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My daughter is 13 and since November 2019 she has had a sore throat. She is now on her 5th course of antibiotics but I am getting concerned that it is some thing else, what do I do

She has an appointment in the ENT clinic at the end on June but she is in constant pain

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    Hi there ...

    I'd deff call G P and explain your not happy waiting so long after 5 lots of antibiotics... and if she's still in pain, in my opinion,  that should be looked at ..

    Keep in mind a huge percentage of things are o.k and get sorted in time ... but my granddaughter kept getting symptoms .. the Dr kept giving her iron tablets for over 7 / 8 months ... unfortunately she did have something serious they missed ...  but looking back we wished we'd pushed harder ... 

    So I'd say be firm, and tell them you know things are busy with this carona .. but they said on t.v the last few days to get worries sorted ... and we have to push for our kids ... 

    Let us know how you go ... fingers crossed all will be o.k ... Chrissie x

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    Thank you, she is to finish this 5th course of antibiotics Saturday and if the outcome is the same I will contact her GP Monday and push for a referral 

    Thank you for your support

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