Re: Why Fevers?????
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Mar 28 20:56:07 2007
I have also had intermittent low grade temps. I tend to get sick alot
so I just kept thinking that I was getting sick again and then it would
just go away. (it is often accompanied by a slight sore throat).
This has been going on for a couple of years, only I was just diagnosed
with Endo 2 weeks ago. I have also had really bad night sweats on and
off (mostly during my period) for the past few years. After my recent
lap (during ovulation) I felt like the heat was emanating off of my body
so much that people could see it:) and my husband tells me I'm on fire
(it's not just because he thinks I'm hot). I think there is definitely
something to the whole inflammation and immunity thing. I just started
reading the most recent book from the endometriosis association and it
had some good info on immunity and endo, it kind of explains the fever
thing. Also, if you look into TCM (traditional chinese medicine)
inflammation is described as heat and most with endo are considered to
have excess heat.
At Wed, 28 Mar 2007, D wrote:
>
>Yes, I have the exact same problems with fevers and body temperature,
>and my doctors are mostly clueless. I've been told that it could be
>caused by inflammation without an infection and that could raise the
>WBC, too.
>
>I've been in pain mangement for a few months and have found that since
>the pain has been more controlled at least the sweating hasn't been so
>bad. I asked my pain doctor and he said that pain can also cause
>sweating, although he didn't explain why.
>
>But I'm still having trouble like you describe with my body temp - it's
>like my thermostat is broken. I wear so many layers my boyfriend laughs
>at me! (in a nice way:) I wish I could tell you why, but I haven't been
>able to find an answer. If you go back a few weeks on this group there
>are some other posts from other people about the same thing.
>
>I agree, it's very frustrating and I'd love to find an answer!
>
>At Wed, 28 Mar 2007, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>Fevers
>>
>>Hi everyone...I was just wondering, how many of you suffer from
>>low-grade fevers?
>>
>>It is VERY frustrating..I seem to be having low-grade fevers everyday
>>now. I have finally started taking my temp everyday and usually I have
>>low-grade fevers anywhere from 99.5 - 100.3 or so...It has been everyday
>>now. I am so tired of it...I constantly feel sick, feverish, chilled at
>>times and then SO HOT at others..I sweat a lot and am cold and clammy
>>from sweating the fever out..It is embarrasing at work because I get
>>sweaty (the makeup smears)..I am hot, chilled...clammy. I know low
>>grade fevers are a common thing with endo..BUT....does anyone know WHY
>>this happens? I have very sever endo..stage IV..suspected adenomyosis,
>>severe adhesions and bowel endo. I have had 2 surgeries and scheduled
>>for my third..
>>
>>There were many occasions that I have a white blood cell count..and then
>>I was given antibiotics..my Dr never found the SOURCE of the
>>infection..How do I know if my fevers are just due to endo or if I do
>>have some type of infection somewhere?
>>
>>Please help...I am so tired of being so sick all the time. I cannot
>>take the fevers anymore..
>>
>>Thanks
>
>--
>Find an endo specialist in the ERC's EndoDocs group:
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EndoDocs/
>
>Try an excellent endo support group:
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/erc/
>
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