I had a high white count and neutrophils (infection fighter). After a few weeks, my doctor said my counts are normal. He also checked for infection in kidney/liver. Everything came back fine. I still have daily muscle/joint pain. It has been over a month. What should I be tested for?

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Colleen

You could consider being tested for Mono. If it has been going on for that long, then it is possible that you have it.

Other than that and if your white cell count has gone back to normal, then there is not a lot that can be tested for. If your white cell count has returned to normal, then you obviously had an infection, which has now cleared and you are just suffering the after effects. I know a month is a long time, but it is possible that you have post viral fatigure syndrome that is making you feel like this and all you can do for this is rest. It can continue for longer than a month though.

Anyway, in the meantime try getting tested for mono just to see and be on the safe side. Either way, it is a waiting game too, as their is no treatment for mono either, except plenty of rest.

YOu could have lupus(which is not contagious) or you could also have Lyme Disease or Rocky Mountain spotted fever which is spread by creepy crawlies outside. YOu should be tested for these three things...in the meantime rest, chill out and try not to worry about it.

Thank You. I also have a mild temp rise (not a fever). 99.2-99.5 during the day. Is this significant?

No. A low grade fever is nothing to get particularly excited about, however, it could just mean that you have a low grade infection going on.

For lupus, you would need to have what is known as an ANCA test. This is an autoimmune disease.

Good luck

just a suggestion if your still having joint/muscle pain in a isolated area. It could be an infection (staph,strep.) a Blood Sed rate test along with a C-active protein test is a great indicator.
I am currently fighting a post operative disk staph. infection in my thoracic back. WBC were high, then normal, but the pain got worse. Dr. checked my SED rate and C-active Protien both way off the scale.
Just a suggestion...

A raised Sed Rate does not indicate the presence of infection. Sed Rate is a non specific marker of inflammation and a raised Sed Rate means that you have inflammation somewhere in your body. It is also possible to have inflammation without infection. The two do not necessarily go together.

The other test that you had done is actually called C-reactive protein which is known as CRP for short. This does indicate the prescence of infection, so it would appear that you have both infection and inflammation present.

if you have had a low grade fever for a while, thats one of the symptoms of mono especially if you have had it for up to two weeks