Originally Posted by
cattia
I know what you mean Alice. For example, today I had to take my son to the dr because of a sore on his face. I looked up impetigo as I thought it might be that and I wanted to see if he could still go to pre school. The NHS website says impetigo is highly contageous and children should stay out of contact with others until the sores have scabbed over. When I got to the dr, he agreed that it was impetigo. I asked how long he should stay off pre school and he said he could go right back this morning! I askef him 'are you sure?' So then he LOOKS IT UP ON HIS COMPUTER!! and says 'oh no actually he musy stay off for at least 48 hours'. I know this is only a minor thing, but it's exactly this kind of thibg that makes me second guess the doctors. Impetigo is a pretty common childhood infection, yet here is a doctor who doesn't seem to know the first thing about it and I knew more than him from a simple search. I guess i was just unlucky, but it is exactly the kind of thing that fuels my googling.