I had a fever of 104...is that possible?

[geno]

I was sick for the past few days and I spent all of yesterday on the couch. I'm feeling woozy, light-headed, VERY cold, and very weak, plus my heart is beating very fast. I decide to take my temp to see what's up, and it reads 104.0 degrees! :Q That can't be right...so I tried another thermometer...same exact reading. Weird...

So I take some medicine to get the temp down, and I'm feeling much better at this point (not freezing, dizziness, etc.) and I take my temp an hr later, it's at 102.5...still seems absurdly high...

All in all, I took my temp this morning, and it's 98.6 on the dot...what gives? Shouldn't I have been dead/passed out @ 104? I don't see how the thermometers could be messed up since it took my regular temp just fine... just curious to know how bad I was yesterday.

 

[ArmenK]

ive been upto around 104.5

 

[datalink7]

I think at 105 you start getting brain damage.

 

[chiwawa626]

ive had 104 before..heh that was when i had a bladder infection? weird stuff..

 

[nirgis]

102.5 is high, not absurdly high

104 is very sick, I am glad you are still here!

 

[wiredspider]

I've had though 110 was suppose to be dangerously high and like 120 is when ur knocked out.

 

[khtm]

<< I've had though 110 was suppose to be dangerously high and like 120 is when ur knocked out. >>



Um, let me just check.


No.

 

[agnitrate]

My chemistry teacher once said that at 107, the proteins in your blood start to become rearranged. That would be very bad. I'm not sure how accurate that is though...

silver

 

[Trader05]

don't die on us now...get some rest!

 

[fleshconsumed]

The critical temperature is about 106F, if you get a fever higher than this - consider yourself dead..

 

[crab]

I held 105+ in ICU after my spinal cord injury. I can remember laying on a cooling blanket with the A/C cranking and fans blowing.... I was in traction on a ventilator.
I've noticed some effects too, my memory isn't as quick, and I can't think of big words as quickly anymore.

 

[b0mbrman]

<< I had a fever of 104...is that possible? >>


Anything is possible at zombo.com. The only limit is yourself

 

[trmiv]

The highest I've ever had was 103. I'm a race car driver, and got really sick two days before a big race. The night before the race, my parents took me to the emergency room because I was so sick. But, I actually raced the next day, because I was in a battle for a championship, and didn't want to lose like that. It was like 90 that day, and with all my racing stuff on I was SOOO hot. I ended up finishing second, but after I got out of the car, I had to be helped to my parents motorhome because I could barely walk. I paid for it by being so sick for the nextweek that I couldn't even get out of bed. Got a good finish in the race though.

 

[notfred]

Your shelby page doesn't work.

 

[hans007]

when i was in the philippines, i got bit by a mosquito that gave me dengue fever (kinda like malaria i guess, fatality rate was 10% that year in the philippines) and was 41C according to their thermometers which is 105.8. that really sucked . that was before college, i dont feel like it effected me at all

 

[RGN]

I had 106 once. It was just a BAD cold. I seemed to recover fine though. It was years ago....




















*twitch* *twitch*

 

[Keego]

I don't think I've ever had a big fever like that. But I'm sick right now. <snots in thread> (kind of like neffing only more sticky!)

 

[ThaGrandCow]

<< I've had though 110 was suppose to be dangerously high and like 120 is when ur knocked out. >>



I don't think so. If you had hit 110 you would not be typing that message

 

[The Stigenator]

The last time I was sick (a few weeks back - less than 2 months back) I had gone up to 105. I regularly go up to 105 or so if I have some heavy fever. Infact i nearly went to class with a temprature of 103.8. If I didnt pop in the thermometer I would have never known. Luckily I did and had to call in sick. I was feeling all refreshed and full of energy until I popped in teh tube. Infact if I dont go around 104 or stay at a prolonged 102 I will eventually get tired.. otherwise i normally have plenty of energy. Ofcourse if I throw up in between then its a totally different thing.

 

[PsychoAndy]

i've pulled 104.......the doc says anything over 105 you should get to a hospital

 

[Derango]

I hit 104 a couple years ago. I was out of school for a week with a terrible fever. That was bad.

 

[Amused]

<< The critical temperature is about 106F, if you get a fever higher than this - consider yourself dead.. >>



I've had higher tha 106, and i don't have any drain bamage.

 

[d1abolic]

I got to around 40.5C, which is 105F as a kid. The only thing i remember is that my parents were really worried, and that the next day someone mentioned to me that they were about to call 911.

 

[Netopia]

I've had 105.x a few times in my life. The last two times were when I had a bad case of pneumonia and the time before that with a horrible case of mono that landed me in the hospital for a week... that was about 18 years ago. At that temperature, I start to see things and the line between sleeping/fantasy/waking/reality gets a little bit blurred. SUX.

Joe

 

[Yzzim]

Korey Stringer (Offensive lineman for the Vikings) died from heatstroke with a temp of 108.8º
IMHO, anything >104º and you should get your ass to the hospital.