QuestionHi, I've got something weird going on and I've seen a bunch of doctors but I want advice on if you think I should go again.
I'm a 25 year old female, hypothyroidism under control, and chronic stomach/bowl issues. (IBS, heartburn, etc). I take meds for the thyroid, stomach, and allergies. There is no way I could be pregnant.
Last Thursday night (a week ago) I had a low fever. I also had intense muscle pain in my shoulder and a wierd spot below my left ribs that also felt like muscle pain and was agitated with the same things that bothered my shoulder. I went to Urgent Care on Saturday. They did blood work (white count was high, something was high that indicated I had inflamation). They sent me to the ER, where they did a CT scan and an EKG. I guess nothing showed up because they ER doc sent me home with two different pain meds and a naproxin prescription. He also told me to go to a doctor on Monday.
On the advice of the pharmacist, I filled only the weaker pain meds. I have a history of problems with my stomach and he thought the naproxin might be bad for it. The pain meds made me feel weird, so I stopped taking them. I had a low fever (never over 100.7) all weekend. I also still had pretty bad pain.
Monday I went to the doctor, and did NOT have a fever. That doctor advised me to fill the naproxin, so I did. The naproxin helped the pain. Tuesday I did not have a fever either, so I went back to work. Tuesday evening I developed a low fever (99.9). Wednesday morning it was back at 100.4 so I went back to the doctor. I also had developed a stuffy nose. That doctor gave me azithromicin. So I've been taking both that and the naproxin steadily. I never missed a dose of either. The fever was gone Wednesday night.
Thursday I woke up with my highest fever yet. 101.3, So I called the doctor and they said just keep taking the meds. I also took tylenol, and pepto bismol because the z-pack gave me diarrhea. The tylenol didn't really do anything because I took it at 10:30, and I still had a fever at 1:40. (100.8) However, by that evening the fever was gone, although I took no more tylenol.
This morning I woke up and my temp was 99.7. I thought good, we're on the right track. However, just a half hour ago, I felt a lot worse so I took it and now it's 101.8. That's the highest yet, again!
Do you have any idea if this is normal? The doctor wasn't really sure what I had when he gave the z-pack. He said either sinus, strep, or possibly pnuemonia. I've never had trouble breathing. When the muscle pain was bad it hurt to breathe deeply, but I could. At what point does this stop being weird and become something scary? At what point should I expect to feel better? I only have two more z-pack pills left. Should I just wait it out or try to see another doctor?
Thanks for your help,
Beth
AnswerI assume you had your urine checked for a UTI (urinary tract infection). This sounds like you had a slowly progressing viral upper respiratory infection. Most of these simply go away, some progress to a full bacterial sinus infection that may need antibiotics.
I would finish the zpak. If you have sinus pain/pressure/nasal congestion, use some AFRIN NASAL SPRAY twice a day for 3-5 days only. This time frame isn't unusual... I would give it a few more days.
