Am I over reacting to go to A&E?

[Itscurtainsforyou]

7yo has a temp of 38.5c, headache and now says the light is hurting his eyes.

I'm waiting on a call back from 111 (called them before the light started to be a problem) and am trying to get through to let them know about the light issue to see if it makes any difference.

I've been on the phone for 15 mins trying to get through. Google suggests these could be meningitis symptoms (but I guess they could also be flu/a virus).

I'm thinking about taking him to a&e anyway. Is this an overreaction?

Thanks all - they think it's just a virus, so we've been sent home to keep an eye on him - but with instruction to return immediately if he gets worse.

Hooray for the nhs - it was packed in there tonight

So glad he is okay op! Keep an eye one him and try get some well deserved rest both or you

Great news. Do return if anything changes