetamol box and put two and two together.
Many thanks to Croydonian for recommending my name to dmoz - the largest human-edited directory of the web. It was a total surprise and I read about it on his site today. He posted it yesterday (my birthday) hence my comment thanking him for a truly unique present.