If it was noticed, well.....OK. If interested or have an idea, please don't skip off. Over a year ago I had a fever ~100` which persisted for 3 weeks. ER visit, got Cipro, told come back in 4 days if no improvement. Went to my Dr., fever still present, he sent me back to ER. They ran multitude tests, I had no symptoms of any kind other than fever, CT scan of my head looking at for pituitary trouble; nothing. Gave me Levaquin, diagnosed sinus infection, sent home. No improvement, went back to doctor. I suggested what is resistance to those similar Fluoroquinolones were present? He agreed after thinking and studying quite awhile. I suggested Bactrim; he agreed, went back away somewhere, came back with a huge jar of the stuff, dumped out a handful, put them in a meds container. Black marker labeled it, as an afterthought. Within a day, fever was gone. Now the dilemma, the big imponderable. Fever came back last week, Thursday I think, now with some symptoms, pain. Following day I began Bactrim, fever dropped overnight. Pain worsened, fever gone yesterday, back today by noon. The pain began as a sharp stab lower-left rib cage, hurting inwards, just like those "stitches" we got while running as kids. Today it's switched to the same location, but on the right side. I hardly slept at all. Classical symptoms of Pleurisy, liquid gathered between the lungs' Pleura, or injury there, or tumor. There is no pain, however, while sitting on a chair. If scan shows liquid, they aspirate it with a huge long needle. This I will only allow over my dead body. Sometimes drain it via surgery. This may keep me out of here for some unknown length of time, so continue having fun! Frank
Good luck, @Frank Sanoica. How did you come up with Bactrim when Levaquin and Cipro didn't work? If you have a pleural effusion, it should show up on a simple x-ray of the chest. Did they do any sort of cultures?
OMG..Frank... you do sound like you're suffering badly, ..I can only wish you the best solution and meds if that's what it takes.. and get you well very soon... I'm sending you some Good luck charms....
@Frank Sanoica ..oh wow! I thought Bactrium was for bacterial infections. Regardless, something is going on within your system. Try and keep us posted. Hopes and prayers you get will soon.
It sounds like you have something different going on this time, but still something that your body is trying its best to fight off with a fever, which will kill most invaders. A fever of 100 is not serious, but can make you feel awful. The trick seems to be to let it be high enough to kill the infection, but not high enough to do damage to your brain. I think that happens if it gets over 105, but don’t remember exactly. I seldom get sick, but when I do, I bundle under blankets, and just let the fever kill whatever it is, and am usually better the next day. The pain in the ribs though, that is worrisome, and might be a pulmonary embolism like i had a year or so ago, and they are seriously painful. Need to have that checked, and they can give you a blood thinner to dissolve the clot if that is what you have. If it is water around the lungs, they might be able to just give you Lasix, or something similar, to flush the extra liquid out, and not have to use the long needle. That is what they have done with me, when I have the bad a-fib and heart failure and can’t breathe because of fluid in the lungs. Either way , saying prayers for your recovery back to your “chipper self”, @Frank Sanoica .
Hi Frank, sorry to hear you are under the weather. You mention Cipro and that class of antiobiotics, those drugs come with a huge amount of side effects. I avoid them with a passion. I have a friend who reluctantly took Cipro and it took a long time to get that out of her system...too much damage from that drug.
@Frank Sanoica , I hope they find your problem and soon have you back to your usual impish ways. In the meantime, we'll leave the light on for you.