n boost Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 My 14 mth old boy had his mmr jabs on monday and has had a fever since tuesday. Thermometer was showing 40.7 and have been told not all are accurate. Phoned NHS direct but they are very busy and nurse will call back in 3-5 fecking hours! He seems extremely hot and flushed and being my first child dont know what is considered normal after these jabs or if he has caught some other bug. Any advice from parents here or people in the medical proffesion will be much appreciated until the nurse calls. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
add heywood Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Try to get his temperature down asap, have you used calpol and ibrofen? Use a damp sponge on their forehead etc. My son used to get very high temperatures when he was ill. He had a couple of febral convulsions because his temp went too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n boost Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 Yes hes been having a small dose of calpol which i have now increased to max 10 ml. I have just given him this and will moniter his temp over the next 2 hours or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 My 14 mth old boy had his mmr jabs on monday and has had a fever since tuesday. Thermometer was showing 40.7 and have been told not all are accurate. Phoned NHS direct but they are very busy and nurse will call back in 3-5 fecking hours! He seems extremely hot and flushed and being my first child dont know what is considered normal after these jabs or if he has caught some other bug. Any advice from parents here or people in the medical proffesion will be much appreciated until the nurse calls. Thanks in advance. If that was my son, and there was no nurse available for 3-5 hours on NHS direct, I'd be straight down to casualty, and if they had a pop for doing so I'd explain to them that NHS direct needs a better response time. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Any rash at all? The measles part of the jab sometimes causes a measles-like rash and a fever / loss of appetite - this normally takes just over a week to kick in though. I'd be heading down to see a doc now personally, or putting him in the fridge for a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n boost Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 If that was my son, and there was no nurse available for 3-5 hours on NHS direct, I'd be straight down to casualty, and if they had a pop for doing so I'd explain to them that NHS direct needs a better response time. Mike Totally agree with the responce time bit mate, but the temps starting to lower very slightly. If it starts to go up again i am straight down to A+E no doubt. Don't like hospitals as all the ill people will be there spreading their owns bugs which i dont need! I have had this horrible bug going around myself and been pretty ill for over a week but getting better slowly. Just wanted to know if a feve like this is considered normal after a mmr jab? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n boost Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 Any rash at all? The measles part of the jab sometimes causes a measles-like rash and a fever / loss of appetite - this normally takes just over a week to kick in though. I'd be heading down to see a doc now personally, or putting him in the fridge for a bit. No rash and seems to be eating ok, just the temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve spedd Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 when you say high temp, what actually is the temp. how is he in himself? any other symptoms? rash, runny nose, drowsiness, cough,diarrhoea etc? helps to work out whats wrong. mmr can cause high temps but need to make sure nothing else going on. calpol and ibuprofen can be used to bring temp down. make sure he is drinking plently. is he still having wet nappies as usual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
far Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 call 999 and ask for an ambulance - people call them out for the stupidest things so I think having them turn up for your son is the least the NHS can do - afterall why do we pay all this tax nowadays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Let me get this right?? You posted on here BEFORE going to A+E?? This is a car forum and that is your child?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n boost Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 when you say high temp, what actually is the temp. how is he in himself? any other symptoms? rash, runny nose, drowsiness, cough,diarrhoea etc? helps to work out whats wrong. mmr can cause high temps but need to make sure nothing else going on. calpol and ibuprofen can be used to bring temp down. make sure he is drinking plently. is he still having wet nappies as usual? He is quite aware and normal'ish and doesn't have a runny nose/cough etc. The temp has started to come down now and has dropped to 38.5, so heading in the right direction for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 1 word "hospital" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blueangel Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Let me get this right?? You posted on here BEFORE going to A+E?? This is a car forum and that is your child?? Gotta agree i dont like wasting the Nhs's time but when it comes to my boys i dont take chances i think anything over 38 they say take them hospital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n boost Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Let me get this right?? You posted on here BEFORE going to A+E?? This is a car forum and that is your child?? Actually posted on here after the call to NHS direct because they made out that it was pretty normal to get a fever after