So sorry you are feeling so sick. What did the doctor think is causing this high fever and pain? What kind of shots is he giving you?

Glad you are under a Dr.'s care, hoping you feel better soon. If you get worse, do not wait until tomorrow to return for additional care.

Hope you feel better soon! That's a really high fever.....

Get well! I had a bug last week!

Gee, hope your fever goes down! My son had a high temp just before a shingles rash developed. Does anything seem to be happening in the area of your left buttock that felt so irritated?...that sometimes indicates where the rash will appear if you happen to be getting shingles.

Aside from the possibility of shingles, make sure you examine your body for any sign of inflammation or infection, even a small cut, and if you find anything, go right back to the doctor's. Hope you feel better soon!

Ouch! Hope the shot takes careof it and you feel better soon.

Oh no that's not good. I hope it's not mosquitoes related! I can't even walk in the yard without being swarmed by mosquitoes. I hope the meds kick in quickly.

I hope that shot works right away, sometimes its a great kickstart over an oral medication. Do you feel well enough for a spongebath, or even cold wet washcloths on forehead and neck?

Do you have a thermometer to keep track of your own temperature. If it doesn't drop, you may not want to wait until tomorrows appointment to call your doctor. If you don't have one, can someone bring you one.

Gosh, that temp does sound high. Do you think you were bitten by an insect or spider? Better flu than shingles maybe.

After this first shot, and a dose of oral antibiotics, the Tylenol has brought the fever down to 101! I feel so much better. Hopefully the shot tomorrow will do the trick! He thinks the inflammation is from an infection, strep maybe.

I am glad it seems to be improving some.

I'm glad you are having some improvement. I've never heard of strep causing your buttocks area to be painful. When I've had strep, it did feel like the flu with high fever, chills, extreme fatigue, and just trying to swallow your own saliva was extremely painful. I hope your doctor decides to do some bloodwork.

Oh dear...that is a very high fever. When I hear about pain in unusual areas, I think of tick borne illness like Lyme disease or one of the others. Be sure to have someone look you over carefully for a sign of bite or rash.

Do whatever you need to to keep the fever below 104 if you can. High fevers like that can have long term consequences for mental capacity, let alone short term risk of delerium. Cold compresses on your head are very helpful.

DH had a very high fever like that with night sweats. Turned out he had a kidney infection from a stone. Once the stone was removed, the infection went away.

Whew....101 is much better. It must be something bacterial then for the meds to be working as hoped. Although, have to say, even 101 is enough to not feel well. I hope tomorrow finds you in much better shape.

When I went to Dr once with 102.5, she fussed at me for driving myself there! Also, had me take aleve before I left, gave shot and scripts. Funny thing, I never felt like I had a fever! Be careful driving with that kind of temp.

yokes..i always worry with an high adult fever..gald you were able to get intot he doc for a visit...this has been a really really long flu season..dh and I got the enhanced flu shot last fall...will again this year, as well...can't beat the price at target... for us free...

Sounds like you could have cellulitis which can be serious. It causes severe pain in the area.

Wow, that's crazy-high for an adult! I'm rather surprised they didn't admit you... I hope you can get to the bottom of the cause of such a high fever. If you have any doubt at all about whether to go in again, GO!

Update, please?

I go back for my second shot at 1:30, fever is back to normal! Now we just have to deal with the ugly redness. Will update when I get home.

Is the redness on the area of your buttock that felt so irritated? My sister had a tiny little ingrown hair near her ankle a few years back, which suddenly became very red, with spreading inflammation within a four hour period.

Thankfully she didn't wait too long to have it checked out. They diagnosed it as early stage Necrotizing Fasciitis and put her on high dose antibiotics for the strep infection. The redness and swelling went down quickly and she recovered quickly as well.

Even if that's not what your infection is, it's just a lesson for us all to better be safe than sorry, and don't wait to go to a doctor if we come down with anything unusual, that isn't explainable.

Painful skin bump and high temps, could be MRSA rather than cellulitis. Point is, how can anyone diagnose over the internet? We don't know. I'm sure her doctor will take care of it. (((terilyn)))

Got to the dr. They had no power! We used flashlights, he said temp was normal, my blood pressure was normal for the very first time! Redness looked much better. I told him it still was very painful, he told me to let the meds do their job. Got another shot. Should be good to go now!

Thanks for the update. Hope they can give you the shots, er, *elsewhere*. I'm pretty amazed they didn't admit you to hospital and put you on an IV, but glad the office treatment is working. Wishing you WELL!