Day 10 fever in 4yo

[clinellwipe]

Hi,

4yo DS is on day 10 of fever and cough. Baby DD has caught it from him and is on the mend and I’ve now come down with it.

The fever isn’t continuous - it comes down with calpol - and when it’s not bad he watches TV. When he has the fever he just sleeps on the sofa

Hes drinking but barely eating , he is autistic and fussy as it is , and we attended GP followed by ED on Monday where they diagnosed him with starvation ketosis but said he would be more likely to eat at home where comfortable (which I do agree with and ketones in urine was +1) and sent him home.

He had about 300-400 calories Tuesday which is better than the Monday but I just don’t understand how he can still have a bloody fever!

Anyone else have experience of such a long fever/cough? My husband is saying it’s just a virus and refusing to go back to ED (I would need him to take him really as I have breastfeeding baby, our only family support is abroad on holiday)

Can you get him to the GP tomorrow @clinellwipeand has Tonsillitis and est infections both been ruled out? My DS used to have tonsillitis regularly and presented very much like this.

My nephew was like that and it turned out his viral infection with time became a bacterial pneumonia which needed antibiotics. He was hospitalised for one week and after only 24 hours of antibiotics he was already a different child. The consultant explained to my brother that sometimes what starts viral can turn into bacterial. Get him checked again.

Yes I would take him back to the GP.

I do have experience of fever lasting longer than 5 days and they always needed an intervention.

Go back to GP, a fever that lasts longer than 3 days needs investigating in my opinion. Never have myself or anyone in my family had a fever that lasts longer the 2-3 days.

Back to the GP at least!

We’re going to GP this afternoon. DS has eaten 8 crisps for lunch. I’m so upset with DH who is trying to stop me taking him to ED , keeps saying “it’s an inconvenience” to him.

DH is a hospital doctor (I was before having SEN child) and I’ve posted here a few times about his lack of empathy and being dismissive. He says he’s doesn’t want to miss any theatre time this week as it’s good for his portfolio.

in tears in the bathroom at state of my poorly child and my shit husband

Think about your child and forget about your husband. Your child is what matters now and the rest you can discuss later. One of my children is disabled too and I always follow my guts when I feel they need to get checked. Just focus on your boy. Sending my love x

I’ve emailed GP practice to say my husband is coming with us to “check” what I say, similarly I’m going too as I want to check what he says. Feel so sorry for our boy

How did you get on at the Doctors today @clinellwipe?

I agree with the PP, concentrate on your DS fir now then you can think about what you’re going to do about your shit husband but a good start would he taking to Women’s Aid

Hi , thanks for checking in! We were advised to go to hospital where he had a very thorough examination from a great paediatrician and they took bloods. It was getting late so they said we could go home and get a phonecall in the morning about what the bloods were like and next steps.

Bloods showed bacterial rather than viral picture and he had to go in for a chest xray. Diagnosed with atypical pneumonia aka ‘walking pneumonia’ and given some strong antibiotics. Allowed to go home but to come back in 48 hours if not picking up

Husband looked at the chest xray himself and he’s saying the doctors are “seeing what they want to see” and he think the xray is fine… he’s still saying it’s just a virus. Not sure if he truly believes that or he’s miffed that he’s a senior doctor and was wrong and that his wife who hasn’t practiced in years was right 🤡 As long as DS gets better that’s all I care about right now.

Fingers crossed a better day tomorrow

Alarming behaviour from your husband that he would rather be proven right than his child appropriately cared for. Hope your boy is better soon. Look after yourself OP x

I hope your boy feels better soon and that no one in my family ever gets "treated" by your husband

This is all very worrying on lots of levels.

You’re husband is abusive and he was trying to prevent his clearly ill child from recieving medical treatment.

I would expect your HV will want to discuss it with you and I really think you should be honest with them.

@clinellwipe I'm pretty sure I and my toddler have whooping cough right now, but a clinician friend suggested it could be Mycoplasma pneumoniae which is apparently a pain in the bum to diagnose and x-ray often doesn't show anything. I'm glad you got some treatment .

I'm sorry your husband is being an arse about your son being ill, surgeons and anaesthetists are definitely a particular type :/

So glad that your DS is finally getting the medical attention he needs.

You know how concerning the behaviour of your H is. This isn’t your first thread about him. Have you decided what you’re going to do?

It’s very long for a fever snd naybe suggestive of a bacterial infection ? Happened to one of mine. He had pneumonia.

OP has updated on this.

Think about it, you have a medical background and you knew he needed help but he made you doubt yourself so much that you needed to come on here to get a bit of moral support to do what you knew already was the right thing to do.

I don’t think a fever alone is too much to worry about providing they are ‘ok’ within themselves. But a fever lasting 10 days, I’d be going back in case it’s progressed into something else.

Exactly. He has the OP doubting her own judgement on this and other issues.