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AIBU?

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To be really frightened and want a doctor :(

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HackAttack · 14/02/2017 03:17

My 23 month old was seen out of hours a week on Sunday ago with a 39.9 temp. Turned out to be tonsillitis, penicillin prescribed.

80 hours later temp still needing calpol and nurofen to stay under control. Minimal fluid and almost no food going in. Also having flu symptoms (didn't before) plus diarrhoea. Gp reviews and switches to arythromicin (Thursday). Huge improvement, eating small amounts and having a little energy back.

Roll on today, as of 5 pm, projectile vomiting starts out of nowhere. Advised to stop new antibiotics as infection is probably gone. Six times since 5 pm.

He struggles to gain weight normally and through illness in one week has lost the pound it took nearly three months to gain. He's visibly skinny all over and dribbling lots.

He's seen out of hours earlier and I keep getting the paranoid parent look. I'm really not he's barely seen a doctor since he was born, plus I have lots on at work. I'm just frightened my baby is so ill :(

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Introvertedbuthappy · 14/02/2017 08:33

When you go to the doctor's ask them to listen to his chest. It shouldn't still crackle on a stethoscope (crackles at the back of throat indicate a simple RSV).

If it's still bad he may have pneumonia and they will admit him (my DS1 had it aged 1). He had antibiotics via drip. Hopefully this is just him recovering, but always best to get it checked. Hope he feels better soon

CripsSandwiches · 14/02/2017 08:42

Horrible for you! My DS has had a similar bug this week too. Will he tolerate some banana milkshake? It's been our lifesaver this week. If you're worried see the doctor again. My GP was really nice and said I should definitely bring DS back in if anything changed or I was worried. So YANBU but I'm sure it'll all be fine in the end.

londonrach · 14/02/2017 08:50

Right everything down op if you can in a timeline...everything. I tend to forget things once at the Gp. Hopefully you got through to the gp now. Fingers crossed your little boy is better soon x

londonrach · 14/02/2017 08:50

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HackAttack · 14/02/2017 08:52

Thank you everyone :). I will update when he is seen. Also will try milkshake. Poor baby, he's just having no luck.

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RedGrapeCornSnake · 14/02/2017 08:55

Poor wee dot, he does sound poorly. Good plan to get him seen again. In the meantime for keeping fluids on board try 5ml every 5 minutes. If they're sicky such a small amount shouldn't trigger vomiting but should be enough to keep him hydrated. A nurse advised me of that when my DD was young and used to get the most horrendous UTI's to the point of vomiting bile

CecilyP · 14/02/2017 08:55

2 doctors this week have told me he needs to be putting weight back on. How do I do that if he can't eat or is vomiting.

I'm sure they meant in the fullness of time rather than when he has a fever and can't eat. If it's one less thing to worry about, DS only put on a single pound between the ages of 1 and 2. Good luck with the doctor this morning. Please let us know how you get on.

leghoul · 14/02/2017 09:01

He has a chest infection hence the crackles in left lung - it can take a while to shake them off unfortunately but important thing is to keep up fluid intake and if in doubt take him somewhere to be seen - hospital if seriously concerned. Do trust your intuition on his health.

Laiste · 14/02/2017 09:04

The fact he is still having wet nappies is a really good sign re: dehydration worry. Keep getting little bits of fluid in. If the majority stays down for more than 10 mins or so some must be getting absorbed into his system.

The dehydration/low blood sugar due to vomiting was the hospitals main concern when DD (2 at the time) last year was ill. They put her on a drip overnight and fed her the occasional chocolate button jelly from the canteen and she was so much better 12 hours later. As pp said - floppy in arms at 6pm - running in the outdoor area by lunchtime next day.

Good luck re: meds for infection x

Waterlemon · 14/02/2017 09:06

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Waterlemon · 14/02/2017 09:11

Sorry I should have read through before I posted as Ireally didnt want to cause any worry!

What I was trying to say though, is that some tonsillitis streptococcus bugs can be quite nasty but they do recover well it just can take some time! Also antibiotics work on the infection, but some symptoms you just have to ride out!

I'm really sorry if I've caused any extra worry!

Blossomdeary · 14/02/2017 09:14

See the GP again today - you were told he could have an emergency appt, so go with that. Your gut instinct about your own child is important. My OH is GP and he says he always trusts a mother's instinct that something is badly wrong until he is absolutely sure all is progressing as it should. Mothers are very attuned to their offspring. It may be that he has had one of the grim viruses that is doing the rounds and has then gone on to tonsillitis and chest infection.

