Slightly elevated temperature

Jose Lewis69 said:So my mom just got her thyroid levels checked out—everything came back totally normal—but we’re still stuck. What’s the move here? She’s been running a fever for over a month now and she is just completely wiped out physically... she's exhausted, man.

Maybe check if there's some kind of autoimmune or rheumatoid issue going on?

Alright, I passed the word along and told her to get those blood tests done... I'll let you guys know what they say once they come back.
Carol Parker: It’s not rheumatoid arthritis or anything—it feels more like she's just completely wiped out, gets exhausted super fast... It's true she's getting older and just dealt with a nasty bout of atypical pneumonia recently, but honestly, we have a dog that she used to run with every single morning, so her cardio is actually better than mine—she’s 50 and I’m barely 20🤣
But yeah, we'll see what the labs show, and if it turns out to be something else, we might have to circle back here for some advice... Our doctor is basically useless, too; she's just a temp right now and isn't really putting in the effort. When she had the pneumonia and was out on medical leave for a month, she only bothered giving her actual treatment for the first ten days of it.😢

Still waiting on my serology results. My fever hasn't broken in 50 days... I actually went in for a blood culture yesterday, so now I'm just waiting for the fever to spike again so I can head back to Infectious Disease for another one. I'm honestly terrified of this pain I'm getting in my lower right back. If anyone has any idea what this could be, please let me know. I can't tell if it's bone or muscle; it just feels deep. I've already done ultrasounds for my liver, kidneys, spleen, and heart, plus a chest X-ray, sinus scans, dental X-rays, blood work, and three urine cultures. Aside from all that, does anyone know which organ or what else could be causing such intense pain on my right side, just above the hip?😢I even saw a gynecologist... now I'm just waiting on thyroid hormone levels. HELP

Gregory Myers said:Still waiting on my serology results. My fever hasn't broken in 50 days... I actually went in for a blood culture yesterday, so now I'm just waiting for the fever to spike again so I can head back to Infectious Disease for another one. I'm honestly terrified of this pain I'm getting in my lower right back. If anyone has any idea what this could be, please let me know. I can't tell if it's bone or muscle; it just feels deep. I've already done ultrasounds for my liver, kidneys, spleen, and heart, plus a chest X-ray, sinus scans, dental X-rays, blood work, and three urine cultures. Aside from all that, does anyone know which organ or what else could be causing such intense pain on my right side, just above the hip?😢I even saw a gynecologist... now I'm just waiting on thyroid hormone levels. HELP

Hey, so my mom was feeling it today too, but it was up in her upper chest on the right side! She called me at 11:00 AM asking if I could rush over because the pain was just unbearable. We got home and I gave her some stuff to help her relax and take the edge off the pain, and she's been out cold since noonish 😲Now I'm just stuck at home, not moving an inch until she wakes up so I can see how the pain is doing... do you guys think it could be her heart, her stomach, a panic attack, maybe just a draft/chill, or could it be tied to that fever thing?😕
She's pretty good at spotting when she's having a panic attack, but I really don't think that was it today 👎

Actually, while I was typing this, I remembered that I sometimes get these sharp, stabbing pains in my back on the right side—right around kidney level—where it feels like someone is poking me with a needle for a few seconds and then it stops, sometimes happening in waves... do you ever get pain like that in that same spot?

It doesn't feel like needles. It’s more like I have a hot iron pressed against my side... just this massive area of pain that won't let up for days. I'm only 24, but I'm starting to get really worried it could be a tumor. Maybe something with my intestines? 😢

Look, I'm 21 and this whole thing has been dragging on for years now—I’ve always been a total hypochondriac, honestly, just someone who naturally jumps to the absolute worst-case scenario every single time, so part of me keeps thinking there's something seriously wrong with my kidneys 😬 but then again, I'm pretty sure it's just all in my head

feralwolf24 said:Hi there. This might sound a little silly, but I’m actually relieved to find some fellow Americans dealing with elevated temperatures and decent lab results. It makes me feel less like an alien :-))
Basically, I've been running a fever for about two years now. I only started tracking it because I was becoming incredibly exhausted—I had zero tolerance for any kind of stress, whether physical or mental. Doctors were always my last resort (I mean, I see them, though usually just my dentist every six months or an eye doctor when I need a referral). But after a year, since I normally have enough energy to spin the planet by hand, this constant weakness and fever started getting on my nerves. It was also a hassle for everyone around me because the heat always had to be blasting. I felt like such a fraud, like I was just being a hypochondriac. I eventually told myself to stop checking the thermometer, but the fever hasn't gone away. Now, we're entering the second year. I've mostly just gotten used to how quickly I tire out. I went in for some follow-up blood work recently. My liver enzymes are hovering right at the bottom edge of the normal range. However, the experts say that doesn't really mean anything. Well, fine. Regardless, I've decided to overhaul my diet. Since there isn't much else in my life I can control right now, I'm putting all my faith in food to fix things—even if the people who know more than I do say it won't make a difference. That's just how I'm looking at it: if they say it's nothing significant, then it must just be a tiny imbalance in my system that isn't causing real damage. And logic says small things can be fixed with small changes I can actually manage, so let's go with nutrition :-))

For men, a raised temperature isn't exactly trivial; since things need to stay around 95 degrees Fahrenheit for reproductive health, the potential impact can be significant. Personally, I’ve had very similar results over the last two years, consistently sitting at around 99.5°F. It all started when I hit 101.5°F and stayed there for five days. After that, it settled into this permanent 99.5°F. During that first month, I couldn't even follow what my friends were saying at a coffee shop because I was so drained; I was basically just nodding along to pretend I was part of the conversation. I've gotten used to it now, though. The only thing they found was that my liver is struggling a bit—it even produced some abnormal red blood cells. My ALT and AST levels were elevated too. But once those "almost" normalized, my Alp levels dropped along with my iron. Over two years, I’ve run five different tests for hepatitis and four for HIV, all coming back clear. It's just the liver acting up. For the last five months, my temp has hovered around 99°F, though if I'm completely exhausted or just lying down, it disappears. Honestly, I’ve been brushed off by my doctor several times. I eventually had to advocate for myself to get a referral to immunology, where they finally took me seriously. But the tests they want me to do are going to cost me a fortune $500. So, I'm currently in waiting mode.
Oh, and I’ve collected quite the list of diagnoses: first, one of a hundred different summer viruses somehow managed to target my liver.
Second diagnosis: I seem to be jumping from one infection straight into the next.
Third diagnosis: everything is supposedly due to alcohol (even though I was just a weekend drinker).
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