Anonymous
04/05/2020 21:46
Subject: Kid has a fever
(Genuinely asking) how do you think your son got infected? Play dates, grocery store, do you or your spouse do essential work?
Anonymous
04/05/2020 21:44
Subject: Kid has a fever
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Obviously call your pediatrician, go to urgent care, or a hospital nurse line.
Get off DCUM and seek actual medical attention.
Now.
You'd go to urgent care? I wouldn't go to urgent care for a fever that comes down with motrin even in normal times, but definitely not now. I wouldn't want to expose anyone else or be exposed. If I call the ped at night I just get the nurse advice line, which I have not once found useful. That's my least favorite thing about our ped practice. I did call my doctor aunt though, who recommended Motrin and fluids.
NP. If it were me, I would wait and call in the morning. With just a fever and no other symptoms, and treating fever with motrin, I think it is fine to wait.
Anonymous
04/05/2020 21:43
Subject: Kid has a fever
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Obviously call your pediatrician, go to urgent care, or a hospital nurse line.
Get off DCUM and seek actual medical attention.
Now.
You'd go to urgent care? I wouldn't go to urgent care for a fever that comes down with motrin even in normal times, but definitely not now. I wouldn't want to expose anyone else or be exposed. If I call the ped at night I just get the nurse advice line, which I have not once found useful. That's my least favorite thing about our ped practice. I did call my doctor aunt though, who recommended Motrin and fluids.
My pediatric practice has two physicians. I get a call back from one of them within minutes. The Anne Arundel County Medical Center nurse line has also always been tremendously helpful.
Anonymous
04/05/2020 21:41
Subject: Kid has a fever
Kaiser won’t test my teen with fever and vomiting. Did not meet criteria. She has only taken walkS locally. We have worn masks to store and been isolating. Crazy!
Anonymous
04/05/2020 21:37
Subject: Kid has a fever
Anonymous wrote:Obviously call your pediatrician, go to urgent care, or a hospital nurse line.
Get off DCUM and seek actual medical attention.
Now.
You'd go to urgent care? I wouldn't go to urgent care for a fever that comes down with motrin even in normal times, but definitely not now. I wouldn't want to expose anyone else or be exposed. If I call the ped at night I just get the nurse advice line, which I have not once found useful. That's my least favorite thing about our ped practice. I did call my doctor aunt though, who recommended Motrin and fluids.
Anonymous
04/05/2020 21:27
Subject: Kid has a fever
Obviously call your pediatrician, go to urgent care, or a hospital nurse line.
Get off DCUM and seek actual medical attention.
Now.
Get off DCUM and seek actual medical attention.
Now.
Anonymous
04/05/2020 21:25
Subject: Re:Kid has a fever
Anonymous wrote:Yep. We just got a positive test for my 12 y/o. The only symptom was fever max 101.2 for 48 hours. How old is the child? Both the pediatrician and my child told me the test is incredibly painful.
OP here. Why did they decide to test your child? I assumed mine wouldn't be tested even if I went in. Is there any benefit to being tested since we're isolating anyway? Hate to put him through that!
Anonymous
04/05/2020 21:24
Subject: Kid has a fever
Anonymous wrote:How old? Does he usually get fevers? 103 is pretty high.
Some kids get fevers a lot and some don't. Be vigilant and I would call your doctor and set up a televisit if the fever lasts into tomorrow.
4 years old. I know what you mean -- my other child always gets high fevers when she gets sick, but my son usually doesn't. I gave him Motrin, and it brought it down. I'll call the doctor in the morning.
Anonymous
04/05/2020 21:21
Subject: Kid has a fever
Have you been interacting with people or someone in your group/family? Hope it’s nothing, op.
Anonymous
04/05/2020 21:19
Subject: Re:Kid has a fever
Yep. We just got a positive test for my 12 y/o. The only symptom was fever max 101.2 for 48 hours. How old is the child? Both the pediatrician and my child told me the test is incredibly painful.
Anonymous
04/05/2020 21:17
Subject: Kid has a fever
Any other symptoms?
Anonymous
04/05/2020 21:16
Subject: Kid has a fever
How old? Does he usually get fevers? 103 is pretty high.
Some kids get fevers a lot and some don't. Be vigilant and I would call your doctor and set up a televisit if the fever lasts into tomorrow.
Some kids get fevers a lot and some don't. Be vigilant and I would call your doctor and set up a televisit if the fever lasts into tomorrow.
Anonymous
04/05/2020 21:16
Subject: Re:Kid has a fever
Give him Tylenol and call your pediatrician.
Anonymous
04/05/2020 21:16
Subject: Kid has a fever
call the doctor
Anonymous
04/05/2020 21:14
Subject: Kid has a fever
And now I'm freaked out. My son has a 103 fever and no other symptoms except feeling a little tired. Does he have it!?
We've been isolating except for some grocery trips for 3 weeks except my husband has to go into the office sometimes, so I suppose he may have brought it home despite trying to be careful.
We've been isolating except for some grocery trips for 3 weeks except my husband has to go into the office sometimes, so I suppose he may have brought it home despite trying to be careful.