Undiagnosed Symptoms

[DaveKirby]

I am a 35 y.o. Male. I developed a fever along with aches and pains 10 days ago.  I went to the doctor and was given Cipro.  The next several days I was basically bed-ridden with a constant fever that spiked to 102.6 F and was fevered round the clock.  Around the 4th day I began to feel better and my temp. gradually was reduced.  However, in the late afternoon and every afternoon since, my fever begins to climb again.  By around 6:00 p.m. it is generally anywhere from 100.5 - 101.6 F.  Again, I feel basically normal and have a normal temperature  in the morning but the fever/aches and pains resurface at around 3 p.m. and continues to rise most of the evening. The Dr. also did blood work that came back "normal".  Any Help you could give would be appreciated.

[grannienannie]

maybe you should take a bone density test although your young take it anyway maybe the doctor can find your pain.

[DJ_Kleen]

By no means am I a doctor, but I take people's health very seriously, and your story caught my eye.  It's weird how your symptoms continue to come back!  I'm assuming you did finish the WHOLE bottle of Cipro right?  I'm sure you did, but unfortunately, others tend to stop the antibiotics when they feel better, which is exactly the reason not to stop, because your body is still fighting the infection. I have a feeling thats definitely your problem though.....  So do the symptoms always start around a specific time? Could it be a place at work? Something you've consumed for lunch or dinner?  It could be SO many things, but I believe YOU are your best chance of figuring out what it is, if the doctors can't by doing your blood work, etc.
Perhaps a new allergy to something or somewhere.... Any pets? I've had a few friends that just lately found out they had Celiac's Disease, and were having symptoms, such as yours...  Celiac's is when your body suddenly becomes allergic to gluten for whatever reason..... Try doing simple things, or going places, and see how you feel.  It may sound dumb, but you may be the one to figure out what's going on...  I love Doctors, they're great!  But, they aren't 100% correct all of the time, and YOU know you're body better than anyone else does.  Good Luck!

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
To diagnose the cause you need to get the fever panel done, available at most labs. I can only enumerate the possible causes that should be looked into. Check with your doctor and the labs done to see what has been missed out.
The various causes are typhoid, tuberculosis, hepatitis, SLE, rheumatoid arthritis, Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) and other auto immune disorders, UTI, drug fever, sinusitis, glandular fever, otitis media, IBS, HIV, STDs, endocarditis, parasitic infestations (like malaria), fungal infections, lymphomas and other cancers etc. It can even be diabetes and hyperthyroidism.
Take care!