these jabs. Posted here to see if people have had similar side effects with their kids and if it was normal. His temp seems to be settling now but running to A+E over something which may be considered normal is what strains the system and hence the slow responce times etc. So i thought i'd get some opinions from people who have already passed these stages in life. P.s...........nurse just phoned and told to moniter his temps over next 24 hrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainc Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 only just seen this. Seem to remember my daughter being the same. apparantly its a live vacine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n boost Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 only just seen this. Seem to remember my daughter being the same. apparantly its a live vacine. Seems so mate. Just literally walked back in from A+E. Decided to go as the advice from the nhs direct nurse was'nt really helpfull and plus she didn't seem to think the temp was too much of a concern. A+E were brilliant and got his temp down to 37.9 within a hour and said they had a huge amount of a young children in to night as there are loads of viruse's affecting children. They used nurofen and calpol toghether which the nhs direct nurse said not to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainc Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 how is he now? we tend to use calpol or and orbifen(ibuprofen) now if she gets a high temp and seems to work quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I imagine if he had the vaccine and you have been ill his immune system could be at a low ebb. Good to hear he is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n boost Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 I imagine if he had the vaccine and you have been ill his immune system could be at a low ebb. Good to hear he is ok. Thanks bud, seem's much better and he's getting back to his normal self slowly as the temp comes down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Very interesting info mate http://www.ds-health.com/fever.htm Glad the littlun' is doing ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n boost Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Very interesting info mate http://www.ds-health.com/fever.htm Glad the littlun' is doing ok. Thanks bud, was a good read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n boost Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 What a night! After posting my last post at 3.15am i thought all was good but approx at 4am my son woke up screaming in pain. He's temp had dropped down to approx 35 degress so phoned up A+e who said they couldn't do nothing for him as i needed to take him to heartlands or childrens hospital in Brum because they have more resources for young children. Drove down to heartlands with him screaming and crying in the car which were the longest 20 mins of my life! Got their and the staff were no where as near as good as Solihull hospital were i had been earlier and gave him some calpol and was told to wait for a doctor to see him. This was approx 4.30 am and i gave up waiting for a doctor at 7.40 am as my son's temp had stabled and bp was fine. When i had got to A+E, i was the only one their and they weren't even busy. After waiting 3 hours with 1 hour of trying to calm my son down, i got told the doctor would be starting his shift at 8am and i was 3rd in line so would probably have got seen to at around 9am! I decided to go home and see my GP in the morning which i did at 11 am and all he said is more calpol as well! Could not believe heartlands hospital making me wait over 3 hrs and not even having a doctor available..................its a fecking hospital for god's sake. Anyway seems a bit better now but will be montiring him closely today and hope fully get some kip later as i've been up all night. Thanks to everyone for their help and support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainc Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 same problem at blackpool vic got there at 0700-0730am and gave up at 0930am. we had 2 hours waiting watching adults with sprained ankles wrists and no visible injurys come into the waiting room and get called through within 10 mins so went to nurses station and got told no paediatrcian on till 10am. there were about 8 other children waiting to see them that had been there as long if not longer than us. turned out to be croupe and she got admitted, needless to say was not very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Just seen this, thats heartbreaking. You can never really understand until your a parent with a sick child. My little one got real sick about 4 weeks ago. Never knew so much sick could come out of such a little person. Hope everything works out ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n boost Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Just seen this, thats heartbreaking. You can never really understand until your a parent with a sick child. My little one got real sick about 4 weeks ago. Never knew so much sick could come out of such a little person. Hope everything works out ok Totally agree that u can only understand as a parent with a sick child. Horrible because they can't speak and tell u were it hurts them and u feel so useless because u can't do anything for them. What makes the whole expierence even worse is the way some of these hospitals operate. I have been thinking and as someone mentioned earlier i should have just called a ambulance.............at least he would have got checked straightaway. He had been vomiting prior to taking him and i can confirm that their is deffo alot of sick from such a small person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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