What could be causing my recurrent fever, severe, back/joint pain, chills, night sweats, severe headaches?
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rhudson123
I’ll try and be as concise as possible.
About me:
43 y/o female. Hysterectomy at 37. Severe scoliosis. Diagnosed bipolar disorder – fairly well maintained. 5 feet tall. 145 lbs. I consider myself relatively healthy, though not in very good shape.
This past December, went to Cancun for 5 days. Arrived on a Monday morning. By that afternoon, I was sick. Severe back and joint pain as well as headaches. High fever (up to 102.3). Chills. Night sweats like this peri-menopausal woman has NEVER seen. Gastro issues (pain high in stomach, no appetite (though no nausea). Some diarrhea. Was sick for the entire 5 days, and a couple of days after.
Started feeling better, but a couple of days later, the symptoms all came back. Just as severe. There were extremely emotional stressful events taking place around this time.
I went to my dr. on 12/9/09 liver function was off ALT/125 AST/106. RBC, Auto was 3.9, HGB was 11.8, Hematocrit was 34.8. Platelets, Automated count was 413.
12/15/09 liver re-test showed ALT down to 43, and AST at 22.
All para/ ova tests, stool samples negative/normal. Hepatitis A & B tests were non-reactive.
12/31/09, I caught a cold. On 1/2/10, my fever, 102, severe back and joint pain, headaches, chills and night sweats returned for 12 hours.
I have a dr. appt tomorrow but what the heck could this be?!?!?!
Posted by rhudson123
I’ll try and be as concise as possible.
About me:
43 y/o female. Hysterectomy at 37. Severe scoliosis. Diagnosed bipolar disorder – fairly well maintained. 5 feet tall. 145 lbs. I consider myself relatively healthy, though not in very good shape.
This past December, went to Cancun for 5 days. Arrived on a Monday morning. By that afternoon, I was sick. Severe back and joint pain as well as headaches. High fever (up to 102.3). Chills. Night sweats like this peri-menopausal woman has NEVER seen. Gastro issues (pain high in stomach, no appetite (though no nausea). Some diarrhea. Was sick for the entire 5 days, and a couple of days after.
Started feeling better, but a couple of days later, the symptoms all came back. Just as severe. There were extremely emotional stressful events taking place around this time.
I went to my dr. on 12/9/09 liver function was off ALT/125 AST/106. RBC, Auto was 3.9, HGB was 11.8, Hematocrit was 34.8. Platelets, Automated count was 413.
12/15/09 liver re-test showed ALT down to 43, and AST at 22.
All para/ ova tests, stool samples negative/normal. Hepatitis A & B tests were non-reactive.
12/31/09, I caught a cold. On 1/2/10, my fever, 102, severe back and joint pain, headaches, chills and night sweats returned for 12 hours.
I have a dr. appt tomorrow but what the heck could this be?!?!?!