I'm afraid my DS has MEASLES, I'm freaking out

[Anonymous]

Go to ER. Urgent care are underpaid GPs who's role is to provide after hour prescriptions and maybe set a simple bone and stitches and the like. Unknown infectious diseases are beyond the scope of what they can handle and they will likely send you to ER so you will have two bills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go to ER. Urgent care are underpaid GPs who's role is to provide after hour prescriptions and maybe set a simple bone and stitches and the like. Unknown infectious diseases are beyond the scope of what they can handle and they will likely send you to ER so you will have two bills.

Not my urgent care. They are professionals and it is just like going to a doctor's office. She said the fever subsided and the rash is main symptom. Now. If the baby is resting peacefully she can go in the morning.

[Anonymous]

OP, I think you are making the right decision to get some rest and call your pediatrician in the morning. Your child is sleeping and does not have a fever, plus the symptoms sound like side effects of the MMR vaccine.

Does your pediatrician have an out-of-hours number to call? I think you should try that (now or in the morning) and discuss it over the phone with the pediatrician. You may not need a visit. And it would be best to stick with your child's primary care physician, as you say.

[Anonymous]

Two guesses:

1. The rash is a reaction to the MMR. Harmless and common. The conjunctivitis is unrelated and was probably acquired in daycare (it's extremely contagious).

2. The rash and fever were caused by a common virus like roseola (there are a lot of viruses that also very contagious and easy to catch from a well visit -- both of my kids got roseola after their 9- and 12-month well visits, respectively, and incubation period for it matches your timeline, but there are other viruses that cause rashes in babies as well). Conjunctivitis was unrelated.

Unless, OP, you have been traveling recently or had contact with international travelers or say, Amish unvaccinated people?

If your baby is resting now, wait until the pediatrician's office opens and take him in then. Good luck, it stinks when they are sick!

[Anonymous]

I'm at the hospital now with my kid who developed a head to toe rash and had a high fever (near 104). We've been here 2 days. Hoping to get out of here today.
Thus far the answer has been "we don't really know...could be an allergic reaction, could be a virus..."

They don't seem especially concerned.

[Anonymous]

OP here, so my peditrician is not open today, so my options would be ER or Urgent care. However, DS is acting fine this morning. His eyes are clear, no fever, and the rash is quite a bit better. He does still have diahrrea though. I guess I'm going to just monitor him closely, and put a call in to my pediatrician on Monday, and take him to ER/UC if anything gets worse.

Thank you all!

[Anonymous]

Glad your DS is doing better. That said, does your ped not give checkout forms with what has been done at the appt.? If not, I'd get a system in place (e.g., taking notes during appt.) so you know what is done at each appt.

[Anonymous]

Your pediatrician doesn't have an after-hours number to call? I think I would still check in with them just to be safe. Your insurance card might also have a 24 hour nurses line listed. Glad he's feeling better!

[Anonymous]

Are you the same OP from a month or so ago that posted a list of strange symptoms regarding your DC who hadn't peed? Like different size ankles?

I never thought I'd be a DCUMer who could recognize a poster, but I think I just did and not too proud

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you the same OP from a month or so ago that posted a list of strange symptoms regarding your DC who hadn't peed? Like different size ankles?

I never thought I'd be a DCUMer who could recognize a poster, but I think I just did and not too proud

Um, no, OP here and I have no idea about the post you are talking about. My DS pees a lot, he peed on me during a diaper change yesterday in fact.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your pediatrician doesn't have an after-hours number to call? I think I would still check in with them just to be safe. Your insurance card might also have a 24 hour nurses line listed. Glad he's feeling better!

They have an after hours message service, but that's all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Glad your DS is doing better. That said, does your ped not give checkout forms with what has been done at the appt.? If not, I'd get a system in place (e.g., taking notes during appt.) so you know what is done at each appt.

No, they don't give anything like that. I know he got shots in both thighs on his 12 MO visit, but don't know what he got, DH is oblivious. I will definitely talk to DH about this because he is generally the one who takes him to appointments since he works part time and I work full time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you the same OP from a month or so ago that posted a list of strange symptoms regarding your DC who hadn't peed? Like different size ankles?

I never thought I'd be a DCUMer who could recognize a poster, but I think I just did and not too proud

Um, no, OP here and I have no idea about the post you are talking about. My DS pees a lot, he peed on me during a diaper change yesterday in fact.

And his ankles are just fine

[Anonymous]

For Pete's sake woman - go to the ER - not urgent care - Measles are highly contagious and think if your DH gives them to the babies at urgent care! Even if it's just pink eye - YOU MUST tell your school nurse. As a parent please don't hide it and have the rest of the class get pink eye (or worse).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your pediatrician doesn't have an after-hours number to call? I think I would still check in with them just to be safe. Your insurance card might also have a 24 hour nurses line listed. Glad he's feeling better!

They have an after hours message service, but that's all.

Just for next time, that's probably the answering service for the on-call ped. You leave a message with the service, they page the doc and give her the details and the doc calls you.