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Body temperature

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whitewave Sun 04-Mar-18 08:21:42

Just seen this.

lucky how are you doing?

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kittylester Sun 04-Mar-18 07:53:07

How are you and DH this morning Lucky?

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nanaK54 Sat 03-Mar-18 18:45:02

Please ring 111 - do hope that they are helpful and that you are soon feeling much better flowers

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kittylester Sat 03-Mar-18 18:31:35

Ring 111, Lucky, just to be on the safe side.

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Luckygirl Sat 03-Mar-18 18:25:28

It is pretty grim - I usually have a very low temp, even when ill. I am desperate to go to bed now, but OH will need help to get into bed later - he will just have to wake me up I think.

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Farmor15 Sat 03-Mar-18 17:53:29

Aspirin or ibuprofen is better for fever and pain than paracetamol. Like MawBroom says, plenty of fluids are important. Does sound like flu.

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MargaretX Sat 03-Mar-18 17:52:29

It sounds to me like real flu which can lead to pneumonia, you need to see a doctor soon to listen to your lungs. Don't leave it too long.........

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MawBroon Sat 03-Mar-18 17:38:21

Flu
More paracetamol, can you take ibuprofen? If so then some of that too.
Fluids, keep warm and make sure you can call for help if things get worse.
Mine stayed up around 39 for a week and I suspect I was hallucinating at times.
But given that you have had pneumonia, on reflection, I think you need to call out a Dr - the roads should be clearing in a day or two. Good luck!

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silverlining48 Sat 03-Mar-18 17:37:40

I am not an expert but 39 seems high. why not ring 111 and speak to them. Hope you feel better soon.

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Luckygirl Sat 03-Mar-18 17:23:47

ride

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Luckygirl Sat 03-Mar-18 17:23:12

My usual temp is around 36 - for that last few days it has been between 38.6 and 39.5 - and I feel truly dreadful - I have not even washed my face or combed my hair today, nor really eaten anything. I have been sleeping most of the day. I so very very seldom throw a high temp that I am not sure whether this matters much or not. The only other time it happened a few years ago I had pneumonia.

I have headache, joint pains, nausea, earache, sore throat, hacking wheezy cough - I am just creeping about. Even if I rang a doc they would not be able to get to me in the snow drifts, so I am just taking paracetamol but it is not bringing it down.

Should I be concerned about this or just rife it out? - I guess it is flu.

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