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4 year old, high fever

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adultingisntworkingforme · 30/03/2020 18:48

Posting here for traffic.

I'm ok the phone to 111 but been an hour so far and still waiting just wanted to get some opinions.

Last Sunday my 4 year old got diagnosed with tonsillitis over the phone (GP hub) got given antibiotics which he's been on for 8 days and seemed to be getting better however his temperature has shot back up in the last 24 hours and is 39.5 without paracetamol, 38.1 when he has paracetamol.
He woke up last night vomiting and with a headache, had been complaining of a headache all day, neither paracetamol or nurofen for kids seems to be working. He is saying his eyes hurt and that he is cold but he is very got to touch.
My question is do you think I should give up on 111 and just take him to a&e or would that be a massive over reaction on my part?

OP posts:
Naturallyunradiant · 31/03/2020 20:36

Hope LO is doing ok and you’re all safely home Flowers

timeforawine · 31/03/2020 20:39

How is he OP?

HollowTalk · 31/03/2020 20:41

There's nothing more worrying than a sick child. I hope he's OK now, OP.

Idontkowmyname · 31/03/2020 22:25

Hope you are both ok

copperoliver · 01/04/2020 00:39

Hope you're both okay. X

Marshmallow91 · 01/04/2020 04:05

Hope everything is ok OP Flowers

Jellybean27 · 01/04/2020 08:55

Hope you’re both ok!

zelbazinnamon · 01/04/2020 08:58

Hope he’s okay.

summerfruitssquash · 01/04/2020 09:01

Oh god hope he’s ok, OP. Well done for taking him to A&E I think at the moment a lot of people are scared to because of what’s going on. But that was definitely appropriate.

pandarific · 01/04/2020 16:52

How is he op?

Drivemybluecar · 01/04/2020 16:55

Hope he is okay x

Reallynowdear · 01/04/2020 16:58

Please never do what @WestWasnt advised, that is dangerous.

The age guidelines are there for very good reason, hope your DC is ok.

LittleMissMe99 · 01/04/2020 17:13

Hope he's on the mend now. I would have gone to a&e too.

WestWasnt · 01/04/2020 17:37

All I meant was if that said if that said A&E now she needn’t have carried on trying to get through to 111. I wasn’t suggesting she give up trying to speak to them, just to try and speed things up that was all.

copperoliver · 02/04/2020 00:24

Hope everything is okay. Worried now that no word since Monday. X

nobodyimportant · 02/04/2020 13:04

Any update?

Hueandcry · 02/04/2020 13:51

Keep checking back for an update on this wee one. Hoping & praying everything is ok Flowers

Jellybean27 · 02/04/2020 13:53

Same. Thinking of you both.

summerfruitssquash · 02/04/2020 15:03

Hoping the update is positive I keep checking back

Roseysheep · 03/04/2020 08:32

@adultingisntworkingforme I hope your little one is OK

Holdencaulfieldshomeboy · 03/04/2020 20:17

Still no update? Praying all is well.

Incrediblytired · 03/04/2020 20:46

Please let us know?

bumblebee1987 · 04/04/2020 13:13

Really hope your little one is okay. I keep coming back to check this thread.

Marshmallow91 · 04/04/2020 14:02

Same. Hope everything is OK OP

Pollyputthepizzaon · 04/04/2020 17:46

@adultingisntworkingforme is he feeling better?

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