Are you entitled to see a doctor if you're at the ER?

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Anonymous wrote:Op here. It's not the flu. The nurse said they're waiting on the infectious disease test results. My fever is also coming back.

Thanks for update OP. How high is the fever?

I hope you have managed to ignore the really nasty poster on this thread. The rest of us are pulling for you.

It's at 102 now. Right now they say my liver is concerning ( shows high levels) and I have a UTI. Tomorrow morning an infectious disease doctor will be seeing me. They hope to have the malaria and other infectious disease results by tomorrow.

Good luck. I hope it's nothing serious. My young niece in India had a bout of dengue fever and we were all worried sick till she got better.

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Hepatitis A? Hope they figure out whatever it is soon, OP. There are so many possibilities in India. Glad you are at the hospital and being taken seriously.

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Anonymous wrote:You might only see a nurse or a PA, if you don't have anything serious, but they are consulting with a doctor.

Op here. I do have something very serious. I would like to be seen by a doctor.

Serious question about your boo boo. Why don't you schedule an appointment with a doctor then?

I could have a life threatening illness. I am the traveler who returned from India recently with a fever.

I hope your husband got the health insurance worked out. That is going to be one heck of a medical bill op...going to the ER verse a doctor office and that is just for starters.

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OP, get well soon! I'm really glad you're seeing the right people to figure this out.

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Anonymous wrote:Hepatitis A? Hope they figure out whatever it is soon, OP. There are so many possibilities in India. Glad you are at the hospital and being taken seriously.

I had Hep A years ago and don't remember fever and chills as OP is reporting. Google tells me there can be a low grade fever, which is between 98.6 and 100.4. Since she has a fever of 102, I am thinking it is something else. Malaria would seem a good guess, though I hope for Op's sake it is not.

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Anonymous wrote:You might only see a nurse or a PA, if you don't have anything serious, but they are consulting with a doctor.

Op here. I do have something very serious. I would like to be seen by a doctor.

Serious question about your boo boo. Why don't you schedule an appointment with a doctor then?

I could have a life threatening illness. I am the traveler who returned from India recently with a fever.

I hope your husband got the health insurance worked out. That is going to be one heck of a medical bill op...going to the ER verse a doctor office and that is just for starters.

Give it a break. Op has a lot to think about. Retro coverage does exist. OP lives in a new city and doesn't have a PCP. It's also the weekend. I think the ER was smart.

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Anonymous wrote:Hepatitis A? Hope they figure out whatever it is soon, OP. There are so many possibilities in India. Glad you are at the hospital and being taken seriously.

I had Hep A years ago and don't remember fever and chills as OP is reporting. Google tells me there can be a low grade fever, which is between 98.6 and 100.4. Since she has a fever of 102, I am thinking it is something else. Malaria would seem a good guess, though I hope for Op's sake it is not.

Between 98.6 and 100.4 is just normal body temperature. A low grade fever is over 100.4, up to 101.5- 102 or so.

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Anonymous wrote:You might only see a nurse or a PA, if you don't have anything serious, but they are consulting with a doctor.

Op here. I do have something very serious. I would like to be seen by a doctor.

Serious question about your boo boo. Why don't you schedule an appointment with a doctor then?

I could have a life threatening illness. I am the traveler who returned from India recently with a fever.

I hope your husband got the health insurance worked out. That is going to be one heck of a medical bill op...going to the ER verse a doctor office and that is just for starters.

Give it a rest! Clearly the ER was the place for her to be since they admitted her to the hospital through the ER. Why are you being so nasty?

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Malaria is highly treatable if you get meds - you’ll be fine. But didn’t you also say your 3 year old is sick?

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Anonymous wrote:Hepatitis A? Hope they figure out whatever it is soon, OP. There are so many possibilities in India. Glad you are at the hospital and being taken seriously.

I had Hep A years ago and don't remember fever and chills as OP is reporting. Google tells me there can be a low grade fever, which is between 98.6 and 100.4. Since she has a fever of 102, I am thinking it is something else. Malaria would seem a good guess, though I hope for Op's sake it is not.

Between 98.6 and 100.4 is just normal body temperature. A low grade fever is over 100.4, up to 101.5- 102 or so.

Healthline disagrees with you.

https://www.healthline.com/health/persistent-low-grade-fever

Emedicine puts a low grade fever at between 100 t0 101. Fevers is this range can usually be ignored, but if they persist for days they should be investigated. 101 to 104 is an intermediate grade fever. Over that is high grade.

https://www.emedicinehealth.com/fever_in_adults/article_em.htm#what_temperature_is_a_high_fever

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Anonymous wrote:Hepatitis A? Hope they figure out whatever it is soon, OP. There are so many possibilities in India. Glad you are at the hospital and being taken seriously.

I had Hep A years ago and don't remember fever and chills as OP is reporting. Google tells me there can be a low grade fever, which is between 98.6 and 100.4. Since she has a fever of 102, I am thinking it is something else. Malaria would seem a good guess, though I hope for Op's sake it is not.

Between 98.6 and 100.4 is just normal body temperature. A low grade fever is over 100.4, up to 101.5- 102 or so.

Healthline disagrees with you.

https://www.healthline.com/health/persistent-low-grade-fever

Emedicine puts a low grade fever at between 100 t0 101. Fevers is this range can usually be ignored, but if they persist for days they should be investigated. 101 to 104 is an intermediate grade fever. Over that is high grade.

https://www.emedicinehealth.com/fever_in_adults/article_em.htm#what_temperature_is_a_high_fever

100.4-101.5 is not that different from 100-101. We're just arguing semantics. My point was that "anything over 98.6 is considered a fever!" is erroneous, and results in people dragging their healthy kids into the doctor because "they had a fever of 99.0 this morning!" which is not, by anyone's definition, a fever. That's all I meant.

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Thinking of you, OP; please keep us updated, we are concerned. Hope they get to the bottom of things quickly, and get you back to health.

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Get well soon OP and update when you are able.

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Omfg they just told me that they think I am a "little" pregnant. This is OP.

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Anonymous wrote:Omfg they just told me that they think I am a "little" pregnant. This is OP.

Oh Lord, OP! On top of everything else? Courage!