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2 year old DD has had high temperature for nearly a week

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luckymummy14 · 07/03/2022 22:07

Tuesday 1st - started with cold symptoms and a cough

Wednesday 2nd - cough worsened

Thursday 3rd - high temp started, in the 38s

Friday 4th - woke feeling ok then went downhill in the afternoon. Temp up to 39 and getting tummy ache, not eating properly

Saturday 5th - woke with temp of 40.1, went down to 39 with Calpol. Tummy ache and cough, still need eating. Seen at Out of Hours who advised it was a viral infection

Sunday 6th - high temp of 40, tummy ache, not eating much, not drinking or weeing much. Seen again at Out of Hours, doctor said she had swollen lymph nodes but still thought viral infection. He advised us to get her seen every 2 days until her temp is back to normal

Monday 7th - woke feeling much better, temp back down to normal but still not eating well. Went back downhill in the afternoon - lethargic, temp of 40.6, saying she had a pain in her back

I'm really worried about her and obviously will take her back to the GP tomorrow as per the hospital doctor's advice.
But just wondered if anyone had any thoughts/advice as to why her temp would be so high for so long!?

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luckymummy14 · 07/03/2022 22:09

Sorry accidentally posted in children's mental health - will post again in the correct forum!

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WindowWanker · 07/03/2022 22:14

Have you tested her for Covid? My 1 year old had a temp for a week when he had it in January.

Or could she have a uti?

ka147 · 07/03/2022 22:25

What you have written about today sounds worrying.has she had her urine checked? I'd be considering A&E

luckymummy14 · 07/03/2022 22:42

@WindowWanker

Have you tested her for Covid? My 1 year old had a temp for a week when he had it in January.

Or could she have a uti?

She hasn't been tested for covid but she had covid last month so unlikely to be that again. I'm wondering if it could be a UTI, will ask the GP to test a sample tomorrow
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luckymummy14 · 07/03/2022 22:43

@ka147

What you have written about today sounds worrying.has she had her urine checked? I'd be considering A&E
I will ask the GP to test urine tomorrow, Calpol took her temp down before bedtime or I absolutely would have been taking her to hospital
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TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams · 07/03/2022 22:54

Has she had all her vaccinations?

luckymummy14 · 07/03/2022 23:05

@TreadSoftlyOnMyDreams

Has she had all her vaccinations?
Yes she's fully up to date with vaccinations
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ka147 · 08/03/2022 15:28

How is she today?

luckymummy14 · 08/03/2022 16:13

@ka147

How is she today?
She seemed fine this morning but then started to go downhill. Saw GP this afternoon and they couldn't see anything obvious but prescribed antibiotics to be cautious
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ka147 · 08/03/2022 19:10

Hope she is better soon

Badnightguaranteed · 08/03/2022 19:16

Is she constipated by any chance? Mine used to get a cough and high fever when constipated, weirdly.

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