jumpjunkie2004 0 #1 August 31, 2005 My seven year old daughter has already missed two of the first three days of school. She has a fever, but they don't know what is causing it. Yesterday, it was time for a new dose of Advil. When I entered her room, she remarked on her warm back. I took her temp - 106.2! I almost had a stroke. I took it again and it was the same. I took mine - 98.1. I took my son's 99.7. She felt like fire. I put her in the tub and gave her a cool bath and the Advil. Got her temp down to 103.3. Got her out of the tub and dried her off - temp went back up to 105.4. I ended up taking the thermometer with me to Nighttime Pediatrics. Once the Advil took effect, her temp came down to 102.3. Before yesterday, I'd never seen a temp of more than 104.8 (that scared me to death) when she had pneumonia. What's the highest fever you (your kids) have ever had?Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashtanga 0 #2 August 31, 2005 Have you taken her to the hospital yet? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mostly_Harmless 0 #3 August 31, 2005 She needs to go to a hospital like right now. Anything about 103-104 is extremely bad. Giving her advil one after the other is not a good idea! If I saw 106 as a temp, I would be calling 911._________________________________________ www.myspace.com/termvelocity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashtanga 0 #4 August 31, 2005 Exactly what I was thinking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #5 August 31, 2005 Me, too, but he said he took her to nighttime pediatrics. They have doctors there, I bet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpjunkie2004 0 #6 August 31, 2005 This happened last night - I took her to the Night Time Pediatric place that my primary care physician recommended. They told me that she could have a virus and that could be causing the fever. They kept saying that she looks healthy - which she does. They did a throat culture and a urine culture. Negative for strep. The urine showed some blood and some white blood cells. She might have a UTI, but they won't know for a couple of days. I got her fever down by giving her 1.5 times the Advil she should have, but if she isn't taking the Advil it goes back up. We are headed back to the pediatrician now - appointment at 11:00.Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashtanga 0 #7 August 31, 2005 Good. Sorry. I fast read it and missed the pediatric part. I was thinking get her to the hospital NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mostly_Harmless 0 #8 August 31, 2005 Please make sure the doctor knows how much advil you are giving her. There are good reason why the box says not to exceed a certain amount and this is specially true for someone as young as 7. I believe (correct me if I am wrong) advil thins out your blood, too much thinning out=death. *EDIT* Also please let us know how she does._________________________________________ www.myspace.com/termvelocity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpjunkie2004 0 #9 August 31, 2005 I put her in the tub immediately and called her doctor. They called me back while she was in the tub cooling off. I thought about calling 911, but my first reaction was to cool her off. I've seen many 103.5s, and I know that it is different for kids, but 106+ scared me. I was sure the thermometer was broken. At the night time place, the doctor we saw was a GP and she was worried about the high fever, but she consulted the pediatrician on duty and she wasn't as alarmed.Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpjunkie2004 0 #10 August 31, 2005 Thanks. The doctor was the one that told me to give her the extra Advil. I made sure I gave her food with it. It does concern me that she has to take so much to stay cool. I'll let you all know how things turn out. I'm sure she'll be fine, but I completely freaked out last night. I was afraid to go to sleep last night because I wasn't sure how high she'd get when the Advil wore off.Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mostly_Harmless 0 #11 August 31, 2005 Throwing her in a cool bath was a good thing to do. You can also place ice packs under places where you lose heat (eg arm pits) which will also help to cool her down. Good luck and I hope she turns out ok._________________________________________ www.myspace.com/termvelocity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ragnarok 0 #12 August 31, 2005 QuotePlease make sure the doctor knows how much advil you are giving her. There are good reason why the box says not to exceed a certain amount and this is specially true for someone as young as 7. I believe (correct me if I am wrong) advil thins out your blood, too much thinning out=death. *EDIT* Also please let us know how she does. While Ibuprophen can reduce clotting times - I do not think this is a danger or even a concern. It is interesting to see non-medical people give medical advice. Advil is quite safe as a fever-reducer and anti inflamitory. The low doses that a 7 y/o would take OTC would not cause any clotting problems. My first concern would be to keep the temp under control. Children with temps above 105.f can have what is called "febrile seizures" - that is not so good. I have given patients 400mg Motrin, then 2 hours later 650 tylenol, then 2 hours later 400mg motrin - and so on. Each drug is given every 4 hours. The patient gets a anti fever every 2 hours. Not to be done without medical supervision and monitoring, mind you. AND not to be done for more than 24 hours. In any event, seeing a Doctor is the best thing for advice on this matter._________________________________________ Twin Otter N203-Echo,29 July 2006 Cessna P206 N2537X, 19 April 2008 Blue Skies Forever Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mostly_Harmless 0 #13 August 31, 2005 I wasn't giving out medical advice, it was merely a suggestion with the comment of "correct me if I am wrong" in (). ****The low doses that a 7 y/o would take OTC would not cause any clotting problems. **** She said she was give her daughter 1.5 times the normal dosage which seem somewhat odd in a 7 year old._________________________________________ www.myspace.com/termvelocity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #14 August 31, 2005 My nephew had a temp of 105 and went in to seizures because of it in the hospital once. He is fine thank God, no repercussions. This was when he was around 5. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpjunkie2004 0 #15 August 31, 2005 Just back from the doctor. They gave her a prescription for Bactrium (sp?), but they said it might not work because they have to do a culture first. So, two days from now she might be on something else. Geesh - this was the first really super scary ordeal with one of my kids. It's amazing how much it takes out of you. I'm exhausted. She and I are going to take a nap now - Thanks again for your support.Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ragnarok 0 #16 August 31, 2005 QuoteI wasn't giving out medical advice, it was merely a suggestion with the comment of "correct me if I am wrong" in (). ****The low doses that a 7 y/o would take OTC would not cause any clotting problems. **** She said she was give her daughter 1.5 times the normal dosage which seem somewhat odd in a 7 year old. Missed the part about 1.5 times the normal dose. Still not enough to be a problem. Short term use is one thing - every day is another. Without examining the child and getting a history, there is really no way to give advice. Hope she feel better._________________________________________ Twin Otter N203-Echo,29 July 2006 Cessna P206 N2537X, 19 April 2008 Blue Skies Forever Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
