I trust you went to a professional? That's extremely serious and the fact that no brain damage occurred is a blessing.
This site is my go-to, as well one or two others. Fevers are not to be taken too lightly, Spammers.
Yes 103 is serious. Any fever is, to a varying degree. As Sebas said though, if it increases do see a doctor, the last thing you want is to be stuck at home with a rising fever.
By the ever talented Lillian Thorne!
I allegedly had a 109.4-degree fever from when I was two or so. Apparently I was thrown into an ice bath, and, due to the fact that they didn't have enough time to screw around, one of the nurses just jammed a large needle into my left hand in order to administer the drip instead of waste time in looking for a vein.
The scar it left has been pretty useful, though, considering I don't even have to think about which side is left or right - I have a permanent mark telling me. ;D
If we succeed, it is at the point of the sword.
If there is a long dispute, then both parties are wrong.
- quotes by Voltaire
O.o
Well...
1) If it was brief... As in it spiked to that temperature then dropped back below 105/104... Then brain damage would have been avoided
2) The thermometer could have been faulty, I guess...?
3) Ginger ale really wasn't the best fluid you could have consumed, but definitely not the worst. Ginger has a lot of medicinal properties. So kudos for not drinking... I dunno. Coffee. Its acidity and caffeine content probably would have done more harm than good.
4) JESUS CHRIST, WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?