Wife's on day 3 with pneumonia: temps of 104.9

[Leah]

She is still in the hospital

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Dang, dude. Is she getting any better?? I've been thinking about her...

[Zfan]

Yea that's the way she was. It was 98 outside and she said she was freezing, definitely wasn't right. Fever is back again, now day 4 of high temps. At what temp does it get dangerous for adults? >105?

105 is real bad news, your wife and family are in our thoughts and prayers.

[8mpg]

If she is in the hospital, that is just about all you can do. Antibiotics and tylenol and wait...

[SMKR]

If she is in the hospital, that is just about all you can do. Antibiotics and tylenol and wait...

Yep that is all they are giving her at this point- motrin and anti's

[LS1Goat]

She is still in the hospital

How is she doing as of now?

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[SMKR]

Just got her home, temp currently 99.9 but not climbing. I've gotta load up my 3 year old now and run her up to acute kids- her temp is currently 101.7

[TEAMJACOB]

Just got her home, temp currently 99.9 but not climbing. I've gotta load up my 3 year old now and run her up to acute kids- her temp is currently 101.7

Good to hear the fever came down. Great call on getting the little one to the hospital stat and nip that stuff in the bud

[68RR]

I'm currently on meds for pneumonia.. Started running a fever thursday afternoon and went to the doctor friday morning. I've had it before and even had the preventative shots. Nothing to fuck with!!

[gonzo]

Just got her home, temp currently 99.9 but not climbing. I've gotta load up my 3 year old now and run her up to acute kids- her temp is currently 101.7

Good Lord dude, sounds like you have your hands full. Is there no family or anything that can help with that?

[davbrucas]

Pneumonia is a bad disease. It can and does kill people of all ages daily. Some organisms are more virulent than others and therefore, harder to treat. The disease is usually only fatal in the very old and very young, but if the patient gets bacteremia/sepsis/shock, it doesnt matter what age you are. I do believe that Shawn Salazar (Saladbar) died from complications of pneumonia and he was in his 30s I believe.
If you start getting high fevers, cough, rigors, chills, etc, go to the ER.

[talisman]

Just got her home, temp currently 99.9 but not climbing. I've gotta load up my 3 year old now and run her up to acute kids- her temp is currently 101.7

Geez man, hope everyone gets to feeling better. You're going to need a vacation by the time it is all over with.

[TEAMJACOB]

Pneumonia is a bad disease. It can and does kill people of all ages daily. Some organisms are more virulent than others and therefore, harder to treat. The disease is usually only fatal in the very old and very young, but if the patient gets bacteremia/sepsis/shock, it doesnt matter what age you are. I do believe that Shawn Salazar (Saladbar) died from complications of pneumonia and he was in his 30s I believe.
If you start getting high fevers, cough, rigors, chills, etc, go to the ER.

Would the flu be considered a disease? I always understood a disease to be something that is incurable, chronic, terminal, or all 3

[SEB]

Never knew this was so serious, Your wife & you & your kids are in my prayers man.

[jlyon]

this sucks man, hope your kid doesn't have it. i got sick a month or so ago and i was pushing 105 temps. went to the ER and they told me i just had a stomach bug and didn't give me any antibiotics. 2 days later i was worse and went to my regular dr and she told me i had bronchitis. she gave me Z-pac antibiotics and 4 weeks later, i was 100% better. this isn't anything to mess with for sure.

[davbrucas]

Would the flu be considered a disease? I always understood a disease to be something that is incurable, chronic, terminal, or all 3

Yes, the term disease is just a generic term for any abnormal process affecting your body. The influenza virus ("flu") has killed more people than all other diseases combined. It is estimated that this virus kills approximated 500,000 people each year...in some years it's in the millions. So, yes...the flu is a real, and deadly disease.