Should She See A Doctor?

[divegirl]

Hi,
Last night my daughter [16] had what she thought was one of her migraines. She has maybe 5 or six a year and these always end in her being sick and sleeping for about 14 hour.
Last night however she was repeatedly sick, shaking violently and really quite ill [she must have been she slept in my bed bless her]. This morning she felt better but just now am angry rash has appeared on her neck.. it doesn't disappear under a glass. That said she feels better with in herself but still has a headache.
Doctors or not?

Lisa x

[loulou111]

Without question I would take her to the doctotd

[tonyav]

I would say so Lisa, put yours and her mind at rest. Has she spent much time out in the sun ?.

[loulou111]

Doctor spelling error

[Baldric]

Doctors? YES

[mallyh]

i would say doctors ,hope she feels better soon .(my grandaughter suffers from awful migraines too she can't focus and slurs her words poor thing .)xx

[divegirl]

She's not been out in the sun in the last few days as we haven't had any. Would a meningitis rash show with no other symptoms though?
I've just given her two paracetamol and a Piriton and put her to bed [though I can hear on the phone. We have been painting in the house and I wondered if she may have managed to rub something on her neck.

I'll give her an hour an if it's still there or grown... we will be off!

Lisa x

[tonyav]

The reason I asked about being out in the sun Lisa, I wondered if it could be an allergic reaction to some form of insect bite.

[ummmm]

She has got other symptoms though. She's got a migraine and is being sick.

My uncle had meningitis and he thought it was food poisoning!!!

[divegirl]

It doesn't look like anything like the Tony,,,,, its quite an angry looking rash

[jno]

doctor (ar walk in centre if your GP can't see you)

[Roo_power]

Is she sensitive to light? I'd get her checked out for peace of mind. No doctor is going to mind a worried parent getting advice. Better safe than sorry.

[divegirl]

Off to Docs now xxx

[tonyav]

Doc's then, Lisa.

[Robinia]

I don't think it's whether the rash disappears under the pressure from a glass it's whether the colour fades from it. As you say, see what happens in the next hour.

[Sqad]

It is almost certainly consistent with a diagnosis of migraine.

Odd that the rash doesn't disappear.

If she was my child, aged 16, i would monitor the situation for the next few hours and the reassess the situation re.drowsiness and unable to stand bright lights.

[Robinia]

oh good, hope she's ok.

[ummmm]

Better to be safe than sorry. Not all people that contract meningitis have all the symptoms.

Monitoring the situation for a few hours could be the difference between life and death!!

[Sharingan]

My step father's little boy died of meningitis, he had a temperature, no rash initially but a headache and nausea. He went to bed at night and was unrouseable in the morning so they took him straight to hospital and died in the afternoon:(

[pixie373]

I agree with you, ummmm. Have been to a&e twice with my youngest with a non-disappearing rash. Both times the rash went from two pinpricks to complete body within couple of hours. He was very ill.

Any news on your daughter, Lisa?

[Canary42]

Gosh, that's terrible Shari.