Take heart - small children get so poorly with these bugs and often lose a lot of weight; but once they turn a corner they bounce back very quickly and get their appetites back.

MapMyMum · 14/02/2017 09:19

Ok hopefully youre being seen and all will be sorted. But Id like to say if he is dehydrated in anyway (which he will be if he is eating/drinking very little and still has D&V) then you need to be getting him to drink a rehydration drink like dioralyte. This will help his body immensely. If he wont drink that straight try mixing it with flat 7up or even the flat 7up alone is better than plain water or squash

3luckystars · 14/02/2017 09:31

Give him 7up, and also make jelly!
If you boil half a pint of water and dissolve the jelly, microwave it for 30 seconds if you need to, then fill the rest of the jug with ice and stir stir stir, the jelly sets instantly.

I keep empty freeze pop (mr. Freeze) wrappers and fill them with 7up and freeze them too. Any port in a storm!

JustDanceAddict · 14/02/2017 09:32

When DD was vomiting all day keeping nothing down we were told to give her very small sips of dioralyte every 5 mins - can't remember the actual measurements but it worked enough to rehydrate her. They did say if she didn't keep it down then hospital would've been the next step & she was 12 at the time not a baby.

Fairybella · 14/02/2017 09:40

Hope he is ok op

Starduke · 14/02/2017 09:57

How much weight has he lost? My Dr said that anything over 10% and they need admitting to hospital for a drip to get rehydrated (but we're not in the UK)

You really do need to force liquid into him (syringe). I HATE doing that but it is necessary. If he throws it all up again then I should think he'll be admitted.

Both mine have been admitted with dehydration - once during salmonellea poisoning (4 nights in hospital) and once with some undisagnosed thing, just one night with an IV drop and he was loads better.

Butteredpars1ps · 14/02/2017 10:17

Hope you get a review and a plan today OP.

If he still has wet nappies, then he probably isn't dehydrated so you've done OK for him. There are a lot of nasty bugs doing the rounds, viral and bacterial and unfortunately second (and subsequent) children pick them up from older siblings and have a rough time with them.

It sounds like your GP has done the right thing by referring for any underlying issues that may be going on, I hope you get answers there too. In the meantime I hope this nasty bug will pass.

MrsZzz · 14/02/2017 10:27

Please ask them if it could be sepsis, and if there's any issue with his breathing then take him to a&e and ask about sepsis. Better to be the paranoid parent than for something serious to go unchecked.
I hope he's feeling better.

Butteredpars1ps · 14/02/2017 10:51

Just another thought OP - and I'm sure your GP will check - but after 2 lots of antibiotics, it's just possible that the little mite may have mouth ulcers on top of his other illness. Which would make him really miserable and reluctant to eat.

Your GP can check and prescribe appropriate treatment if necessary. You might also find that yoghurts are soothing. I'm not suggesting that all his symptoms are due to mouth ulcers, just that if he did have them as well it would make everything worse.

One other thing. You are usually advised to take Erythromycin on an empty stomach, but if makes you sick (quite a common side effect) sometimes taking with food can help. Again please discuss with your Dr or Pharmacist who can give you nuanced advice.

Astoria7974 · 14/02/2017 10:57

they checked for possible sepsis right?

3luckystars · 14/02/2017 13:27

That's why I said to take a good look in his mouth, he could still have tonsillitis or even thrush from the antibiotics. He could have also picked up a bug at the doctors surgery, none of us know, but if you feel he is ill, then he is so keep saying you are worried until your doctor thoroughly examines him.
Good luck x

jellymum1704 · 14/02/2017 16:42

Hi OP, my DS same age was diagnosed with bacterial tonsillitis last week. I posted on a different thread about high temperature and a febrile seizure due to high temperature. He stayed in hospital overnight and had his blood and urine tested for infection plus a throat swan taken that confirmed infection for which he's on penicillin. We were discharged with advice to administer ibuprofen and calpol alternatively every 4 hours on top of antibiotics, it took 4 days for the temperature to go away completely. He refused to eat and drink so gave him some ice cream ( suggested by doc) , corn flakes in milk , warm
Soup. He's much better now. Please do push for tests , I hope he's ok

Owllady · 14/02/2017 16:46

I hope all is well x

CheckpointCharlie2 · 14/02/2017 16:54

Sounds like a lot to deal with for him
Hope you managed to get an appointment.

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