Any idea what this could be, Dr doesn’t know!

[hubbabaloo]

DD (8) has had swelling in her face all week. Drs originally thought it was down to her dermatitis so they prescribed some cream but it hasn’t made a difference. The swelling has been getting worse everyday, to the point this morning she could barely open her eyes, she also has swelling around her nose so she’s breathing through her mouth. It starts off worse in the morning and gets slightly better through the day but there is still some swelling there at the end of the day.
When we saw the Gp this morning her neck was also really swollen and he said every gland is up. She has no temp but a raised heart rate and says she doesn’t feel well but can’t really describe why. Dr said he has no idea, it could be something viral but her body is obviously trying to fight something as her glands are up. He said it will either get worse, in which case go to a&e or the body will fight it on its own.

anyone else’s child had this and have any clue what it could be?

Sounds dental relates

That sounds like a good result. I hope the antibiotics and spray do the trick pronto. Well done, it must have been exhausting!

I'd say allergy. Or auto immune.
I know you said she been tested, but, for everything?

Could it be mumps?

2 doctors missed that she hasnt ven got tonsils? thats poor

glad shes ok

Why is it that GPs make you wait to go to hospital until the patient is halfway dead?

”Uh, Mrs. @hubbabaloolittle Annie is only a third of the way dead, so I wouldn’t take her to hospital just yet,” says Dr. Ikillem. “Now if the little dear were halfway dead, that would be altogether another matter.”

It makes me want to scream!

Unless she has tonsillar regrowth, of course.

we asked another Dr about this and he said she doesn’t have any regrowth

Oh, okay.

They can grow back??

Rarely, yes.

It was a dust mite allergy when I had this. I swapped out all my bedding for hypoallergenic dust mite prevention stuff and started taking fexofenadine daily and it made a big difference.

It was worst in the morning as I had just spent the whole night exposed, and slowly got better through the day as it was wearing off. Only to start the cycle again as soon as I went to sleep.

See if your doctor will do an allergy test as it turns out I had several other allergies to common every day things that I had no idea about.

so my daughter had bacterial tonsillitis around a month ago (probably from strep) she had swollen neck glands and her temp was 39. The following week my baby got conjunctivitis and his eye and cheek swelled up it was massive, he has a super runny / blocked nose as well. He didn’t have a temperature so A and E didn’t care. I assume it was caused by strep too because there’s no way he didn’t catch it with my toddler coughing all over him. Babies can’t really get tonsillitis so I’ve assumed it went for somewhere else in him instead. Sorry you haven’t been taken seriously, I’m so sick of ‘it’s probably viral go home’.

My daughter had this - it was a mosquito bite - her face swelled up so badly she couldn’t see out of one eye

Similar thing happened to my DFS when he was little. He had sinusitis that was pushing his eye out. We ended up in hospital for 5 days as they were worried he would lose his sight.

Glad you got a diagnosis and plan from the hospital but a shame your go didn’t take it seriously enough to do something.

I don't see why waiting, it's already quite serious, call 111 straight away. Your daughter might stop breathing if it's an unknown allergy. GPS by law tend to dismiss because they must prove it's at least 2 weeks you are affected. So if it's less than that they'll keep you on hold, at your own risk.

So call 111, you have truly nothing to lose.

Please let us know how it went.

I had a cyst on my sinus it burst and fluid came out my nose, they thought I had a brain fluid leak.
Did they give her Avamys? It helped me very quickly and every time I feel inflammation coming I used it, it’s very effective.
Hope she feels better soon.

She's been. If you click on 'see all' on ops posts she has updated.

Well no, your daughter didn’t have ‘this’ at all, did she? She had a mosquito bite. This child apparently has sinusitis.

Well just trying to help - jeez

My daughter had this and it was cellulitus in her sinuses. She was referred to hospital for an IV drip of antibiotics. She was fine after a day but it was a worry. Just make sure they haven't missed this.

Ask the doctor if they would consider prescribing a 5 or 7 day dose of steroids.
It will probably be 7 tiny tablets a day that you can dissolve in a teaspoon of water.
It will knock out whatever is happening.
When my son was 2 he had what appeared to be a virus, and steroids really helped.

That is exactly the correct response to what he can see. He can't refer everyone as an emergency who looks exactly like that situation is applicable, but with the suggestion "it's worse at other times" from them who has a bias, or a parent with a worse bias. There would be thousands, more, entering hospitals daily as it is very normal and the entire system would collapse.

Call 111?
They've been to A and E, been seen and sent home.

RTFT

Id definitely go to A&E. Your GP sounds rubbish and very complacent. Hope she is better soon