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When to worry re:fever and illness

NerdBride_D&DNerdBride_D&D
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DS got sick on Sunday. He had a fever of 102-103. I called the advice line, they said not to worry until 104. To treat him at home. So we are on day 3 with his fever fluctuating between 99-101 now. Should I take him in?

Tylenol isn't working enough, I think. He won't drink a whole lot - yesterday he only had 12 ounces of milk and that was it. This is a kid who would drink a gallon as long as someone kept pouring the milk. He won't drink juice or water right now either. He won't eat. He has a total of two or three bites per meal, but he keeps signing "more" and "eat" to me to let me know he is hungry. This morning he was crying and telling me "more" but cried louder when I offered him food. He is very lethargic, with one good burst of energy before he is spent. It is 9:40 and he is down for a nap - he woke up at 8. And he is so irritable and inconsolable. He just starts crying and won't stop. Nothing helps.

My instincts say something is up. I don't know what the doctor could do though. I don't want to be overly paranoid mom and take him in and take the spot of someone who is really sick (which is what the advice guy line pretty much told me), but how many days of fever and not eating do I need to wait before I can be seen? Am I being an overly paranoid mom?

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  • radiokateradiokate
    Our doc said it has to be 104 for 5 days straight to be worried. (DD had a 103 fever for 4 days when I took her in, and the doc didn't seem impressed.) DD seemed to be acting just like your LO... They never did find anything wrong with her, just determined she had a little "bug," told us to keep alternating Motrin and Tylenol, and that was it.
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  • avz2azbavz2azb

    Take him in if you think something is up. Maybe they won't be able to do anything and maybe they will. I took DD in yesterday for what the nurse said was probably just a cold and it ended up being a good thing.

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  • Faith1318Faith1318 member
    I would take him in. If it's something that can be treated by antibiotics why drag it out? If not, fine. I would feel totally justified in taking my child in with those symptoms, and not a bit sorry or silly if they end up saying it's a virus and sending me home to keep doing the same things. Trust your instinct.
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  • MrsGladneyMrsGladney

    Luci did the same thing for 3 days straight.  We fluctuated Motrin and Tylenol for those three days and then the next day no fever and we are slowly getting back to normal.  She has a slight cough but is eating a bit and drinking. 

    Hope your LO gets to feeling better soon.

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  • ReeseMReeseM member

    I don't know, but I bet he is signing more and eat, to try to tell you something else, since he may not know any appropraite signs or words. I know DD will sign "more" when she is trying to tell me something and I am not getting it.

    Hope all is well and he gets better soon!

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  • MaestraMamaMaestraMama
    I would take him in.  You never know and don't want to mess with a fever. 
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  • funchickenfunchicken member
    The fever wouldn't worry me as much as the lethargy and lack of appetite.  I'd call the pedi again and see what they say.  There's no harm in calling to see if you should bring him in.
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  • lexigrllexigrl
    Could be Coxsackie (Hand Foot Mouth disease) or it just could be a regular virus...DS has had Coxsackie and acted like that but he also just got over a viral thing not too long ago, had a fever that went between 101.5 and 103.5 and finally broke after a couple days he wouldn't eat or drink hardly anything. I would call your pedi and see what they say.  
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  • AngelEyes06AngelEyes06
    DS had those same symptoms when he was diagnosed with the swine flu. His fever spike from 99 to 104 so we took him to the ER where he was diagnosed and given a prescription for Tamiflu. It could be a million things with those symptoms but I would definitely take him in!
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  • NerdBride_D&DNerdBride_D&D
    I called. They said not to take him in, there isn't a whole lot they can do. They said if he develops a cough or starts having trouble breathing, then come in. I will keep watching him. They said it wasn't swine flu because there would be a cough with swine flu. I feel helpless because I am already doing the things she recommended, and they don't seem to be working.
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  • LaLaSweetsLaLaSweets member

    imageMaestraMama:
    I would take him in.  You never know and don't want to mess with a fever. 

    Go with your gut feeling. It can't hurt

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