Does this require medical advice?

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My daughter aged 5 has got really red cheeks, no temp and says she has a headache and sore legs and aches. No rash. This is day 3. When she's under calpol or nurofen (alternating) she's OK then when it starts to wear off she looks awful. Since there's no temp should I be worried? What else could it be? I'm asking here for traffic but also because there is absolutely zero chance of getting hold of a GP or 111.

Obviously did not mean to enable voting 🤦‍♀️

As a HCP I would disagree and say you need to call 111 regardless. You can't take advice over the internet.

could it be slapped cheek?
www.nhs.uk/conditions/slapped-cheek-syndrome/

Probable flu or something. If she's eating and drinking and better on nurofen, I wouldn't be worried just yet.

Was just about to post the nhs slapped cheek page as well!

Slapped cheek? www.nhs.uk/conditions/slapped-cheek-syndrome/
If you're giving Calpol/Nurofen, that could be keeping her temperature down.

Please phone 111. No matter what it could be, professional advice should be number 1.

There was no temp initially and when calpol and nurofen wear off either. So I really don't think she has one but maybe I'll let them wear off a bit longer this time and see whats what.

I agree I just feel they'll say 🤷‍♀️ well she's eating and drinking and getting by she'll be OK. And the chances of anything actually happening when it's just before Christmas and there's strikes and 111 and GPs are overrun.

Wow did 111 online they called within 10 minutes and went through the assessment. She said since no temp no need to do anything just keep her home and rest and keep giving nurofen and calpol.

Bit of an aside but I would argue it can often be quite appropriate to seek advice from a source like NHS online which can help a parent consider whether they actually need to speak with a professional, reading through the red flags and self care guidance etc and either being reassured or realising they need to escalate to gp/a&e.. Especially since often when calling 111 you are speaking with a call taker with no medical experience utilising a computer algorithm to make decisions.

It sounds like all fine in this instance and obviously whomever called the op back was reassured by the whole story but hinging on the presence of fever or not isnt very reliant to whether they need a face to face or not!