Would you get DD4 seen for 40.7 fever ?

[poorlya]

It only started in last night and responds to medicine.

But she keeps shivering and spiking up to 40.7.

I need to give meds every 3 hours at the most before it spikes that high again.

I don't know where it's coming from. No cough, cold, throat looks ok to me ( I'm not a doctor ).

She's been to the bathroom fine, I've been making her drink lots of water etc / trying to keep her cool.

I wouldn't usually go to seek help so fast, but the fever keeps spiking so high.

I've been told otherwise in the past- apparently as it was 40.7 and after paracetamol has gone down to 39.5, it means it's responding well to the paracetamol which is a good sign.

I would speak to a dr but my daughter tends to go up to 40 when ill and always told as long as it comes down with medication it's ok. If medication was doing nothing then should be more concerned.

Definitely get her seen. Hope she's better soon x

Hope she’s okay.

My two used to get fevers this high quite frequently - it seemed it was just their bodies’ way of dealing with an infection/virus. Their dad is similar.

@poorlya sounds like she is having a rigor! try tepid sponging with water which is one degree cooler than her and let it dry naturally then take her to gp. she needs an antibiotic.

It's interesting because her temp is now 39 but she looks really unwell.

Worse than when it was higher.

She is conscious and awake but keeps closing her eyes or either staring into the distance.

She's aware we need to go to the doctor and keeps saying she doesn't want to go to the doctor and that she wants to take medicine and get better at home.

We are getting ready to go but I have a feeling we could be told to go to an and e, as GPs tend to be cautious.

Tepid sponging is no longer advised, it can do more harm than good.

Are you kidding? Go to your GP and be seen right now! GPs will see children F2F - she's likely septic.

If you have time I'd pack a few items as you might be sent to a&e

Hope she feels better and it's not serious. Must be very worrying

I literally had this with my DS (2.8) the last 5 days. He was spiking a temp of 40.5 and it was only coming down to 39.1 with calpol. I got a GP appointment on 30th and they said they treat the child not the temperature and although he was very lethargic and unwell, as long as he was having a wet nappy every 12 hours they weren't concerned.

They also said not to try and bring down his temp with cold baths etc as long as he was comfortable, because that was the quickest way for the body to kill the virus and letting his temp rip was the quickest way for him to get better.

They referred us to 'hospital at home' which is a pediatric community service where they basically called us every 12 hours and asked how DS was. We gave them his temp, confirmed he'd had a wet nappy and how much he'd had to drink/ eat and they reassured us he didnt need to go to hospital yet. If he'd deteriorated though they'd have fast tracked him straight to the pediatric ward.

We were discharged yesterday but told if his temp lasted a total of 5 days we had to go to a and e.

He's woken up this morning bright as a button and back to normal.

Don't be so dramatic - she's not 'likely' septic at all. It is incredibly unlikely that she's septic and you don't need to put the fear of God into people like that, it's not helpful.

I'd still
Be worried temp was that high after calpol. Hope she's ok. You're doing the right thing getting her seen. Might be a water infection?

I'm glad you are seeing the GP. Hopefully all will be well.

There are some very overly dramatic responses on here. Spiking temps are a natural and normal bodily reaction, particularly in children, to viruses. Always get them checked, if you are concerned, but GP's will always see you, as in this case, before you rush off to A&E

As a PICU nurse with over 30 yrs experience, if i had a child with a temp that night and it only dropped to 39+ after call, i would not call that a good result.

Hope the GP appointment goes well and you get some sound advice.

I’d go right now, my DC used to spike temperatures like this. Without any other symptoms it was always a UTI.

Pleased you’ve got an appointment but I wouldn’t wait for it, I’d just go.

Where did we lose our ability to assess children's illnesses? "Likely septic" is complete hysteria. Far far more likely an infection or virus.

I threw away the thermometer when my kids were little and ill as the numbers used to make me panic. It was much better for me to be able to tell they were burning up and then react to their behaviour.

OP I would be more concerned about her no longer "bouncing back" as her temperature drops than I would be about the absolute numbers on the thermometer. Try to assess her, not the number. Is she alert? Responsive? Drinking? Playing at all? As she seems to be doing this much less I would be concerned and think a GP visit is a good thing. He or she will be able to medically assess and send on to A and E if necessary.

Yeah so I used to think that too and the doctor said it's still fine. Apparently you can't expect a huge drop when they have a very high fever. Even a one degree drop shows the fever is responding to the medication and is a good sign apparently.

I've spoken to several doctors who said it's still a good sign and means they're fine.

Honestly I just don't know what to believe !

The doctors always make it all seem like not a big deal !

When my DD had a spike of 39.9 and rang 111 they told us to get her seen within the hour and sent us to a&e. And that was just one spike once. I'd get her seen.

Glad you’re getting her seen, but one of mine is also prone to spiking crazy fevers with normal viruses, and we’ve also been told that as long as it comes down a bit with treatment that’s ok.

If you’re not already doing so, I would strongly suggest keeping a note of every time you give medication because it’s v easy to miss that they’ve had more doses in a rolling 24 hour window if the fever lasts for multiple days.

Are you always so dramatic?

As a PP said, take a few bits in case they send you on anywhere.... Hopefully that will work like a charm and GP will rule her fine. Good luck.

If she's had four doses of paracetamol since 10pm last night. You must not give any more until 10pm.

He took one look.. tonsillitis. This also always causes raging fevers in my little one.

Been to doctors this morning with my DD14 similar temp, apparently she has strep and now scarlet fever. 10days of antibiotics prescribed