Child with fever every other week?

Question

I have a little girl who just turned 4. She was adopted from Russia about 3 years ago and I just enrolled this past year in a pre-school program to imporve her speech. It seems that since she has been enrolled in the program she is getting sicker and sicker, just mild fevers. At first I thought it was from being around all children and about 5 months it stopped. About 2 1/2 months ago it started again but this time more routinly, literally a fever every other week. At one point the fever got to 105 and took her to the doctor, got her on meds and that was it, she also had an ear ach at that time. But now she is still getting the fever every other week, it stays about at 101.5 and she complains that her ear hurts. Any ideas on what it could be. I take her to the Dr. and they keep telling me it is going around.

Answer 1

Definitely get a new doctor. Could be as simple as sinus infection that comes and goes, but you never know. If her ear is aching also, then she is obviously congested and it has no where to go but stay in her head and her ears. probably has good and bad weeks which could explain the fever. either way, you need a new doctor.

Answer 2

go to a different dr she shouldnt be running a fever so long without having a full examination there are so many things that can cause a fever sadly enough with children in scholl dr's will over look a lot of the reasons because they assume they are catching something from being in school

Answer 3

Try a different Dr. an have her ears checked for an infection. She may need tubes in her ears to help with draining, small 15 minute procedure, tubes disintegrate over time.

Answer 4

Okay, when you take her to the doctor next time, even if you have to stand on your head, make sure he understands that this is a chronic condition. The doctor is not listening to you. There is something else going on and it needs to be investigated. Consider going to a specialist if need be. Good luck.