Urgent appointment or not?

[wobblymum1]

My 6 DD has had a cough for a couple of weeks now, no fever just hacking cough and well enough in herself with a few sore tummies on and off. Been managing at school etc.

I happened to look in her mouth earlier when she was laughing and had her head back, and the back of her throat has red petichaie spots on it, which happened when she had strep A before Christmas. Apparently it’s a key sign of strep A.

do I need to get her seen urgently? or could it “just” be from hard coughing?

she isn’t saying her throat is sore at all and if I hadn’t seen it I wouldn’t be worried, but I’m nervous after latest strep A scares in news. Just not sure it warrants a trip to a&e or out of hours given she seems well enough in herself. if you can’t tell (!) I have bad health anxiety and struggle to know what’s over the top when it comes to their health. Thank you!

so:
AIBU to take her to out of hours (my gp surgery now shut)
or wait it out

I would ring the GP and tell them, ask them to for you in for an emergency appointment. Otherwise you'll be worrying all weekend! Hope your daughter is OK

Unfortunately they are closed
for training this afternoon so will be a&e or out of Horus and she seems fine in herself so feel really silly for taking up an a&e place 🤦‍♀️

Ring 111 instead of your GP is closed. They’ll be able to advise the best course of action

Call 111. They’ll make you an urgent GP out of hours appointment in a local practice.

also If it were me I absolutely would not be taking her to a&e. Seems like a massive overreaction

Ring 111 or out of hours. Let them advise you

111

111 for an out of hours

I definitely do overreact due to my health anxiety which is why I wanted some other mum opinions. as I say I thought she was doing ok battling a viral infection but these petichaie spots were apparently the key strep A sign for her back in December so that’s why I’m nervous ☹️

Sounds like most of you think she should be seen, I’ll try 111. Thank you x