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Originally posted by: Bad_Dude
Originally posted by: Metalloid
Wed afternoon I came home from school and felt kinda tired, so I decided to take a nap. Two hours later I woke up and felt horrible. Checked my temp and had a fever of 102. Decided to stay home that night and rest. Didn't go to school on Thursday, and barely had the energy to move, also lots of aching muscles and bones all over my body, but mostly in my lower back. I also had the worst headaches ever, mostly centered towards my eyes (if I move my eyes from side to side or up and down they hurt). Stayed home Friday also, but my fever had dropped to 99.7 and I was able to get up and move around much easier. This morning I was feeling better. Again, I stayed home all day watching football. Then later in the evening I started to feel uncomfortable, like no matter what position I sat in, my body hurt still. So I took my temp a few min ago and it was back up to 101.3...

I can get up and walk around, but I am very sensitive to changes in temperature and my entire body hurts. I thought I had killed it because I felt better last night and this morning, but it appears to be coming back.

This sound familiar to anyone?
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There can be many things here:
But you must to the ER now.
They will check your Antibodies specificity. What area do you live in? Did you get bitten by a tic? It sounds like Lime Disease. Also can be West Nile. Bacterial Meningitis can also be it. Looks like and LP is needed. If your eyes are sensitive to light, it's definitely it. These are deadly dude. Go to the ER now. You need antibiotics NOW. How old are you? Your temp is too high not to call it an infection.
GO NOW PLEASE, TO THE ER.
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Dude your gunna die if you dont go to hospital :Q :Q

🙁
 
Originally posted by: Soybomb
I certainly woulnd't be rushing to the ER but its probably not a bad idea to see a doctor before too long, if nothing else maybe you can alleviate the symptoms for a bit.
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The reason why I said to rush is b/c the temp is too high. This looks like a flu, so does Lime disease, and meningitis. But the symptoms are like a flu but a person can be dead with 3 days. Just to sure, go to the ER. It's better to be safe than sorry. I know this personally b/c I had 3 cases where a person died on the way to the ER after waiting and it's too late. Please take my advice, ask some one to drive you to the ER just in case. I would rather be wrong and confirmed wrong.
 
Originally posted by: Bad_Dude
Originally posted by: Soybomb
I certainly woulnd't be rushing to the ER but its probably not a bad idea to see a doctor before too long, if nothing else maybe you can alleviate the symptoms for a bit.
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The reason why I said to rush is b/c the temp is too high. This looks like a flu, so does Lime disease, and meningitis. But the symptoms are like a flu but a person can be dead with 3 days. Just to sure, go to the ER. It's better to be safe than sorry. I know this personally b/c I had 3 cases where a person died on the way to the ER after waiting and it's too late. Please take my advice, ask some one to drive you to the ER just in case. I would rather be wrong and confirmed wrong.
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I also back this up...
 
Originally posted by: FoBoT
he's sleeping now
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Dammit :|

Anandtech does not need the extra advertising & publicity if he dies dude 🙁

On a serious note he really should get checked out...
 
Originally posted by: Bad_Dude
Originally posted by: Metalloid
Wed afternoon I came home from school and felt kinda tired, so I decided to take a nap. Two hours later I woke up and felt horrible. Checked my temp and had a fever of 102. Decided to stay home that night and rest. Didn't go to school on Thursday, and barely had the energy to move, also lots of aching muscles and bones all over my body, but mostly in my lower back. I also had the worst headaches ever, mostly centered towards my eyes (if I move my eyes from side to side or up and down they hurt). Stayed home Friday also, but my fever had dropped to 99.7 and I was able to get up and move around much easier. This morning I was feeling better. Again, I stayed home all day watching football. Then later in the evening I started to feel uncomfortable, like no matter what position I sat in, my body hurt still. So I took my temp a few min ago and it was back up to 101.3...

I can get up and walk around, but I am very sensitive to changes in temperature and my entire body hurts. I thought I had killed it because I felt better last night and this morning, but it appears to be coming back.

This sound familiar to anyone?
Click to expand...


There can be many things here:
But you must to the ER now.
They will check your Antibodies specificity. What area do you live in? Did you get bitten by a tic? It sounds like Lime Disease. Also can be West Nile. Bacterial Meningitis can also be it. Looks like and LP is needed. If your eyes are sensitive to light, it's definitely it. These are deadly dude. Go to the ER now. You need antibiotics NOW. How old are you? Your temp is too high not to call it an infection.
GO NOW PLEASE, TO THE ER.
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Darn Chicken Little..guess you've never learned the old adage MDs get in school in their first year..........."What do you think of when you hear hoofbeats? Zebras? No, horses."

You're looking for zebras and overlooking the horse. It sounds much like the flu........I notice he didn't mention a crushingly severe headache or severly stiff neck (especially the inability to put his chin to his chest without lifting his legs while lying down) or profuse vomiting, all semi-sure signs of meningitis. I notice he didn't mention the circular bullseye rash that is present in over 90% of Lyme-disease tick bites.

Take some Tylenol for the temp, drink fluids. Body aches, temps, LBP (low back pain), etc. are most likely the flu. there are severe outbreaks nationwide, including in your area of Michigan.

If, on the other hand, it's still this bad by Monday, go to your campus's clinic and see the MD there. No reason to fly down to the ER thinking you're dying. Lyme is slow to fester---incubation of up to 4 weeks and not a sudden, rapid onset like described. Viral meningitis will typically resolve itself within a couple of weeks anyway, rare to be hospitalized----home treatment is usually done. Bacterial, on the other hand, requires hospitalization and IV antibiotics.

