To take dd back to the doctor?

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My 3 year old dd has had a temperature of 40 since 3am today, I rang for an out of hours appointment and was seen at about half 11 this morning.

The dr diagnosed tonsillitis and prescribed penicillin and told me to keep her dosed up on ibuprofen and paracetamol. Also as her pulse rate was high and she kept panting and was quite limp to take her to a&e in a few hours if no improvement or if she got worse.

Since then I haven't been able to get her to swallow any medicine at all have tried everything even resorting to having her dad hold her so I can try to force it in but that just made her gag so violently nothing stayed down. She won't eat anything at all, has drunk very small amounts so no option of mixing medicine into anything. Wwyd? Do I just take her to a&e now or wait it out? Her temperature is still holding at between 39.7 and 40 and she hasn't moved all day just laid down and slept or cried

Oh gosh, please update when you can.

Hope your DD feels better very soon OP

Poor toot, hope she improves quick

My friend had a shocking bout of tonsillitis and it quickly turned into sepsis, poisoning of the blood from the infection, that being said her throat was green with infection, the warning signs were vomiting. Sorry don't mean to worry you but just saying how tonsillitis can turn serious ( rarely but it does happen ) Hope your lil girl gets better soon, tonsillitis is awful : (

We are still here, they've managed to force ibuprofen down her and have put paracetamol in the other end now they are just trying to get fluids in her orally or they have warned it will be a tube down her nose
Her temperature is starting to come down and she is talking a little bit now, although still not wanting to move much bless her. Thanks everyone for your thoughts

Poor her, and poor you! Well done for taking her in, and I hope she turns a corner soon.

Poor wee thing

It's so difficult when they're little and you can't get them to understand the ins and outs of what's going on. I still remember being 2.5, in hospital with an asthma attack, getting distressed by the nebuliser mask. As an adult, I know what needed to happen. As a child I just wanted my mum and a cuddle.

Hang on in there, she's in the right place and having you with her and ready with cuddles will make her feel so much better

they have warned it will be a tube down her nose.....

That's awful considering she had tonsillitis, can you imagine how painful that will be - that's just awful.

I know cannulating a child for IV fluids is never nice but I'd choose that over forcing a NG tube down the throat of a child with tonsillitis. That sounds barbaric.

I say this as a paediatric nurse!

Umm...I would say cannulation increases the risk of infection, especially as it usually takes a least two goes with children. An NG may be unpleasant but if temp is fine and ibuprofen has reduced swelling and pain it's a much better option IMO.

Hope DC feels better soon

Poor little one. I hope she feels better soon. Hope you are ok too, it's so upsetting when they get that poorly. Big hugs to all!

Was going to say suppositories r your best bet. Glad her temp coming down

Poor little one. I hope she feels better soon. Hope you are ok too, it's so upsetting when they get that poorly. Big hugs to all!

My dd had tonsillitis she was syringed with fluids every fifteen minutes we were home by about 3am, no admission.
Has she been Admitted or are you sat in reception?

Poor love, tonsilitis can be hideous. Really hope she starts to feel better very soon. 💐

Her temperature has come down and we are allowed to go home and sleep she started to accept the fluids once she started to feel a bit better with the medicines bless her.
Yes I think the tube was an attempt to scare dd into drinking, as if she was doing it on purpose! That particular nurse was a bit of a battle axe if I'm honest!

I'm expecting a long night with her but just relieved she is feeling a bit better and will be cuddled up at home soon

You did the right thing!

My GP would much prefer to see anyone with a sore throat as strep throat, which is what I had, can lead to Quincy which is particularly nasty.

We used to have to give dd paracetamol suppositories if she had ear infections before we could ever try and make her swallow antibiotics. If she was in pain she just couldn't bear to be messed with. I'm glad your dd is feeling a little better.

Thank you everyone we have just got home to find one of the cats has done a protest poo on the floor which I discovered when I stepped in it all in all a great day!
Dd is sleeping now, hoping for a better day for her tomorrow

Oh that's brilliant (being home, that is - not the protest poo)

Hope you can manage at least a little sleep

Hope you had shoes on!Glad she is on the mend.