any docs in the house?
15 December 2007, 08:22 PM
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any docs in the house?
daughter very ill saw doc today he gave her strong antibiotics, arethamysin ? spelling sorry
temp is now 40.6 and were keeping her awake, she cannot get any medicine down just throws it up called docs1.5hrs ago and waiting for a doc to call
shes suffered with ear infections before, she had 12 bad infections in 8 months but since has now had addonoids and grommits and its worked till now
normally before medicine kept her temps down but we cant get any in her? got one them cold gel pads on her head anything else we can do??
temp is now 40.6 and were keeping her awake, she cannot get any medicine down just throws it up called docs1.5hrs ago and waiting for a doc to call
shes suffered with ear infections before, she had 12 bad infections in 8 months but since has now had addonoids and grommits and its worked till now
normally before medicine kept her temps down but we cant get any in her? got one them cold gel pads on her head anything else we can do??
15 December 2007, 08:27 PM
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I'm amazed you are getting a doc to come out, they normally don't bother
I always have to take the kids to the emergency ones, but it is a lot quicker than waiting for one to turn up, as they are only 5 mins away by car
Eldest is on her 2nd week of anti biotics with the dose now doubled because her ear infection hasn't cleared up
Hope she is ok and can get her temps down, not sure what else to suggest really
I always have to take the kids to the emergency ones, but it is a lot quicker than waiting for one to turn up, as they are only 5 mins away by car
Eldest is on her 2nd week of anti biotics with the dose now doubled because her ear infection hasn't cleared up
Hope she is ok and can get her temps down, not sure what else to suggest really
15 December 2007, 08:31 PM
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That's dangerously high. You need to get a doctor out. Get all her clothes off, and use a fan or something on her body. Use a warm not cold flannel on her torso, the evaporation will start to cool her.
You need to keep trying paracetamol or ibuprofen.
You need to keep trying paracetamol or ibuprofen.
15 December 2007, 08:34 PM
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were waiting for the telephone call from a doc, local out of hrs office has 20 ppl sititng in waiting room it will be hours
shes awake and seems fine ish but worried about temps just wish we could get some calpol in her, shes allergic to nurofen so cant use that
shes awake and seems fine ish but worried about temps just wish we could get some calpol in her, shes allergic to nurofen so cant use that
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heres the thing if we turn up at a&e will be a 3 hour wait, if the doc calls and tells us to go he can call ahead and they will be expecting her
15 December 2007, 08:39 PM
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15 December 2007, 08:42 PM
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I would seriously consider a trip to casualty soon, that is dangerously high.
May just be a bug, but when I was young, I ended up in hospital having convulsions apparently linked to fever, and I too had always suffered with very bad ear infections. Don't know if there definately was a link between all the infections and fevers and the convulsions for definate, but air on the side of caution here. Hope she gets better soon.
May just be a bug, but when I was young, I ended up in hospital having convulsions apparently linked to fever, and I too had always suffered with very bad ear infections. Don't know if there definately was a link between all the infections and fevers and the convulsions for definate, but air on the side of caution here. Hope she gets better soon.
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My 2 year old had a fever and pains in her stomach. We phoned, drove tot he hospital, and she was seen in 10 minutes. Turned out to be a bladder infection.
40+ is dangerously high. Get her to the hospital, and if her condition worsens, she's in the right place.
15 December 2007, 08:43 PM
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Apples its always difficult to give advice over the net but if your child cannot keep her medicine down (that would imply she can't also keep any food/fluids down) then she needs to go to hospital for intravenous treatment. (antibiotics and fluids)
AEs often have a seperate section for kids so even if the main part looks busy it doesn't mean you'll have to wait that long.
Hope that helps
ps Paracetamol
AEs often have a seperate section for kids so even if the main part looks busy it doesn't mean you'll have to wait that long.
Hope that helps
ps Paracetamol
15 December 2007, 08:48 PM
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Didn't see the other posts in the mean time.
Apples, I'm a doc and if that was my daughter I'd be driving to AE. Don't panic mate but waiting for the Dr will just waste hours.
