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11/08/2010 08:45:43 AM · #1 |
The fever hit me hard on my trek home from work. Wasn't feeling good, felt feverish and had chills. I bought water to drink as I went home. When I got home I took my temp and it was 39 degrees C. I felt cold but wasn't sure what to do. First thing I did was take a painkiller (Japanese painkillers SUCK...it's like take half a baby asprine goes as far as stength), next I got some ice packs to put around my head and neck just to see if that would help in bringing my headach down. My whole body and joints were in pain. I kept drinking water and taking my temp every 30 minutes. It's come down to about 38.2 degrees C. I have a bit of an appetite now but I'm still feeling chilly. My wife camr home and insisted on covering me in blankets. Now my lower body is warmed up but my upper body still feels cold. I still feel weel and have a headache.
So, according to the internet, a bath is OK and may help. Covering yourseld up is wrong. Using ice packs is good. I'm not sure whether I should be warming myself up or staying cool? It's almost 11pm and no clinics open. It's not an emergency but I'd like to make myself comfortable and somehow a warm bath is something that FEELS will do the trick. Anyone with experiences? It's been about 8 years since my last fever when I had tonsilitis. I hate this feeling. I'm sending this post via my Blackberry in my bed. |
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11/08/2010 08:58:48 AM · #2 |
| I'm not a doctor but it sounds like you may be coming down with something. Drink plenty of water, keep wrapped up so you won't get chilled and if not better in a few days, see a doctor, or at least check some other forums. |
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11/08/2010 09:01:47 AM · #3 |
I'm no doctor, but unless you have someone to watch you while you take a bath, I'd be concerned about the possibility of passing out or falling asleep in the tub and drowning. But maybe the tubs in Japan are as small as the painkillers are weak.
Ibuprofen or acetaminophen, I forget which, is what we give our kids to bring their temp down when feverish. One is safer for kids, I forget which, it's whatever is in our cabinet. |
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11/08/2010 09:11:33 AM · #4 |
Sounds like a case of Man Flu... :)
But seriously, the 'dangerous' temperature I've always understood to be 40 degrees, providing you can continue to control your temperature and prevent it from going above 40.
I am not a doctor, your mileage may vary, caveat emptor etc..etc.. |
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11/08/2010 10:14:38 AM · #5 |
Thanks all.
Imanaged to get it down to 37.5 degrees. I'm usually 37 degrees (don't know why) so things are feeling better. My wife would make sure that I was safe in a bath.BUT according to her, keeping certain areas cool is best. That's what I am doing and the chills have gone. I slept a bit. Still sore and weak.hopefullu I'll be OK to work tomorrow. I'm getting an early start to bed.
As for the Japanese baths, depending on how new the apartment you live in is, you might have an old style unit which is usually small (can't extend your legs) but deep (I can get the water up to my neck sitting straight up) Our bath is new, timers, auto-heat setters, very cool stuff I have no idea how to use. My wife just says "push the green button and it will fill up and keep it hot until your finished"
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11/08/2010 01:18:35 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Ibuprofen or acetaminophen, I forget which, is what we give our kids to bring their temp down when feverish. One is safer for kids, I forget which, it's whatever is in our cabinet. |
Acetominophen is probably the safer alternative for kids -- aspirin is now contra-indicated for kids (no more "baby aspirin") because of the risk of a complication called Reye Syndrome:
Originally posted by MedScape article:
Reye syndrome is characterized by acute noninflammatory encephalopathy and hepatic failure. In 1963, R. D. K. Reye first described this syndrome as a distinct entity in Australia, and, a few months later, G. M. Johnson described it in the United States. Cases with identical manifestations have been described as early as 1929.
Although the etiology of Reye syndrome is unknown, the condition typically occurs after a viral illness, particularly an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), influenza, varicella, or gastroenteritis, and it is associated with the use of aspirin during the illness. The discovery of inborn errors of metabolism and identification of toxins that have manifestations similar to those of Reye syndrome and a dramatic decrease in the use of aspirin among children have made the diagnosis and occurrence of Reye syndrome exceedingly rare. |
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11/08/2010 06:55:53 PM · #7 |
Both acetominophen and ibuprofin are available in childrens (and even infants) dosages. We find ibuprofin works better and it lasts longer. Tylenol is the most popular brand of acetominophen that I know of, and Advil would be the most popular ibuprofin (around here anyway). Aspirin is neither.
By the way, 37 is considered normal body temperature. |
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