[morguana]

im sorry about your relative.....but i cant believe that she went to hospital in the first place, she should have gone to her gp or out of hours practice (which i see that she did the next day). of course the hospital wont treat what seems to be minor flu like symptoms, to be honest the fever is the bodys own natural defence against infections, a temperature of 103 is not critical or anything to worry about, should start worrying if it goes to 104 for a sustained length of time (as opposed to spiking). your relative needed bed rest, fasting and plenty of fluids......feeling sick (bodies way of getting rid of anything inside that may hamper recovery) and horrid is just the nature of illness. if she needs antibiotics for secondary infections afterwards, ie bronchitis, then she should go back to her gp......

im sorry if this seems harsh but hospitals are places for the really sick to go, and taking up the medical peoples time for what appears to be a non emergancy is not really ok. however if anyone has these symptoms, one must seek emergancy treatment
"Symptoms that would require an ER visit include shortness of breath, chest pain, an altered level of consciousness and the feeling you might have pneumonia."

bou x