i've been feeling poorly since early july. it started with ovarian pain and bloating. that was coupled with a feeling of fullness before i'd finished a regular-sized meal. from there, it just got worse. i became tired - too tired to stay up to work on my hobbies, too tired to work out in the day like i normally did, and so tired that it was a challenge to drag myself out of bed after 8 - 10 hours of sleep. in late july the pain got pretty bad along with the bloating.
in august, i started having a lot of pain above my belly button and to the right (along the rib cage). especially after eating. i also lost my appetite during that time (but maybe i just didn't want to eat because it hurt whenever i did.) then i noticed (by accident) that i had a slight fever. (99.8 when my regular temp is 97.5) after 10 days of the fever, i went to the dr. she ran some blood tests. my LFTs all came back normal. my WBC was normal. and my amylase was slightly elevated (lipase normal). she re-ran the amylase test 4 days later and it was still slightly elevated.
she gave me a scrip for aciphex even though she said she didn't think i had an ulcer. it didn't really help and my fever went up to 100.3. it's been hovering around there ever since (100.0 - 100.3). this is the 21st day in a row that i've had a fever.
my dr told me that it is probably just a "viral thing" although no one else i know is sick. i don't have any flu-like symptoms, no coughing, etc. just the abdominal pain (and it is very tender when i press lightly on it), the ovarian pain, lower back pain (when the ovaries hurt) and upper right back pain (that corresponds with the abdominal pain).
i do have endometriosis and have a Gyn appt scheduled for late sept. and my dr finally put in a GI referral after my husband called her a dozen times.
it is not normal for me to run a fever for this long without having the flu. she seems to be brushing it off. she said that since it hasn't gotten over 101 that it's not serious.
i have a GI appt next week, but i have no idea what they are going to do or even look for.
i am going to be 27 in a couple of months, so i tell myself that i'm not in a high-risk category for cancer.
but i am still a little scared. what could be going on?
thanks for reading.
~teresa
[This message has been edited by teresa26 (edited 09-01-2003).]
It could be gerd ,ibs,gallbladder problems ,h.pylori,gastritis.Any one of those or maybe some combined.At least thats what the symptoms sound like to me.
None of the regular GI problems cause you to run a fever. It usually indicates an infection caused by any number of disorders.
I suggest you try taking a homeopathic remedy for fevers and inflammation. --- Belladonna-- you can buy it at a health food store. I would use a 30X potency but any potency will work and just take it like it says on the container. Little white pills under the tongue.
The first time I used this remedy was for my youngest son ( 15 years old at the time) that had Strep Throat and a fever of 103.5ºF. It was also very painful for him to swallow. It was late in afternoon and we could not get in to see a doctor. My son took 2 doses about an hour apart while I was out attending a meeting. When I came home --- he had no fever, he could swallow fine and he was hungry and ate a hamburger and fries. He went back to school the next day OK --- that was 26 years ago because he is now 41 years old.
I was a very novice user of homeopathic remedies--THEN. But, sometimes during an illness --- you will try anything that you know is not harmful!!!
Hi there. I had your same symptoms when my gall bladder was acting up. Unfortunately, all my gall bladder tests came back "normal", but due to my chronic low grade fever, pain after eating/achiness all the time in upper right quadrant, upper back pain, nausea, fatigue, diarrhea, etc., my surgeon sent me to another doc for a 2nd opinion who also said it was my gall bladder. I had it removed (after nearly a year of suffering). Turns out it was severely inflamed and covered in scar tissue. After my post-op recovery, I was ready to do cartwheels (even though I can't do a cartwheel) because I felt so much better!
The medical tests are not always 100% reliable. Although my gall bladder function seemed normal enough, my symptoms were strongly indicative of gall bladder disease.
Hang in there, and keep up with doctor appointments. Eventually an answer will be found.
harry, thank you for your recommendation. i feel a little uneasy about taking something for a fever if i do not know what exactly is causing it. i always thought that a low-grade fever was the body's way of fighting off infection and i normally don't take anything to bring it down unless it is quite high (around 102). i'm not sure if that makes sense or not.
suzy, i had thought about those GERD and h.pylori, however since they do not normally present with a persistent low-grade fever, i didn't really focus on them too much. my pain is a bit better if i lie down and i've never had any sort of burning sensation in my stomach or my esophogus. my reg dr actually told me that she didn't think it was my gallbladder, but i am sure the GI will be looking for those conditions once i meet with him/her.
well, i hope that the dr will have some answers for me next week. thanks again!
[This message has been edited by teresa26 (edited 09-02-2003).]
[This message has been edited by teresa26 (edited 09-02-2003).]
what could this be? 
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