what body temp is good to held off tot he hospital.

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right now, i am up to 102.6, i am thinking mabye if it makes it up to 103 maybe that would be a good time to go ?
 
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yep, got alot of drugs, from the doctor, lol i won the lottery have Bronchitis,Pneumonia ,Strep Throat all at the same time., lets just say i am not feeling to good.
 

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You poor thing!! You've got it bad huh?


If you don't have any medicine for fever specificly, you might want to at least call the hospital and tell them what meds you have. They can tell you if it would be safe to take something like tylenol to bring down your fever. If it gets any higher, I would definately go in.

I hope you feel better soon!!!
 

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Well as luck would have it, I was on the phone with my mother when I read this.
She's a retired nurse.
She says if this temp has run any length of time before breaking, don't wait for it to go up higher, just go.
 

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Originally Posted by Arlyn

Well as luck would have it, I was on the phone with my mother when I read this.
She's a retired nurse.
She says if this temp has run any length of time before breaking, don't wait for it to go up higher, just go.
Yup...you never did say how long it had been up?
 
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its been slowing going up for the last 2 hours, only thing i have to reduce, it is over the counter stuff which does not seem to be working, i called my family doc(who is a friend of mine at home) he said i should go in before it gets any higher. ..

ok i guess i will go, , grrrr.
thanks ladies
 

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Supposedly your body has a thermostat for fever. Something like 106 (check this info out as I'm not 100% sure). Under most circumstances, your body won't go above this as it knows brain damage will occur (I think brain damage happens at 107.5). Fever is actually healthy if under 105 as it's your body's way of killing off bacteria that thrives at 98.6. Obviously, it's worth going to the doctor once it goes past 101 to make sure everything is okay and you don't need antibiotics, modern medicine etc.

See how you feel in the morning. Chances are you'll be fine. But if going to the doctor isn't a big deal or if the fever last for a few days, why not go see him/her.

Personally, if my fever didn't go down in 24 hours and it was at 103 I'd go to the doctor just in case. Why not?
 

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Aww!! I sure hope your feeling better by now.
102 is high but I always heard 103-104 is too high!!

Get well soon!!
 

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I don't know if you've been to a doctor yet, but in case you haven't, then DRINK DRINK DRINK!!!!!

Get LOTS of water into you! Hope you feel better soon!
 

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This is what Web Md said about feers and when to see a doctor.http://www.emedicinehealth.com/fever...Medical%20Care

When to call the doctor

A fever has many possible causes. Most commonly, a fever is part of a virus that will go away on its own.

* Call the doctor if any of these conditions exists.

o If the temperature is 104°F or greater

o If the fever lasts more than 7 days

o If the symptoms get worse

* Call the doctor immediately if any of the following symptoms occur with the fever.

o Confusion or excessive sleepiness

o Stiff neck

o Severe headache

o Sore throat

o Rash

o Chest pain

o Trouble breathing

o Repeated vomiting

o Abdominal pain

o Blood in stool

o Pain with urination

o Leg swelling

o Red, hot, or swollen area of skin

* People with serious medical illnesses, such as cancer or HIV, may not show these warning signs. Mild symptoms should be discussed with the doctor before they can progress into a serious infection.

When to go to the hospital

Certain illnesses that occur with a fever can be life threatening. Under these conditions, the person should go immediately to a hospital's emergency department.

* Meningitis is life threatening and highly contagious if caused by certain bacteria. If a person has the combination of a fever, severe headache, and stiff neck, he or she should be taken to the emergency department immediately.

* A person with difficulty breathing or chest pain and a fever should go immediately to the emergency department or call for emergency medical transport.

* If a person has a fever and blood in the stool, urine, or mucus, he or she should seek emergency medical help.

* A person who has a fever and is very agitated or confused with no obvious reason should be transported to the emergency department.

* Any person whose immune system is weakened (for example, people with cancer or AIDS) should call their doctor or go to the emergency department immediately if a fever develops. (See special medical conditions.)

* Hyperthermia is an emergency. Call for emergency medical transport if a person has a temperature greater than 104°F, is confused, or is not responding.
 

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Sending you an energy prayer.

In the mean time, while you are home, if you can get a cool mist humidifier, this is critical to healing from bronchitis, etc. Move it around to each room you are in, and make sure you sleep in a room with a cool mist humidifier.
 
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Thanks, everyone

guess my Doc called ahead or soemthign cause the took me right, and gave me a IV, couple of shots of antibiotic the Er doc said that should help more then the antibiotic pills i have been on. Also a couple of pills to get the fever to drop. I had made it up to 103.1 by the time i got there.

blah this is what happnes when you get stuck on air planes for hours on end as cargo.

thanks,
bruce.
 

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Originally Posted by theimp98

right now, i am up to 102.6, i am thinking mabye if it makes it up to 103 maybe that would be a good time to go ?
I see from another post that you have some infections going on.

Do you have antibiotics? What kind? How long have you been on them?

If you are on the right antibiotics there is no need to go to the hospital with a fever of 102.

Take 2 plain Tylenol (if you aren't allergic to it) every 4 hours to help lower the fever. And make sure you keep up your fluids....water is the drink of choice


Fevers tend to elevate at night. So the fact that your temperature is climbing at 11pm is quite normal. The plain Tylenol will help.

And make sure that you finish up every single capsule of your antibiotic and none of this "I'm feeling better now so I don't need to finish them and I'll keep them in the fridge until next time!" Antibiotics need to be taken for the full course so that the bacteria are killed otherwise the bacteria mutate and become resistant to antibiotics. That's why we have some bacteria that can't be treated with antibiotics anymore and we have reached the top of the chain of antibiotics that we have. Once bacteria become immune to that, we'll see people dying of very common ailments again... IE: Plague era.
 
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true, Natalie,

the main reason i went is that it had been running high all day,
I have been on ,antibiotics for over week and things where not getting better, but had been getting worse.

along with i get lung infections very easy, and i have ended up with long stays in the hosptial before, due to it. But my doctor did seem to think it was worth a trip

to bad he wont get the bill also

Yep, scary, that some things are getting immune.I have seen some medicals shows about that. It may be a scary time again.
 

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Originally Posted by theimp98

I have been on ,antibiotics for over week and things where not getting better, but had been getting worse.
Then you did the right thing in going. They probably didn't send blood cultures on you to determine the type of bacteria they were dealing with and didn't have you on the right ones. No all antibiotics treat everything.

I hope you feel better soon
Being sick really sucks. I did a 2 week stint in the hosptial a few years ago for pneumonia and complications from it.
 

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Sending hugs and prayers for you from Mississippi, I hope you get to feeling better soon.



Please keep us updated on how you are doing.
 

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Originally Posted by theimp98

right now, i am up to 102.6, i am thinking mabye if it makes it up to 103 maybe that would be a good time to go ?
I would definately go to the hospital now. That is not good. But if you decide to hold off going to the hospital, there are a couple of things to try. You could use a cool damp cloth on your forehead to help break the fever.
Do you feel nauseated? Are you vomiting? Obviously you have a fever, do you have aches or pain? What about hot flashes then chills? Do you have energy or not?
 
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