To take him to a&e

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My 1 year old is having fever for the last 10 days ! I have taken him to the gp 2 times and they insist is viral and it will go away on its own . I cant help but be concerned . I have always known that if a fever lasts longer than 5 days it ahould be investigated .
I am thinking of taking him to a&e to be seem by a pedestrian ! Am i overacting ??

@LoniceraJaponica yes he had it was clear

"I dont want to google kawasaki"

No I wouldn't either. Extremely rare but totally treatable thing. I'm sure the poster meant well mentioning it.

I would go to A&E OP if it were me or Out-of-Hours if there is one. I'm in Scotland and have had really good experiences of the Out-of-hours service near me.

Take him! My daughter’s life threatening condition was kicked off by the EB virus -glandular fever.

She was very sleepy and just didn’t seem ‘right’. Our GP said to go to a&e for blood tests to be on the safe side, i’m so thankful she did!

My daughter is 7, so has more room for error/delay than a 1 year old. Don’t risk it, please?

I would get him checked, I always worry with high temps. 10 days is a long time to have a temperature, did your gp check his urine?

If he’s eating, drinking and playing after calpol it definitely is not an a and e matter (according to my partner who is a gp). If he starts to not respond to the medicine then call 111 for advice.

Yes go. Two friends babies have had pneumonia recently with exactly these symptoms after being fobbed off for days by the bloody GP with their “it’s just viral and the chest is clear” chat. One ended up in intensive care

Call 111 - you have nothing to lose.

I'd go with your gut op. A very young child should be checked. My dh is horizontal
About these things whereas I've always gone with my gut and had things checked.

Also Kawasaki is very rare but treatable, my daughter has it but I don't think from what you've said that's what it is based on the symptoms you described.

Doctor here.

Bring him to a and e if nothing else is working.

We're here to help.

@21.57

Listen to the doctor.

My dd had temp around 39-41 for 2 weeks. Meds brought it down a bit but wore off quickly. Ended up going to A&E after GP continually fobbing us off and it turned out that she had pneumonia, and she spent over a week in hospital.

Just go - it’s what we pay for in NI and taxes - use it!

If there is nothing wrong, great! But please don’t risk it.

I'm not medically qualified so will advise you call 111, however, as an experienced parent I wouldn't even consider a GP for a child who clearly has a virus, let alone A&E.

I do understand that sometimes things get missed, but your DC has been seen twice already. It's unlikely, given that the temperature is coming down after medication, and that there are no other signs to suggest something serious, I would trust what I was told in this.

If it isn’t feeling right then go to A&e.

Trust your gut.

My Ds that age was very poorly . We went to go . Go said go to children’s a&e if no improvement so we did . It was viral but they did a far more thorough check up. Ime they never mind checking poorly babies

tatiana

But the medicine IS working..

If would definitely go, it's better to go and everything be fine, than not go and something go wrong. Listen to your gut.
My son (15 months ) has had a cough now coming up for 8 weeks, so lots of interrupted sleep at night, vomiting as he's coughing, runny nose and chesty. I took him to the doctors after he had it for 4 weeks he said nothing they can do, his chest is clear. I will be going back again. Nowhere near as bad as yours or like it, but just had to get it off my chest !!!

Take him. Ds was recently admitted for two days even after going to a and e the night before. He had a temperature which wouldn't go down and spiked at 40.6. He had issues with his breathing and heart rate too. We were taken in by ambulance in the end.

Is he stripped off down to his nappy? Is he drinking much/having wet nappies?

I'd try and be seen at your local OOH, by phoning 111. I'd be concerned about a fever over 10 days too OP. Listen to your gut instinct. Hope your little one is better soon.

Temp that went down with Calpol then spiked again for my DD was pneumonia.

It’s the amount of time that this has been going on that is the red flag - more than 5 days isn’t normal.

Blood tests will tell you what’s what - a&e can do this 24 hours a day, unlike the GP.

Sorry meant to say over a period of five days

Would the temp go down with medicines if he had pneumonia ?
He has plenty of wet nappies he is actually drinking more water than ever especially when his temp is high he seems to be very thirsty then !

Increased thirst can be another problematic symptom. Please take him!

My daughter would’ve died if I hadn’t gotten in a taxi and taken her to A&E - I don’t want to scare you but lots of really bad childhood illnesses look like viruses - only blood tests will tell you what’s happening,

More than five days of fever is a red flag, you are now at twice that. Go!

Just take him, they won't mind and you'll feel masses better for having done so as you won't have that niggling worry.

Go with your gut if it seems abnormal. My 4 year old had EB virus glandular fever which showed itself as high temperature for a prolonged period. ( then a few other symptoms arrived too..puffyness etc). Whilst no extra treatment was needed other than temperature/comfort control monitoring of her liver function etc was needed.