Apples, I'm a doc and if that was my daughter I'd be driving to AE. Don't panic mate but waiting for the Dr will just waste hours.
15 December 2007, 08:51 PM
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shes six in a couple months, fluids she is getting shes slowley sipping a juice
think its just the medicine taste, trouble is shes now so worried she will throw up she doesnt want to take any, but it was only a hour or so ago she threw up over the kitchen floor
docs got 20 mins and the wifes gonna call em to ask were the **** is the call she wants to speak to one, if not then off to casulty
think its just the medicine taste, trouble is shes now so worried she will throw up she doesnt want to take any, but it was only a hour or so ago she threw up over the kitchen floor
docs got 20 mins and the wifes gonna call em to ask were the **** is the call she wants to speak to one, if not then off to casulty
15 December 2007, 09:10 PM
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Well Apples you have wasted half an hour where you could have been in A&E it is a no brainer **** the doc m8 get her to the place where they can either put her right or send you back home with the peace of mind you require.
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well we managed to get aome medicene into her, half hour later some calpol, after some sponging with flanel cold drink and a dry biscuit her temp is 38.3 doc did call back he told us to keep doing what were doing and he was not worried.
but were werent happy but we knew we had just got medicine into her, temps dropping so a lot more happy with her
but were werent happy but we knew we had just got medicine into her, temps dropping so a lot more happy with her
15 December 2007, 11:17 PM
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Unfortunately she is working tonight so I can't give anymore advice (I'm usless when it comes to sick peeps) But I'd get her to hospital asap, Hope she is ok bud
15 December 2007, 11:53 PM
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me 5 year old had the same symptoms a few weeks ago...
40+ temps, but was realitvly ok when the doctor saw him.. on the Monday. (hosp night clinic)
by Wednesday pm he was admitted to A&E via ambulance from the doctors surgery.
when i arrived at A&E about 30 mins later, he was being treated, IV / more antibios etc. he looked like sh*t , big dark circles round his eyes...etc..
the GP had seen a few odd spots which didn't respond to the glass test, and had treated it as the big M , hence the immediate injection of anti bio,s.. A&E were the same....
we spent 48hrs waiting for the results, whilst pumping him full of antibio,s
luckily it was just a bacterial infection from a chest infection he had, but it scared the crap out of me!!!
if in doubt, A&E
mart
40+ temps, but was realitvly ok when the doctor saw him.. on the Monday. (hosp night clinic)
by Wednesday pm he was admitted to A&E via ambulance from the doctors surgery.
when i arrived at A&E about 30 mins later, he was being treated, IV / more antibios etc. he looked like sh*t , big dark circles round his eyes...etc..
the GP had seen a few odd spots which didn't respond to the glass test, and had treated it as the big M , hence the immediate injection of anti bio,s.. A&E were the same....
we spent 48hrs waiting for the results, whilst pumping him full of antibio,s
luckily it was just a bacterial infection from a chest infection he had, but it scared the crap out of me!!!
if in doubt, A&E
mart
16 December 2007, 10:03 AM
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thats allways a big worry that "M"
well as i say we eventually got medication into her and her temps dropped, this morning shes laughing and playing with near normal temp !!! but were going to keep giving her antibiotics for a while as the ear infection will still be there, nhs is a bit of a mess isnt it but i do find they make the best from what they have.
well as i say we eventually got medication into her and her temps dropped, this morning shes laughing and playing with near normal temp !!! but were going to keep giving her antibiotics for a while as the ear infection will still be there, nhs is a bit of a mess isnt it but i do find they make the best from what they have.
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Good to hear she is getting better mate.
My theory is I would always rarther waste a couple of hours of my time and the hospitals to be told everything is ok then take the risk of it getting worse or being something serioius from the offset. We pay taxes, Ni and everything else they are there to help so use them.
My theory is I would always rarther waste a couple of hours of my time and the hospitals to be told everything is ok then take the risk of it getting worse or being something serioius from the offset. We pay taxes, Ni and everything else they are there to help so use them.
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