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My body works part-time now.
Posted: July 18 08, 2:36 pm
by Swatcat27
For the last 5 days, I have had severe body aches and 102-103 temperature from about 7 every night...
I wake up tired and show up at work at 12. People think I have gone part-time...some think I have a drinking problem & can't get up on time...
I took the day off today....a bitter-sweet long weekend....WTF is wrong with me ?
Re: My body works part-time now.
Posted: July 18 08, 2:37 pm
by TabascoElvis
Swatcat27 wrote:For the last 5 days, I have had severe body aches and 102-103 temperature from about 7 every night...
I wake up tired and show up at work at 12. People think I have gone part-time...some think I have a drinking problem & can't get up on time...
I took the day off today....a bitter-sweet long weekend....WTF is wrong with me ?
You eat at Sam 'n Ella's lately?
Re: My body works part-time now.
Posted: July 18 08, 2:37 pm
by cardinalkarp
mono?
Re: My body works part-time now.
Posted: July 18 08, 3:16 pm
by maddash
Swatcat27 wrote:WTF is wrong with me ?
I hear doctors are good with these kinds of questions.
Re: My body works part-time now.
Posted: July 18 08, 3:23 pm
by phins
maddash wrote:Swatcat27 wrote:WTF is wrong with me ?
I hear doctors are good with these kinds of questions.
Ha! I laughed on this one...
Re: My body works part-time now.
Posted: July 18 08, 3:25 pm
by Radbird
Re: My body works part-time now.
Posted: July 18 08, 3:25 pm
by Swatcat27
maddash wrote:Swatcat27 wrote:WTF is wrong with me ?
I hear doctors are good with these kinds of questions.
well, you don't know my doctor then..
Re: My body works part-time now.
Posted: July 18 08, 3:31 pm
by maddash
Swatcat27 wrote:maddash wrote:Swatcat27 wrote:WTF is wrong with me ?
I hear doctors are good with these kinds of questions.
well, you don't know my doctor then..
Well, in that case, it sounds kind of serious. If you have a temperature reaching 103 every night, and your doctor is stumped, I'd:
A) stop going to work, as it could be contagious
B) get a second opinion from another doctor
Sounds like it's been going on for a while for you, so you really need to take it to the next step to nip it in the bud. These things can get out of control quick.
Re: My body works part-time now.
Posted: July 18 08, 5:45 pm
by KyCardinalFan
Get tested for West Nile Virus. Kinda sounds like that.
CDC wrote:Q. What are the symptoms of West Nile virus (WNV) infection?
A. Infection with WNV can be asymptomtic (no symptoms), or can lead to West Nile fever or severe West Nile disease.
It is estimated that about 20% of people who become infected with WNV will develop West Nile fever. Symptoms include fever, headache, tiredness, and body aches, occasionally with a skin rash (on the trunk of the body) and swollen lymph glands. While the illness can be as short as a few days, even healthy people have reported being sick for several weeks.
The symptoms of severe disease (also called neuroinvasive disease, such as West Nile encephalitis or meningitis or West Nile poliomyelitis) include headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, and paralysis. It is estimated that approximately 1 in 150 persons infected with the West Nile virus will develop a more severe form of disease. Serious illness can occur in people of any age, however people over age 50 and some immunocompromised persons (for example, transplant patients) are at the highest risk for getting severely ill when infected with WNV.
Most people (about 4 out of 5) who are infected with West Nile virus will not develop any type of illness (an asymptomatic infection), however you cannot know ahead of time if you'll get sick or not when infected.
More FAQs about symptoms
at this link.
Re: My body works part-time now.
Posted: July 19 08, 9:52 am
by Agent25
AIDS?