fever with no other symptoms?

I typically will let a fever go 4 days or so if it is reasonable and controlled with meds.

Most times it is a virus and then you just end up sitting in a germ infected waiting room at the doctor’s office for them to tell you to “let it run it’s course” or “call back if they are not better in another couple of days”……..

Liza and Ellie have both had fevers that lasted 4-5 days with no other symptoms. If she’s not acting like somthing’s hurting her, I’d wait a little while longer. It’s probaby almost run it’s course now since the fever is lower today.

It seems like evertime I take my kids to the doctor for anything, they end up with something else.

ndrose2006-8-23 15:55:56

I hate fevers b/c you never know what the heck is going on. Emma has had one UTI (i used to have them all the time) and her temp went up to 103 but she was very cranky and irratible with no other sypmtoms, almost inconsolable, and urine looked fine. Normally if she has a low grade fever it is always teething and I can look and/or feel around and always find a swollen tooth, so I would definetly check for that. The 2 times she has had ear infections she had a low grade fever and very cranky, cries a lot. The only way I could tell b/w teething and ear infections was her attitude, she was much much worse with the ear infections. I can’t say not to go to the doc b/c if I don’t feel a tooth we pack up and go (she is not a sickly child). Everytime I took her to the doc something was wrong so I would feel really bad if I didn’t go!btrue2006-8-23 16:3:6