tonsilitis and a fever of 38.5C

[DaVinci2]

Yesterday my doc told me I had the start of tonsilitis. I had a fever of 37.5C. He cleaned my throat and asked me to go back today. All night I was checking my tempurature and was happy to see it going down. By bedtime I was down to 37.3 (I think)...when I woke up I took it again and it was back up to 37.7C. I went to the doctors as instructed. He said my throat was looking better but that it was over. He wanted me back Monday. He said I may still have a fever. I just didn't expect it to go up.

When I got home I took a shower and layed in bed for a few hours. When I got up my temp. was down to 37.3C. I was happy again. I went to work. After 45 minutes of work I was told to go home (Work got canceled for that part of the day). When I got home I was feeling better but I checked my tempurature again and it was up to 37.7C again. I tried to relax like I did in the morning. I left home without checking my temp. again and just going by how I felt (Which was OK). I worked for 2 hours. It was cold outside (Someone tell me if that will affect my body tempurature or not) and I was riding my bike. I couldn't tell if I was cold or if it was just the whether. I started to feel like **** again. I wanted to relax, drink some water before taking my temp. My wife insisted I did just in case and it is now at 38.5C. I'm not in a panic, because I just don't have the energy to panic. The hospital won't do anything except give me more painkillers of which I have plenty of, hook me up to an IV, charge me 100 bucks, and tell me to visit my GP tomorrow.

Right now my wife is setting me up with a big bottle of water, my meds, some dinner (Which I am happy to eat because I am hungry but I don't know that my throat will let me push much down.) and I will relax. Just looking for some advice/support from those that have been through similar times. I'm not good with fevers. I've only had 1 bad fever before in my life and that was a few years ago when I had tonsilities the first time. It scared the **** out of me but I didn't have anxiety problems at that time. I hope I don't have the flu. My doctor assured me I didn't...but he's an ENT. Not sure he's qualified to make that decision or not. He didn't even bother to check my temp. today, he just said "You'll likely still have a tempurature but you're doing better than yesterday."

[DaVinci2]

Started to sleep when my temp. was at about 37.5C. Woke up an hour later and it was up to 38.5C. I just can't win here. I'm so tired. My head hurts, but back aches, I can't take any more medicine...it's just something I have to ride out now. I'm outta here the instant the doctors office is open...one that will treat me with more than a few painkillers.

[Morning Glory]

It sounds like you need anti-biotics.

I hope you get this worked out with your doctor and hope you feel better soon.

Hugs,
MG

[DaVinci2]

I have been on anti-biotics for 3 days now. I woke up this morning and my temp. was down to 36.6...so I'm feeling better. Nothing worse than being out of it for 3 days because of a high fever. I have 1 more day of anti-biotics to go. Monday I see my doctor again. Let's hope the fever stays down all day.

[ccgirl]

DaVinci; a person's temperature even when not ill fluctuates during the day.


OK, now please don't take this the wrong way, because I am speaking out of concern and experience. One form of anxiety is a preoccupation with bodily functions. I used to worry that every little twinge, twitch or tingle was the first step to death. I see a lot of me in some of your posts. One of the reasons I started using opiates was to still those voices in my head. I was sick of worrying about my health. Well, that didn't turn out so well.

What I did do was cognitive behavioral therapy with a specialist. It really helped.

I really feel for you. Sometimes I read your posts and my heart just aches for you. I hope you can find peace from your inner fears.

[DaVinci2]

Originally Posted by ccgirl

DaVinci; a person's temperature even when not ill fluctuates during the day.


OK, now please don't take this the wrong way, because I am speaking out of concern and experience. One form of anxiety is a preoccupation with bodily functions. I used to worry that every little twinge, twitch or tingle was the first step to death. I see a lot of me in some of your posts. One of the reasons I started using opiates was to still those voices in my head. I was sick of worrying about my health. Well, that didn't turn out so well.

What I did do was cognitive behavioral therapy with a specialist. It really helped.

I really feel for you. Sometimes I read your posts and my heart just aches for you. I hope you can find peace from your inner fears.

I admit that there is some hypochondria in me perhaps. One reason I am worried about my body is that a mass was discovered in the back of my neck about a month back. It wasn't even on purpose. They were looking for a herniated disk because I had pains in my left arm down through to my fingers. Instead, they found a mass. They doubt it's cancerous (For reasons they aren't sharing with me). I have to wait 6 months for another MRI. So, when I get sick, that's one thing that comes to mind.

[ccgirl]

OK, I guess I missed that post, lol!!!

[DaVinci2]

Originally Posted by ccgirl

OK, I guess I missed that post, lol!!!

I don't think I made a post about it. To be honest with you, when the doctor said "Tumor.." I didn't even bat an eye. I just asked "Is it cancer?"...no panic attacks, no anxiety...it was like being told I had a hangnail. He went on to tell me that it's likely not cancer, that it might just be a mass, that it can possibily even be dirt on the scan, but that it was small enough that if it was cancer that they could probably get it out.

I'm still not overly worried about it, and I don't know why. It's as though if I had cancer, at least I know what I'm up against and I have time before I die (If that's where the cancer leads me) to do what I need to do, whereas with panic attacks, I feel as though in that moment my life is being ripped from my hands.

I also don't know if it's the Paxil, or if it's the testosterone levels going down (I was on HRT before this) but I'm definitely feeling more depressed the last couple of days, like my life is no longer in my hands. I have times in the day where I worry about work (Which is good, because it means I'm focused on something) and then there are times when I'm just not worried about anything because I just don't care or have the energy. All I can think about is my wife and the crap she would have to go through if she had to take care of me forever like this...

[ccgirl]

You know what's really funny? In my days of running to the doctor for every imagined illness, when I really got sick (pneumonia, ovarian cyst) I was as calm as could be. For me, it was the imagined illnesses that drove me the most crazy.

Good for you for being so calm about the mass. What I've learned is there's nothing you can do about it til you know for sure, and the time will pass a whole lot faster if you're not thinking about it all the time. Kind of like waiting for a pot of water to boil; if you sit and stare at it, time passes slowly; if you go off and do something else, it seems to boil immediately. Again, good for you!!