Health and Wellness Chit-Chat: Your Primary Care Topic

[Mountainair]

I work as a Kindergarten assistant at my kids school and the amount of illness this winter has been insane. I missed two days with a fever a few weeks ago. My 12 year old has missed 5 days with a fever of 103 everyday. Sunday will be day seven with a fever and I’m tempted to bring him in to the doctor but I know it’s either flu or covid and they are just going to tell me to alternate Tylenol and Ibuprofen which I’m already doing. But seven days is a long time with a fever. This morning my 8 year old woke up with a 105 fever!! School expects doctors notes but I really don’t want to take them in just to get a doctors note. I’ve heard tamiflu is worse than the flu. My oldest (15) is allergic to Z pack and my 12 year old has a heart condition (which is the main reason I will bring him in on Monday of the fever persists) but I’ve been monitoring all of his vitals at home. 
I’m just ready for this season of illness to be over. It’s like you are always just waiting to get sick and afraid to make plans. 

[PRgal]

5 hours ago, Mountainair said:

I work as a Kindergarten assistant at my kids school and the amount of illness this winter has been insane. I missed two days with a fever a few weeks ago. My 12 year old has missed 5 days with a fever of 103 everyday. Sunday will be day seven with a fever and I’m tempted to bring him in to the doctor but I know it’s either flu or covid and they are just going to tell me to alternate Tylenol and Ibuprofen which I’m already doing. But seven days is a long time with a fever. This morning my 8 year old woke up with a 105 fever!! School expects doctors notes but I really don’t want to take them in just to get a doctors note. I’ve heard tamiflu is worse than the flu. My oldest (15) is allergic to Z pack and my 12 year old has a heart condition (which is the main reason I will bring him in on Monday of the fever persists) but I’ve been monitoring all of his vitals at home. 
I’m just ready for this season of illness to be over. It’s like you are always just waiting to get sick and afraid to make plans. 

I'd take both kids to the doctor.  I was really, really sick when I was an undergrad and my mom had to drive 2 1/2 hours to pick me up (so 5 hours round trip).  I went to the doctor the next day and was prescribed some sort of antibiotic.  I stayed home for at least five days before going back to school.  I think that was the first time I ever had an inhaler.  

[Dimity]

5 hours ago, Mountainair said:

This morning my 8 year old woke up with a 105 fever!!

Not to scare you and this is probably out of left field but when I was 6 I got rheumatic fever and while I can't recall any other symptoms now I remember my mother talking about my fever going up past 105.  If that fever stays up there I would definitely be seeing a doctor about it just to be on the safe side.

[shapeshifter]

7 hours ago, Mountainair said:

I work as a Kindergarten assistant at my kids school and the amount of illness this winter has been insane. I missed two days with a fever a few weeks ago. My 12 year old has missed 5 days with a fever of 103 everyday. Sunday will be day seven with a fever and I’m tempted to bring him in to the doctor but I know it’s either flu or covid and they are just going to tell me to alternate Tylenol and Ibuprofen which I’m already doing. But seven days is a long time with a fever. This morning my 8 year old woke up with a 105 fever!! School expects doctors notes but I really don’t want to take them in just to get a doctors note. I’ve heard tamiflu is worse than the flu. My oldest (15) is allergic to Z pack and my 12 year old has a heart condition (which is the main reason I will bring him in on Monday of the fever persists) but I’ve been monitoring all of his vitals at home. 
I’m just ready for this season of illness to be over. It’s like you are always just waiting to get sick and afraid to make plans. 

Call your doctor and ask if they should be seen. They will ask what the temperature is and how long it's been that high.

Generally, if it's over 101, especially for 3 days, they should be seen. 

My little grandsons are in daycare, so they get sick a lot. Recently the 1-year-old was given Tamiflu, and he got better the next day.