Is it possible for a person to have a 107 degree temperature?

Question

A friend of mine, who always exagerates everything, said she had been to the doctor and she had 107 temp. I asked her what they did for it, and she said they gave her something to bring down the temp and some antibiotics. I don't believe her.

Answer 1

i can almost guarantee you she is lying to you.

the highest temp i've personally seen was 109.2. i work in trauma icu and the guy that had it had gotten into a car accident but was smoking meth beforehand so the combination of the injuries along w/the drug use made his temp go way up.

we had to soak him in rubbing alcohol and ice plus give him medication to bring his temp down. he was also in a coma and put on a ventilator to help him breathe.

he lived but suffered permanent brain damage.

if your friend's temp was honestly that high-she would more than likely NOT have been conscious (she would have passed out) and she would have been hospitalized.

Answer 2

i don't know because I really did have a temp of 107 before it might just be the thermometer reading it wrong try to get that thermometer fixed maybe. The reason mine said 107 was because I almost passed out sprinting a mile without taking a breath and had to chew ice cubes for the rest of the school day taken me 45 minutes for me to feel better(I never ran when i was in 5th grade so I was out of shape like bad)

Answer 3

41 years ago, I became real sick with a high fever and was admitted in the hospital. During this time, my temperature got higher. What my temperature was, I have no idea other than what the doctor said. During the high fever, I was in a deep sleep. I felt no pain and was totally relaxed in a peaceful sleep. Finally I heard voices talking over me. It was two doctors who was concerned to why my fever was so high. Nothing they did brought the fever down. When the fever finally broke, I woke up drowned in sweat. My bed clothing was soaked with sweat and so was my clothing and hair. My doctor came in and said to me.."Miss Risner, I don t know what high power was watching over you, but by rights you should have been brain dead or dead" After many years passed, they found out I had rheumatic fever. So yes, "it is possible for a person to have a 107 degree temperature an tell about it because I am on of the lucky ones who survived to tell about it.

Answer 4

I had a 107 degree temp when I was young for more than 24 hours. I was unconscious most of the time and when I wasn't I was halucinating. After the brain wave test it was determined no brain damage. Very lucky! But my nerves were fried. I finished growing up taking tranquilizers every day. Now, unfortunately, I smoke instead.

Answer 5

I had a 104.6 temp & walked to the hosp. but I was seeing double & couldnt make out a doorknob or tell male from female or make out too many colors. I was told at 105.0 I probably would've passed out. So I dont think someone would be alert enough to KNOW what services were rendered with a 107 degree temp. You can reach 110 degrees or more but you usually always die or end up braindead. So I think 105.4 or 105.6 would be the upper limits of anything.

Answer 6

I had a 107 temperature and went to the emergency room because it came about a week after major surgery. They put me in a cold room and surrounded me with ice bags and then put a sheet over me to hold in the cold. I remember how odd it felt that all this ice and chilly room wasn't freezing me. When I had visitors later they could hardly stay long because my room temperature was 61.

Answer 7

Your friend is not telling the truth. Brain cells die at 105. She would be critically ill and unable to really communicate with the doctor. Doctors would quickly bring down a high temperature with cold IV fluids, lots of ice, and antibiotics. So no, she did not have a temperature of 107.

Answer 8

I had a 107.5 degrees temperature. What would this do to my nervous system. My fingers and all the way through my back and hips and down to my legs are numb and I am falling or losing my balance a lot.
Could this be do to my high temperature in the hospital

Answer 9

It Is possible to have a temp that high but only for a very short amount of time say 2 minutes or less before the brain starts boiling and you die. They say your brain can start to boil at around 105 for about 10 minutes. What your friend says is possible but it's very unlikely. If she is always talking about how sick she is then you can probably chalk this one up to a lie.

Answer 10

I naturally run high fevers. These generally stay at 104-105. However its not uncommon for me to hit 106-106.5, I will tell you however that at this point I m basically out of it. If I can manage to stay awake and walk place to place I can t think straight, and once I get to a point where I can rest or sit down I m out. Its very hard to remain conscious and even harder to actually be aware and to process whats going on around you. Generally to keep it low at that point I had to have either family or friends wake me up at least once every two hours, generally once every hour and get me into a lukewarm shower. That and switching medications of fever relievers. Is it possible? Yes, is it good for you and are you probably going to be conscious? no.