Advice From Any Nurses On Here

[Kaddidle Care]

I wonder if they checked for UTI. Sometimes that leaves a fever running for a long period if undetected.

Obviously her body is fighting something.

[Blackcat31]

I hope it is nothing serious......I had a friend in college who had a dd that ran a fever on and off for about 6 weeks and the doctors could never figure out the problem...they finally did a white blood cell count and saw her counts were off the charts.

It turned out she had leukemia. She is thankfully okay (she is 22 yrs old now) but the whole ordeal was horrible and sad. The prolonged fevers were the only symptom the parents noticed.

[QualiTcare]

yup, it's a nose swab - and definitely might look painful to a mom watching it be done to their child. i'm positive the doctor didn't suggest not to do it bc it was "painful" - more like the mom couldn't handle watching. my kids have had them - it ****ed to watch. she should consider growing up and stepping away while the nurse gets the job done if she can't handle watching.

[Little People]

Mom called and poor baby has 2 ear infections!!

[broncomom1973]

I used to work as a lab nurse before I started my daycare and yes, as other posters have stated, it is a nasal swab. It is not painful and I used to swab patients and perform the test right then and there. It takes 10 minutes and either comes up as negative, influenza A or influenza B. Honestly, it is no worse than a child being swabbed for strep, only it is in the nose.

I see that you posted that she has bilateral ear infection. Poor child, at least now they can put her on an antibiotic and get it treated.

Parents really need to be persistant. I took ds in yesterday for a cough he has had for several weeks (took him in several weeks ago and they said his lungs were fine). I got him in to see a different provider yesterday and although his lungs sounded fine, this new provider ordered a chest x-ray (because he started running a fever 2 days ago and throat and ears look fine but he does have runny nose) and sure enough he has pneumonia. Always go with your gut if you think something is wrong.

[JenNJ]

Poor kiddo! EIs can be painful. I know my kids can feel them a full 2 days before the dr can see it and prescribe an antibiotic for it. It ****s.

[Grandmaof6]

I've had the same situation here with 23m twin dcg. They have now been to the doctor three time the first two times the doctor said it was EI. On Tuesday they took them in and they have rsv. I think the testing for that is the same as it is for the flu.

[Little People]

I've had the same situation here with 23m twin dcg. They have now been to the doctor three time the first two times the doctor said it was EI. On Tuesday they took them in and they have rsv. I think the testing for that is the same as it is for the flu.

Aww, hope your little one get better soon too!! My little one is back today and is happy and playing!! She is 20mts and the sweetest little thing, she plays so well and is a lovely child to be around!!