Menigitis

I don't think meningitis is hereditary. She may just have a really bad infection or bug. But if she's had these symptoms since Friday then its very unlikely that she has meningitis as she'd be in a pretty bad way by now.

You can have viral meningitis though, which isn't treated and has to be left for the body to fight itself....so she wouldn't necessarily be in a bad way if she had viral as opposed to bacterial.

Viral meningitis cannot be helped by antibiotics and treatment is based on good nursing care. Recovery is normally complete, but headaches, tiredness and depression may persist for weeks or even months.

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Originally Posted by jelly_belly

I don't think meningitis is hereditary. She may just have a really bad infection or bug. But if she's had these symptoms since Friday then its very unlikely that she has meningitis as she'd be in a pretty bad way by now.

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I didn't mean hereditary; is the relative risk of contracting it increased if a family member had it?

Viral seems a possibility then - I was saying she would need to drink even if it made her sick, or she would die, and she said she wanted to die.

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Originally Posted by Kim131

I didn't mean hereditary; is the relative risk of contracting it increased if a family member had it?

Viral seems a possibility then - I was saying she would need to drink even if it made her sick, or she would die, and she said she wanted to die.

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She has to drink and she has to see a health professional as soon as possible...she has got to keep drinking to stay hydrated, but she has got to see someone and very quickly

Its simple: get to a doctor. You'll get a far better diagnosis than an internet forum

Siobhan, how is your daughter now? I am thinking of you and hope that all is well. Take care xx

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Originally Posted by Trinity

Siobhan, how is your daughter now? I am thinking of you and hope that all is well. Take care xx

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Charley is fine (ish). good news that it is not menigitis which is a load of my mind. It is her tonsils again, mixed with flu which caused the neck pain and headaches. She is off school today (which she is more upset about) and still on the waiting list to have her tonsils removed (she gets this about 4 times a year, just bad this time as it is mixed with flu). I am getting my doctor to try bump her up the list cause I can't be doing with this shock everytime she has this

thank you everyone for your concern

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Originally Posted by Siobhan

Charley is fine (ish). good news that it is not menigitis which is a load of my mind. It is her tonsils again, mixed with flu which caused the neck pain and headaches. She is off school today (which she is more upset about) and still on the waiting list to have her tonsils removed (she gets this about 4 times a year, just bad this time as it is mixed with flu). I am getting my doctor to try bump her up the list cause I can't be doing with this shock everytime she has this

thank you everyone for your concern

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Its good to hear its not Meningitis Siobhan.

I hope she gets the tonsilectomy soon - when I had mine out, they used to whip them out really quick, but don't seem to like doing so these days. But if its affecting her like this, she should be something done and quickly.

Hope she gets well soon

Really glad that it aint meningitis!! But hope she get's better. Must be really awful for her. I didn't know there was a tonsil list! That's quite silly really! Hope she get's bumped up anyway!

glad to hear its not meningitis siobhan

hope she feels a bit better soon xx