What is this?? Late afternoon chills without a fever.
3 years ago, I contract a UTI that would not go away. Since I have been treated repeatedly with antibiotics and seem finally to have gotten that under control but since then have had a slew of other infections all that have been treated with antibiotics many of which now no longer work on me. 2 years ago, after the (then) most recent round of UTI; s I also developed allergies (first time) and then a severe sinus infection, during which I had my first round of bone chilling chills (w/o fever). Since they have discovered that my Chronic UTIs may not have been UTI's and that my sinus infection may not have been that either, but they cannot figure out what I have. I am so frustrated!
So here are my symptoms (which seem to be common ones on some of the undiagnosed boards). I have bone chilling chills every afternoon around 3-6 (at times the only way I can eliminate them is to get in a scalding hot tub for 3-5 hours to warm up and stop shaking) but I do not have a fever, I have severe sinus area headaches (comes and goes), I at times get pin prick like pain into my ears, I have back pain every day that is interfering with my life (lower and mid back). I have hypothyroid and am under treatment for such. My test results for thyroid all come back fine, my blood work is generally fine but I often have blood in my urine without having an infection (all kidney tests have come back fine). I have not had a day without some or all of these symptoms now for 2 years. I have been to my MD multiple times, have blood work drawn often, have a urologist and an ENT I am working with, have been through every test with my ObGYN possible. Have had cat scans and ultrasounds...everything always comes back fine. But I am not fine. I think my MD's think I am loony tunes, but I am not. Have a wonderful life, wonderful friends, low stress, work from home, I have changed my diet, added a full complement of acidophilus and other remedies but still I am not getting better. HELP! Is there anything new out there on this chills and aches syndrome. If so, please post and let me know.