Had a scare this morning.

[sheshe2]

Took my temperature as I do every morning now, since the virus and doing homecare for a 94 year old. My thermometer was old and had a second one my sister gave me. My temps had been fine on hers, slightly below normal. This morning I took it and my temp was 105. Took it again and it was 109. I knew I would have been dead if it were true. Lol.

Finally used my old one and was 98.8. Got to say, in these times the first reading freaked me out.

Fact is if I get sick it is all on my sister, if she gets sick it is all on me...we both get sick, well then we take care of mom till she dies and at our age, who knows if any of us will be left standing.

[Karadeniz]

1. You'd know if that 105 was right...you'd be delirious!

[sheshe2]

2. I do know that.

Family of nurses.

I was well aware it was incorrect...however in these times it is scary and yes, freaked me out.

[marble falls]

31. I'm fortunate. I've been told I am delirious, and I didn't need a fever to get there.

[sheshe2]

33. Ha!

[tblue37]

16. Delirium might prevent her from knowing she was delirious. nt

[Srkdqltr]

3. Don't take your temp after drinking coffee/tea. (Teasing)

[sheshe2]

10. It was ice coffee and only had two sips!

[Ms. Toad]

4. We had the same odd scare here.

My daughter did have a fever, but it registered on a relatively new thermometer first as 106 and then as 107.

It took us all day and we still couldn't find (1) a thermometer or (2) a battery to buy. We borrowed one neighbor's (couldn't get the stupid ear-mometer to work), and a second neighbor's - finally success. 12 hours after we started, her temperature was 102.7.

Sick, but not close to death.

(Fortunately, flu, fortunately an antiviral and her kick-ass immune system knocked it out in 3 days.)

[sheshe2]

15. Good on you and your daughter, Ms Toad.

Glad she is doing well.

I really hate the digital thermometers.

[Ms. Toad]

20. Electronic of any kind.

Even the forehead one we finally got hold of seems off to me.

Give me an old mercury one any day.

[sheshe2]

22. Yep.

The mercury ones were reliable. You didn't have to push buttons, ya stuck it in and read your temp in five minutes.

Take care of you and yours.

[Midnight Writer]

41. I've been using a digital one, and logging daily I get an average temp of 97.1.

I wonder if this thing is calibrated wrong. It at least seems to be consistent


I mean, I know I'm cool, but...

[Ms. Toad]

45. Average temperatures have been declining -

Maybe it's real, or maybe it is just the difference betwen digital and mercury thermometers . . .

[spanone]

5. Bwahahahahaaa!

[sheshe2]

11. Hey.

[spanone]

23. ...

[msongs]

6. glad to hear u are ok! nt

[sheshe2]

13. Thanks, msongs.

You take care.

[Blue Owl]

7. You all stay well!!!

And no -- not a good time at all to have a thermometer malfunction...

[Ohiogal]

8. That must have been some kind of shock!

Glad you are OK!

[demtenjeep]

9. oh my

so glad you really did not have a fever

[GulfCoast66]

12. My normal temperature is in the the mid to high 97s. If I have a 98 degree temperature I know it

Immediately. I feel like shit.

We have a fancy pants thermometer. I never use it to see if I have a fever. Only how high it is.

[sheshe2]

14. I like those old fashion thermometers we had when I was a kid.

These digitals are a pain and hard to hold under the tongue.

[pansypoo53219]

17. mine was elevated today. 98.4, usually i am 97. ?.

[sheshe2]

18. Mine has been 97.3

98.6 is the norm. Yours is not above that. I think you are good.

[spooky3]

24. I've read that the time of day matters--readings in the afternoon

Tend to be higher than in the morning.

[sheshe2]

38. That is true, spooky.

Unless you are bad and put it on the lightbulb for a moment when your mom left the room 'cause ya didn't want to go to school. Yup, I did that once or twice.

[spooky3]

43. Hehehehe!!!!

[sheshe2]

44. ;)

[NoRoadUntravelled]

19. Happy to know you're well.

[sheshe2]

21. Thanks, NRU.

Stay safe.

And...welcome to DU.

[ucrdem]

25. Scary!

[emmaverybo]

26. That would have given me quite a turn and especially with your mom needing you. For some

of us, looking at worst case scenario gets pretty scary. But the best case scenario, you all survive,
is probably given your distancing, the most likely. Bless you.

[sarcasmo]

27. Thankful I purchased a new thermometer first of the year.

[Cha]

28. Grateful your temp reading was wrong, she.

[sheshe2]

47. Lol!

No kidding~

[spicysista]

29. I'm glad you're okay, sheshe2.

I truly admire people like you. It takes a lot of strength to be a caregiver. My mom is new to taking care of my grandmother and it's been really tough for her. It's beautiful that you and your sister have each other. May all three of you guys come through this safely.

[applegrove]

30. Glad you are okay.

[MFM008]

32. Tell me about it

My 58 year old brother and me (61) share the family home.
I am waiting on the results of a covid test.
Ive been fighting off something for 3 weeks.
Now its getting worse.
Let's healing vibe together!
👍🏻👍🏻

[sheshe2]

34. Take care, MFM.

Scary times.

Hugs.

[C Moon]

35. Scary! My temp is usually 96.8ish. So I guess a fever for me would be lower than most.

But cripes! 109!
It's a good thing you had a working thermometer on hand!

[Demsrule86]

36. Oh Sheshe...prayers and hugs ...you are amazing.

Take care of yourself...you know about putting oxygen masks first on yourself and then on kids or in your case your Mom on a plane? Same is true for you now. You must take care of yourself.

[niyad]

37. Glad to know that you are okay.

Huggggs

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

39. Glad to see a little humor in the scary part.

take care sheshe2.

[Demovictory9]

40. 109!!

glad it was the thermometer, not your body temp

[sheshe2]

42. No kidding.

[brer cat]

46. Glad you didn't have a stroke after reading the first one.

Stay safe, my friend.