High fever in daughter in forgein country

[luvbbs]

I was just wondering if anyone could help me to understand this..I live in Japan and my 3 yo daughter has been sick the last 3 days with a temp between 101 and 104.3. I took her to a doctor tonite and was told thru a translator that she is just fine (at the time her temp was 103.9.) She must just have a bug they said..and sent us home with some sort of medication its a powder to add to liquid. Now I always thought that any temp near 104 was very dangerous in little ones? She hasnt really eaten anything in the last 2 days and if she has it has come right back up..They did tell me that if her temp hit 42.5 which I think is like 108.5 when iI did a temp conversion..no way in H*LL would I let it get even near that! SO seeing that I am in a forgein country what might be some things I can do to keep her temp down..any suggestions would be helpful..And I do plan on taking her back tomorrow if it doesnt go down from 103. Im just in a pantic.

[suzanne4, RN]

First of all, what type of symptoms is your daughter having? Sore throat, cough, anything else besides the fever?

What was the name of the powder that they gave you to mix with water?

Have they put her on anything to lower her fever, or told you to give her anything?

I am based in Bangkok so I am familiar with most of the meds up there.

You can e-mail me directly: [email protected]

[luvbbs]

Symptoms are

Nothing just the fever really...they said her throat was a bit red but she doesnt complain of anything in the slightest...just the high fever...I have no clue what the med is its in Japanese I was just told to give it to her 3xday and thats it...she threw up once yesterday and had the runs the day before but those were the only times for either and she plays and acts normal...she does say she is cold at times and tired more often then usual

that sums it up