Fever Advice

Was surprised it took that many posts.

 

umm if it's doctor howard in memorial!

 

Please don't go to the ER. Either go to your doctor or one of those urgent care places. This sounds like strep throat. They'll do a quick swab of your throat to confirm, and even if they can't confirm it, you'll be given some antibiotics that will surely help.

Trust me I'm a (soon to be) doctor.

 

Soon to be doctor? Lets be soon to be friends

 

I'm surprised no one mentioned evacuating Katy.

 

Like Pointforward said, just call your PCP or go to a 24-hour clinic. If you go to an ER, they'll laugh at you and give you 1 minute of their time while you wait for 2 hours because a fever isn't an emergency.

 

lol...

 

Go to a clinic, get some medical attention!

Sounds like Flu, Strep or this virus I had that a lot of people go around Houston recently. It starts with a sore throat, then lots of chills and sweats for several days...

Keep your fever down! Keep water in a bowl with a wash cloth to keep water on your skin when you get too hot. The evaporation will cool you. Or take a cool shower... and take Ibuprophen to help break the fever. Just keep breaking the fever. This is critical.

But really, go see a doc man. It could be treatable.

 

Your fever spiked after getting out of a hot shower? Why don't you wait a couple of hours and take it again when you are cooled off? I would think a shower would have caused your temperature to spike.

There is no way I would go to the ER, I think its a very dramatic suggestion (I also hate hospitals and going to the doctor so take it with a grain of salt). Try a cool shower, ibuprofen and a nap instead. If you are getting worried check out an urgent care center.