When my DD was 5 months old ( back in 2020 ) she suddenly started suffering from a very high fever that didn't come down with fever medicine. We were absolutely terrified and took her to a and e.
The doctor didn't like the sound of her cry and also saw a few marks on her legs ( which we think may have been caused by the blood pressure machine, the doctor thought so too but was being extra cautious). The doctor said she just didn't like how my DD presented and suspected septic meningitis or something along those lines.
They did a spinal tap on my poor baby and also quite quickly I think, gave her antibiotics. Although I can't actually remember if they put a line in her arm immediately or whether it took longer to do so.
In any case, we stayed in hospital for a couple of nights and due to Covid, we were moved to GOSH. The hospital in north london that we'd gone to initially, was only able to keep children for one night or something like that.
Anyhow, DD got better. She was on antibiotics. They later explained that the spinal tap had come back negative.
It was absolutely terrifying to say the least, but DD was ok and all forgotten.
DD recently went back to GOSH for something completely unrelated ( a heart murmur they found when she was a tiny baby ). This was a follow up visit from an appointment she had when she was 6 months old.
I just received a letter explaining the visit ( she was discharged without follow up ) and it says on the letter, under clinical profile - sepsis.
I know it doesn't matter but no one ever said that's what she had at the time.
When we first went to GOSH for the heart murmur- the consultant asked about her general health and I remember telling him the story of what had happened. Could it have been him who assumed that was sepsis and that's why it's on her notes ? Or would it definitely have been written on her notes at the time she was an in patient ?
It doesn't really matter but I was just curious.