cajunrose Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 My dd never gets sick...not the kind that requires a doctor. She has allergy related runny noses, etc, but not like this. This is what she has: Sore throat but can still swallow raging headache fever hovering around 101 for 3 or 4 days now..sometimes off and on. (no fever all day yesterday but she still felt bad) nausea (no vomiting) very very very stuffy nose exhaustion but not able to sleep General fatigue. I don't think she has ever had the flu and I haven't had it in probably 10 years. If she has it, does she need to go in? Would you bring her in at this point?? Fever started on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 It doesn't sound like typical *flu* to me -- but if she's not getting better and the fever's staying high, it might be time to take her in. The doctor can check for sinus infection and strep throat... Another possibility is the early stages of mono. Flu typically comes on *really* fast (you're fine, then you're unable to get off the couch a couple of hours later -- these other illnesses usually start more slowly over a day or two) and generally there's respiratory involvement. Since you don't mention coughing or shortness of breath, I'm betting it's another type of infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajunrose Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 She IS coughing..I just missed that one. This is a gradual sickness though...she just keeps getting worse and it wasn't like a semi hitting her. I forgot that about the flu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajunrose Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 Ok she just coughed like it came from her toes. VERY VERY deep cough. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 No, I don't think it's flu. Sounds like a nasty virus. If her temperature isn't trending downward after 72 hours, take her in to make sure she doesn't have a bacterial infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 It sounds a lot like the virus we had go through the house over the last month. Each dc got sick, one after the other, and each was sick for about a week each. Their symptoms were the same but slightly different. One's sore throat was the worst. Another had the worst cough. Another was really achy and tired. Two had terrible headaches that lasted for a few days. All had nausea with no vomiting. The thing with each of them was that it just lasted so, so long. I thought it would never end. Dh and I got it to but not as bad and not as long. A few days of not being a little achy with headache, nausea, and scratchy throat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Can you speak with a nurse at the doctor's office? They tend to know what's going around AND can advise you on the particular symptoms. I'd be concerned after so many days of fever and generally feeling miserable, so I would at least call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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