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To think DH temp is to high (39.7)

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HJWT · 20/01/2019 00:44

He has been quite ill for over 24 hours, had high temp last night but I didn't have a thermometer, just took his temp tonight (now) and its 39.7, I have just given him paracetamol and will re check it in half an hour... if it doesn't go down what should i do?

He has flu like symptoms and is constipated (even after taking medicine) and feels sick, sometimes cant move without my help to be pulled up.

I have a sore throat and DD has a runny nose and cough but neither of us have a temp...

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HJWT · 20/01/2019 06:35

@steff13 think it was high blood pressure and temp! Iv never experience anything like it in my life and iv worked on a ward since i was 19. there was just nothing there for 15 minutes no response to anything and the ambulance took 10 mins to get here, I thought he was dead at one point but he started breathing again! Longest 10 seconds of my life When he didn't breathe!

If I can say anything to you all from tonight it is do a first aid course... if I didn't have to for work I wouldn't of known what to do and would of just panicked.

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Redskyandrainbows67 · 20/01/2019 06:48

Why on earth didn’t you go to hospital with him? Surely your dd could have come and slept in a pram or someone could have come to watch her. Your oh needs/needed you

OneStepSideways · 20/01/2019 06:51

How is he now OP?

YeOldeTrout · 20/01/2019 06:54

let us know how he gets on, OP. x

Onescaredmuma · 20/01/2019 07:00

I hope your DH is OK. What an awful shock for you.

Coolaschmoola · 20/01/2019 07:01

Redsky because the ambulance won't take an adult and a child as passengers? Ours here won't.

Because there's nothing she could do?

Because he's being cared for so it makes far more sense to prepare and pack a bag of snacks, toys, essentials for a day at a hospital with a young child in tow than to grab what you can and go?

Your response suggests you think panic would have been the best option, and you've tried to make the OP feel guilty for not doing so.

As a mother whose own mother and husband have been rushed into hospital in the middle of the night more times than I remember, galloping straight there without thought, plan or prep is counterproductive.

The OP did the right thing.

UniversalAunt · 20/01/2019 07:01

Hope all is going well.

MrsSchadenfreude · 20/01/2019 07:04

Hope he’s OK.

Rachierach11 · 20/01/2019 07:07

Sounds so scary and you handled it brilliantly OP. Hope everything is OK x

Hazlenutpie · 20/01/2019 07:09

Everything crossed for your DH. You did really well OP. 💐

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HJWT · 20/01/2019 07:13

@Redskyandrainbows67 because I have an unwell 2 year old and his dad went with him.

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HJWT · 20/01/2019 07:18

@Rachierach11 @Hazlenutpie Thank you! He's at hospital with his dad, they cant control his temp its very high then low! Will go in an hour hopefully I'm just so thankful DD is only 2 as she saw it all 😢

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jeanne16 · 20/01/2019 07:23

He should be alternating paracetamol and ibuprofen and taking them every 2 hours.

Cantchooseaname · 20/01/2019 07:23

What a night!
Take time to look after yourself too- it’s tough having a poorly husband and a toddler. Trust the hospital to do their thing, and take care.

HRHeadache · 20/01/2019 07:25

Goodness, I hope your dh is on the mend soon, sounds very scary.

Is there someone who can come and sit with your 2yr old? Taking a sick child to a hospital is a terrible idea for both them and other patients.

Paddybare · 20/01/2019 07:37

What a night for you all, hoping they get him sorted quickly for you today.

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HJWT · 20/01/2019 07:39

@HRHeadache I am dropping her at my mums on the way! Everyone else is still drunk 🙄

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Quartz2208 · 20/01/2019 07:52

You did the right thing

And I know how tough it is - DH was taken into hospital when he was throwing up blood when DD was 6 months old and my Dad went with him. It was a hard decision

GlitteryFluff · 20/01/2019 07:52

How scary for you.
I hope he's ok Thanks

HappyBumbleBee · 20/01/2019 07:59

Cripes OP what a night! Sounds like he's definitely in the right place and fingers crossed they get his temp under control soon and he's soon feeling better ❤️
Try and take ten minutes to have a cuppa with your mum when dropping little one off - you've definitely earned it and it will help you get through the next few hrs.
Keeping fingers crossed xxx

KipperTheFrog · 20/01/2019 08:00

jeanne terrible advice, alternating paracetamol and ibuprofen every 2 hours would result in overdose. Alternating is good, but paracetamol should only be 2 tablets 4 times a day. Ibuprofen should only be 3 times a day.
OP I'm glad you've got family supporting and helping you all. Flowers and hope your DH is in the mend and home soon.

HRHeadache · 20/01/2019 08:00

HJWT - fab, lots of spoiling from Grandma will be perfect. Hope things have improved for your dh when you get there.

Don’t forget to take phone chargers to the hospital (and one of those little battery charger packs if you have one in case a plug isn’t within easy reach)!

BifsWif · 20/01/2019 08:02

Thinking of you OP.

I hope he’s ok x

birdiewoof · 20/01/2019 08:04

Hope he’s ok Flowers

slapmyarseandcallmemary · 20/01/2019 08:04

Hope he's feeling better soThanks

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