Why the laissez faire attitude from me? After working in ERs, ICUs and MD offices for over 25 years (as an LPN and RN), I've seen the Chicken Littles come zooming in to the ER for complaints that a little common sense would have treated. Admittedly, the 102 temp is a tad high, but the fact it's resolved itself to 100 or less without Tylenol or other intervention, and lack of severe symptomology (and I assure you a stiff neck from meningitis is something a patient WILL NOT MISS!!) gives one to gravitate towards the more common problem, such as influenza, and not the esoteric like Lyme and meningitis.
 
Originally posted by: Metalloid
Wed afternoon I came home from school and felt kinda tired, so I decided to take a nap. Two hours later I woke up and felt horrible. Checked my temp and had a fever of 102. Decided to stay home that night and rest. Didn't go to school on Thursday, and barely had the energy to move, also lots of aching muscles and bones all over my body, but mostly in my lower back. I also had the worst headaches ever, mostly centered towards my eyes (if I move my eyes from side to side or up and down they hurt). Stayed home Friday also, but my fever had dropped to 99.7 and I was able to get up and move around much easier. This morning I was feeling better. Again, I stayed home all day watching football. Then later in the evening I started to feel uncomfortable, like no matter what position I sat in, my body hurt still. So I took my temp a few min ago and it was back up to 101.3...

I can get up and walk around, but I am very sensitive to changes in temperature and my entire body hurts. I thought I had killed it because I felt better last night and this morning, but it appears to be coming back.

This sound familiar to anyone?
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It is called:

TIME TO GO TO THE DOCTOR!

 
Bad_Dude at first I thought you were just joking with the ER talk, but now I can see that you are serious.

But it doesn't matter anyway, my fever is gone, my headache is reduced to almost nothing, and I am up and around again.

I guess it only took me 3 1/2 days to kill it....
 
Even if he had the flu, there is nothing the doc could prescribe except something to reduce the symptoms.

Glad you are better now.
 
Sounds exactly like I was 2 months ago. I didn't know you could get the flu in summer but I sure did.
 
Your balls fell off in the middle of the night. They rolled into the corner where they were promptly stolen by rats and brought back to their lair to feed their babies. Your problems are thus two fold:

1) You have no nuts
2) You have a rat family living with you

Have a nice day. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: C'DaleRider
Originally posted by: Bad_Dude
Originally posted by: Metalloid
Wed afternoon I came home from school and felt kinda tired, so I decided to take a nap. Two hours later I woke up and felt horrible. Checked my temp and had a fever of 102. Decided to stay home that night and rest. Didn't go to school on Thursday, and barely had the energy to move, also lots of aching muscles and bones all over my body, but mostly in my lower back. I also had the worst headaches ever, mostly centered towards my eyes (if I move my eyes from side to side or up and down they hurt). Stayed home Friday also, but my fever had dropped to 99.7 and I was able to get up and move around much easier. This morning I was feeling better. Again, I stayed home all day watching football. Then later in the evening I started to feel uncomfortable, like no matter what position I sat in, my body hurt still. So I took my temp a few min ago and it was back up to 101.3...

I can get up and walk around, but I am very sensitive to changes in temperature and my entire body hurts. I thought I had killed it because I felt better last night and this morning, but it appears to be coming back.

This sound familiar to anyone?
Click to expand...


There can be many things here:
But you must to the ER now.
They will check your Antibodies specificity. What area do you live in? Did you get bitten by a tic? It sounds like Lime Disease. Also can be West Nile. Bacterial Meningitis can also be it. Looks like and LP is needed. If your eyes are sensitive to light, it's definitely it. These are deadly dude. Go to the ER now. You need antibiotics NOW. How old are you? Your temp is too high not to call it an infection.
GO NOW PLEASE, TO THE ER.
Click to expand...


Darn Chicken Little..guess you've never learned the old adage MDs get in school in their first year..........."What do you think of when you hear hoofbeats? Zebras? No, horses."

You're looking for zebras and overlooking the horse. It sounds much like the flu........I notice he didn't mention a crushingly severe headache or severly stiff neck (especially the inability to put his chin to his chest without lifting his legs while lying down) or profuse vomiting, all semi-sure signs of meningitis. I notice he didn't mention the circular bullseye rash that is present in over 90% of Lyme-disease tick bites.

Take some Tylenol for the temp, drink fluids. Body aches, temps, LBP (low back pain), etc. are most likely the flu. there are severe outbreaks nationwide, including in your area of Michigan.

If, on the other hand, it's still this bad by Monday, go to your campus's clinic and see the MD there. No reason to fly down to the ER thinking you're dying. Lyme is slow to fester---incubation of up to 4 weeks and not a sudden, rapid onset like described. Viral meningitis will typically resolve itself within a couple of weeks anyway, rare to be hospitalized----home treatment is usually done. Bacterial, on the other hand, requires hospitalization and IV antibiotics.

Why the laissez faire attitude from me? After working in ERs, ICUs and MD offices for over 25 years (as an LPN and RN), I've seen the Chicken Littles come zooming in to the ER for complaints that a little common sense would have treated. Admittedly, the 102 temp is a tad high, but the fact it's resolved itself to 100 or less without Tylenol or other intervention, and lack of severe symptomology (and I assure you a stiff neck from meningitis is something a patient WILL NOT MISS!!) gives one to gravitate towards the more common problem, such as influenza, and not the esoteric like Lyme and meningitis.
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You're incorrect about Lyme disease. The rash is present in 60% of LD cases, not 90%. Incubation can be anywhere for 3 days to 4 weeks, but if you don't get the rash, incubation time is irrelevant.

Sometimes it pays to err on the side of caution. And medical professionals with a laissez faire attitude towards illness should find another field to work in.
 
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