AMY Pittman called eight different doctor's surgeries after her toddler's left foot blew up like a balloon - but the only practice that could help was a 45-minute drive away in Bateau Bay.
The Cooranbong mother-of-two said she had already spent five hours with her 17-month-old son in the John Hunter Hospital emergency department the day before, where they were sent home with an information sheet about hand, foot and mouth disease. But the former early learning centre director is glad she followed her instinct to get a second opinion - even if it did take "a good few hours" to find an appointment with a GP.
