Hi, my little boy is 5 and 4 days ago we kept him off school as he'd had a bad night's sleep the night before, and seemed generally off colour. He was complaining of a sore tummy but seemed ok in himself. At around 2pm he came down with a fever of 38+ so I gave some ibuprofen then paracetamol etc.
Overnight he kept spiking a high fever and was vomiting any medicine we gave so we went to out of hours who sent him up to paeds assessment ward as with the high fever he had a high heart rate.
They checked him over (no bloods or anything done) and said the back of his throat was red and swollen, but likely viral and when he stabilised they sent him home with numbing spray.
it's 3 days later and since yesterday he's been complaining of "hot" in his mouth / throat so I think that means he now is in pain with his throat. I went to the Gp with him yesterday morning and she said yes it's red and inflamed and swollen but again, said viral.
Last night he was so irritable and kept waking up in pain. He's not wanting much food and minimal drink. He's not had a high fever for over 24 hours now though which im guessing is one positive.. but I'm so worried as his pain is getting worse for him that he has a bacterial infection and not viral. How do I argue this with a Doctor when both the hospital and GP have said ''viral'? He's had no cold symptoms with it and No one's swabbed him etc.
is it worth trying those Strep A kits from the pharmacy to check for strep infection?
Would he still be getting a high fever if it was bacterial? It's the only thing that seems to have resolved.
it's now day 4 since he started with symptoms.
Im so worried that he's got a bacterial infection and no one's treating it!