"Sweat Out a Bug or Get Comfortable?" or "I'm Dying Here!"
So I've been sick confirmed for about a week now, and my fever isn't showing any signs of going down. I've gotten the flu/cold before but I usually just losenge it up, and try and stay comfortable; gone in about a week. I'm sure I've felt off for about two weeks now. The odd thing is it's only nausea (that drammamine handles) and headaches and fever (that I'm taking Ibuprofren and Acetaminophen for); and fatigue. . .lots of fatigue. While my fever does go down, and I'm not nearly passing out walking the hall, 6 hours later everything comes back. Should I be cranking the heat up as high as I can to sweat the bug out? I blew a 104 once and that scared me a bit. Push comes to shove I'll go to hospital, but I'd rather save those dollars if I'm actually just doing things wrong.
I hate committee web-MD'ing myself, but just want to get some clarification from people in the know.
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That's the best advice I can give. But the people who know are your doctors.
Fevers of 104 are nothing to fuck with, if it's at all possible: doctor.
If this was the first night or you'd been feeling symptoms for only a couple days, I'd say sure, sweat it out.
Hit the drug store, get some nyquil and start putting away orange juice like there was no tomorrow and eat chicken soup by the can. Fire up the humidifier, get a 6 pack of sprite (or whatever lemon lime soda's your go to) take the hottest baths you could without burning yourself and gut it out for a few days. But, it sounds like you've done that.
After a week though, it's time to consider a professional opinion. After feeling like crap for two? It's time to call the doc.
Fever = infection. Infection over a week = go get medical attention.
I mentioned it once, and in the context of seeking clarification. Thanks for the latebreaking fingerwagging though.
Urgent care is another way of saying that. Clinics in the US are often assumed to be free/low cost efforts to help out poorer folks. Urgent Cares are "No appointment, sorta urgent, but you don't think you'll die/lose a limb" level.
Anyways, ED! I would really really bite the bullet and see a doctor. The infection isn't clearing up on it's own and the longer it goes on the weaker your body is going to get and the longer your recovery will be.
You mentioned it multiple times and seemed to at one point be implying you were deliberately overheating yourself. Not finger wagging so much as medical alarm! But glad it all turned out okay.
I was able to go out and lose at trivia last night so things are getting back to normal.
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