Well, gang...I toughed it out from 4AM to 5PM but when my fever hit 102.9 and the pain in my legs and joints became unbearable, I took one tylenol...and within half an hour the pain eased and the fever slowly came down.

I really wrestled with what to do. Today it is still at 101.5 but I am less achy.

The only side effect I noticed is that for the first time in days I had gas

Sidebar: I had this really vivid dream that in addition I ate two hard boiled eggs (I don't like eggs)...but my dream was so real I thought I had completely gone off the fast.

I drank more water than lemonade, 43 oz of lemonade w/cayenne, 96oz h2o, I had 2 small glasses of lemonade w/o cayenne as it was burning my sore throat but I thought the extra vitamen C would still be good

On to Day 5...thanks for your encouragement...this board continues to get me through these fasts!