To ask if A&E is overreacting.

Personally it doesn’t sound like a trip to A&E if you’ve seen the GP, have a diagnosis and in the early days of antibiotics. The fact she is eating and has an appetite is good. I’d only go to A&E if she was deteriorating. It will take some time to get better. Keep up with pain relief and the antibiotics and hopefully she will be much better by Monday. If worried over the weekend, i’d think 111 would be more appropriate than A&E, but that is assuming she continues to be stable like she is. You’re her parent so know if you feel she needs urgent medical attention, right now doesn’t sound like it is. Horrible to see little one’s unwell but a few days rest and meds will do the trick.

It's not treated differently if it is scarlet fever, anti biotics are prescribed which she already has 😁 hopefully tomorrow they'll have fully kicked in op

She’s eating, drinking and is active. She’s on the correct antibiotic for strep throat/scarlet fever. I don’t think she needs A&E.

Generally she wouldn’t be eating if it was quinsy. It sounds like she’s turning a corner, she’s eating and drinking, just give her whatever she asks for/will
eat until shes feeling better and keep her topped up with Calpol and ibuprofen for the pain.

A&E are not overreacting. Could be glandular fever, Scarlett (as you suggest), anything. Let them do their job and your DD will recover.

Not easily

Huh? Herpes simplex as in cold sores / blisters?

The treatment for scarlet fever is as people have said a 10 day course so you should ask GP for another 5 days. They can also have a rash. After 48 hours of penicillin they can return to school/
nursery if they are well enough but finish the course. If you think there is a quinsy there you might have to go back to paeds to see if it needs drainedxx

My 3 year old recently had scarlet fever and was vomiting and off her food- I just gave her apple juice and ice lollies to keep
her hydrated. She was quite poorly with it and sleeping a lot but the antibiotics kicked in after a couple of days. Hope your little one feels better soon.

Thanks ☺️ it’s weird because they look fine! They were fine before, fine now. But they clearly aren’t fine.

I think I need to pressure that point with doc tomorrow. They seemed quite panicky when we bought her in, now seem super chill about her.

But I think she’s lulling us all into a false sense of security again and this is how we got here in the first place!

So definitely should make that point. But fingers crossed she is just getting better 🥰

Scarlet fever is essentially strep tonsillitis in a specific form, so I think she’s on the right antibiotic judging by what my DD had when she had scarlet fever, but it’s not a bad thing to get her checked out again at that age. Do you have a minor injuries/walk in or an OOH service rather than A&E? Or an urgent appt with GP tomorrow morning?

Just go. I m currently sat in hospital as babe seemed fine in themselves, albeit temp, and had finished second course of anti bs. They then suddenly went super hot and did a strange cross eye seizure thing, totally freaky.

I am now stuck here for 5-21 days on IV drips depending how the cultures go.

I already know it’s strep.

Dont mess about. Really regret not coming sooner.

My 6yo is prone to strep throat but the antibiotics normally work really quickly. I have tonsillitis now and it’s excruciating tbh. It’s normal to feel pretty grim.

I had a dental infection a few months ago and I physically couldn’t open my mouth. It was very different to choosing not to open it. I literally couldn’t until about day 6 of antibiotics and was syringing in water. I think you need to take additional action if she does have trismus as that is a bit different to just not doing it because it’s uncomfortable.

Darling I don't want to worry you but at 4 years old our DD was treated for tonsillitis with antibiotics but just kept getting worse.
Our local walk in centre then prescribed steroids, but she kept getting worse.
In desperation we drove through the night to Alder Hey children's hospital in Liverpool and the instantly diagnosed HERPES SIMPLEX.
She was admitted to critical care
Acyclovir and the dedication of the NHS staff there saved her life.
Please don't leave this.

I don't want to sound like one of those people who spout bollocks like "If it was really flu, you wouldn't be able to get out of bed" but, having had a quinsy, I don't think she'd be eating cookies if that was what was going on.

I could be wrong and maybe that's just me being exactly like people who make those flu comments, but it was excruciating to drink anything or even swallow my own saliva.

Yes it's overreacting.

Give her what she wants when she is ill

Scarlet fever isn't usually a big deal nowadays, DS was off pre school for a week with it but only because its a notifiable disease.
Keep an eye on here and call 111 if you are concerned

How many times in the past 5 years have you taken your daughter to A& E and it turned out to be nothing?

If the answer is more in the region of "none" then if you are concerned, take her to A&E. You clearly don't make a habit of overreacting.

If the answer is more int he region of "every second Tuesday" then yes, you might be overreacting.