Fell off the clue wagon

[indigo_rose99]

After laying in bed since midnight and shivering in spite of layers of thick blankets and a warmth-radiating husband, I decided to get up and check my temperature at 4:10am.  My ordinary body temperature is more like 97, sometimes a bit higher and sometimes a bit lower. When I see 98.6 on a temperature gauge, this means I have a fever  of about a degree (though I have the devil of a time convincing doctors of this).

At 4:10am I had finally stopped shivering.  You would think that uncontrollable shivering for hours on end would strike some sort alarm.  But no!  I still thought my sleepy eyes were playing tricks on me when I tried to read the thermometer.  102. 

Oops.

So, now I'm taking aspirin at regular intervals.  I'm not sure what "regular" entails.  The label on the bottle says "1 to 2 pills every 4 hours" and "do not exceed 12 tablets in 24 hours."    I plan on a pill every thirty minutes until my fever starts going down.  CNN says that I should not call a doctor until my fever is over 104.

Joy.  Time for another temperature check.

Comments

Stay in Bed

[pamwheatfree.livejournal.com]

Why don't you take advantage of this time to rest. I know it is hard to rest with a fever but at least stay in bed. Maybe get a puzzle to do. I always have a puzzle board that I can do puzzle on in bed. When I get too tired to put pieces in, I tend to fall asleep. It doesn't matter where you were on the puzzle when you wake up so you don't lose your place.

Hope you feel better soon.

[raaga123.livejournal.com]

Watch movies, drink liquids, do as little as possible. Feel better soon!

[mr-efficient.livejournal.com]

My sympathies. I hope it's all better by the time you take off for France.

[reedrover]

My sympathies. Don't listen to the people who say 104 is the time to check into the emergency room - at 104 (5.4 degrees about normal), some people are no longer lucid. I recommend that when you hit the "woozy" stage, check your temp. If it is more than 4.5 degrees above your normal temperature and does not come down, throw up the flag and get to a doctor.

I also recommend you drink lots and lots of water-with-stuff. Hot jello mix; broth; gatoraide, etc. are ways to keep your body fed and hydrated.