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Help! 6 year old has temp of 37.9 for 11 days now - no other symptoms - what should i do?

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Snoopy10 · 01/12/2020 18:47

Dd was ill with a rotten cold 3 weeks ago - she recovered and went back to school - no temp. one day back and she was off again with cold and tiredness, day after she had a temp of 37.8 but was getting better. Sleeping fine, eating fine, all normal. She seems to have recovered completely apart from looking a bit pale but her temp has remained between 37.4 - 38 every day. She doesn't need calpol and has no soreness, sniffles, or aches and pains. At a loss. She tested negative for covid 3 days ago. Temp never goes above 38 but she is normally 36.5-37. She is still off school and resting/ doing some school work. Could this be just flu or leftover virus from cold - that hit her hard. Any advice really appreciated. Should I just wait it out? Thanks in advance for any replies.

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FestiveChristmasLights · 01/12/2020 18:53

Poor little mite. It could be a double whammy of a cold and a virus but really you need to check in with her GP now because of how long it’s been going on for. Hope she is fully recovered soon.

Sostenueto · 01/12/2020 18:56

Why haven't u took him to the doctors?

Sostenueto · 01/12/2020 18:56

Her not him

Snoopy10 · 01/12/2020 20:07

Thanks for reply. Docs booked for tomorrow. I’ve avoided docs up till now as she was on the mend and temp would be 37.5 or 4 half the day and thought it was going away. It would go up again and I just decided she’d have to have another day off school. It’s only the last couple of days I’ve been worried because she’s completely fine apart temp. She’s bouncing around - happy. I don’t want to jump the gun as it’s virus time of year and all the temp related stuff I’ve read about involves at least some symptoms.

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