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dd has tummy ache & 39.3° temp... to panic or not to panic?

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fruitcake · 23/12/2006 18:37

She's been complaining of a tummy ache around her navel since yesterday but only periodically. Dh noticed she was v. warm so have just taken temp. Feeling a bit panicky... should I call doc or not?

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eenysugarplumfairy · 23/12/2006 18:38

I'd call. It cant hurt anything and it will either sort her out or put your mind at rest or both.

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DimpledThighs · 23/12/2006 19:18

I'd call, esp at this time of year.

I had to call ambulance once for ds asI was on my own and scared about mennigitis and I spent so long apologising to the ambulance man in case I was wasting his time - he said always contact medical services if you are not sure - timewasting is a myth.

btw not suggesting you need to call ambulance, but if she is still the same tomorrow I would hunt down the out of ours dcotor.

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dinny · 23/12/2006 19:21

there are lots of tummy bugs around, Fruitcake, though dd and ds didn't have temp with their two recent bugs...

how is she in herself? unwell apart from tummy ache?

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fruitcake · 25/12/2006 15:29

I did call the "médecin de garde" & she made me feel so much better; told me not to panic, said if dd had peritonitis that she would be in severe pain, etc. So I watched over dd, took her temp every so often & she was fine! Apart from anything else I really didn't want to be spending Xmas in triage, although I would have done it of course!