Can you play doctor?

ZAngel

I know... I should never take medical information from the internet but I was just curious if anyone has experienced this before with their kids (or yourself).

On Monday morning Katelyn woke up with a really red eye.  A little puss but nothing major.  No pain, irritation or itching... appeared the only issue was the redness.  I don't believe it bothered her at all.  Tue she woke up with the same thing but by Wed. morning the eye was completely cleared up.  On Wed. she had a diaper blow out (very unusual for her).  We had to put her on a HIGH fiber diet 4 months ago because of her constipation and hard stools.... so this wet one was really out of the norm (sorry if that is TMI).  Today she has a low fever (99-100.3).  

I thought about taking her to the doctor but she isn't acting sick at all.  She's up, running around and acting like her normal self.  She's happy.. smiling/laughing and eating well.  Obviously I don't want to be that paranoid parent and I'm thinking it isn't anything major.  I just haven't experienced these symptoms before so I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas or has seen something similar?

04JaxBride

i wouldn't worry, but i'm a non-helicopter kinda parent.  a lot of the little virus type things will work themselves out, and there are a lot of things that can cause a big diaper-- especially on a high fiber diet.

that isn't a high enough fever for me to freak out about.  if she appeared to not be feeling well, i'd take her in.  i'd avoid playdates or other little ones for a couple of days, probably.

ZAngel

I'm sure you are right.  I usually wouldn't be concerned about the fever but the eye and the diaper through me off a bit.  Anyways, I'll just keep an eye on her.  Thanks a bunch!

=Numbers=

I'm a PA (but not in pediatrics), although I do see kids for ENT stuff.  Anyway, it's possible she has a virus. The red eye that cleared up spontaneously is consistent with viral conjunctivitis (viral pink eye) and my guess is that's what the poo issue is too, some type of enteritis.  I would give it a couple more days if she's acting fairly normal otherwise. Just keep an eye on her. I'm with the PP that I am not overly concerned with her temp.