Anyone had a child with a temp that had a neg PCR? Please say yes!

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I lateral flow test him every single morning. All negative, including today.

He had positive cases in his class discovered on Wed. Kept him out of school Thurs & Friday.

He had a temp last night. So I took him for a PCR this morning.

This would be the first Christmas we'll have spent with my parents in 4 years so I'm desperate for some hope. They live abroad so were due to fly next week.

It's going to be positive isn't it...

@Peachyqueen

Yep, Ds(3) had fevers all week. 2 negative LFT and 1 negative PCR. Turned out he had bilateral ear infection, but because we had to wait for the PCR test to come back his antibiotics and recovery were delayed by 2 days.

The doctor wouldn't see you ? That's weird. My DD also had a temp and the doc saw her straight away. Didn't even mention getting her tested. She had an ear infection too.

Nope, wouldn't do anything til he'd had his results back.

Yes - we were treated in hospital for a VERY high fever and heart rate. Given IV antibiotics but they decided probably viral when blood cultures proved negative. That was in October. She has had covid in July anyway.

Yes, several times. It is not necessarily covid, other illnesses are available.

@Peachyqueen

Nope, wouldn't do anything til he'd had his results back.

So strange. My doctors have never asked me to test her.

Why are you testing him everyday? That's excessive.

@hopeishere

Why are you testing him everyday? That's excessive.

He's a close contact.

Nearly every week this term, yes

Many times for my kids over the past year! Fingers crossed x

I have 2 kids and a husband with a temperature and a cough and they have all had negative pcrs

Another parent has just informed the class that her child's PCR came back positive despite all negative lateral flows.

Both of mine had temperatures and a negative pcr.

Yep loads. My poor kids have had at least 20 LFTs this winter & about 5 PCRs .. coughs, temps, close contact 🤦🏼‍♀️ They’ve had one positive test each. And that time, they had no symptoms. I had it so I tested them!

Grandchild has had numerous pcr because of high temperature..all negative!

Yes. DS had cough and temperature, PCR was negative. GP had already said it was viral.

There are many things that can give a child a temp. Kids had high temps before Covid so there's a chance it'll be another illness.
Unfortunately the assumption is every sniffle, cough or temp is Covid until proven otherwise!

Yes, twice for daughter and once for son. All negative and while there were cases in their class. Loads of other viruses going about.

Yes, there are lots of other bugs.

Absolutely loads of viruses cause high temperatures including the common cold. My dd is just at the end of her covid isolation however she's been dodging positive cases in her year group since September including close friends and staff. I think about 80% had had it over that fine by the time she got it: To be honest I was surprised when she did test positive as assumed she must have had it asymptomtically to have avoided it that long so the odd case in your ds's class doesn't mean he'll definitely get it. I hope you make it on your flight.

Yes. She was also a covid contact in her class, but didn't have covid.

Yes probably about 4 times! Plus it's two hours there and then two hours back to the test centre for us! Very tiresome but there are definitely other viruses available!!

Children get temperature with all sorts. I don’t know why you would jump to it being covid if there are no other symptoms.
I test these two if they have a temp but more recently it’s been a chest infection, tonsillitis, chicken pox, one virus…

@GuckGuckDoose

Similar to us. PCR needed at least once a month pretty much every month....

Having an asthmatic kid during a respiratory pandemic is 😬

Yeah all the time, don't worry until result comes back

@VaguelyInteresting same here! Prone to viral wheezes from the slightest cold and the poor love has had to have so many. At least we always get put in a room when she gets admitted now.