help please what shall i do?

[cheeryface]

ds2 has had a temperature since sunday night.

he is normally about 36.2 and it's been 37.6 or thereabouts all week.

he had headache monday and tuesday but that seems to have gone.

problem is tonight he is now much hotter (38.3) and he sounds croaky.

should i be worrying that he seems to have gone worse.

saw a doctor yesterday who thought it was probably a virus.

help!! worried

have been giving calpol btw . last had 10ml at 6:45pm. can't take neurofen.

is he eating and drinking?

sympathies. ds has had tonsillitis for 3 weeks now and is on 2nd course of ab's even though he managed to get to 20 months with none at all
what age is your ds?
there are lot of bugs going around atm
If he seems ok (ish)(ie eating and drinking) and has no rash i wouldn't panic but you know your child better than anyone so if really concerned phone out of hours gp or nhs direct

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he's had a drink earlier and eaten some of his tea. i'd say slightly off his food.
he is 8 btw

says his throat isn't sore but sounds like it should be iykwim

is there a medical reson why he can't take nurofen?

Please don't worry too much - there are loads of viruses going around at the moment and 38.3 isn't particularly high.

Make sure he drinks and give him the calpol.

If you can't control his temperature or if he has difficulty breathing, then I would be more concerned.

he's asthmatic thats why i don't give him neurofen.

ok I thought so.

Just watch out for any worsening of his symptoms.

he wants to go to bed now.

other than croaky throat, and being off food a bit it's just the high temp thats worrying me. thought it would have gone down rather than up by now

how is he today cherryface?

thanks for asking belgo. He's a bit better now although has a cough.