I don't know if you should go back to the doctor, or find a new one, but I can tell you this. There is a virus going around that is just miserable and everyone in my house, has had it. It's lasts for weeks and when it seems to get better, it starts again. My kids have had it, my grandkids have had it, and now I have it. I too, have been running a low grade temp, off and on. It started about 2 weeks ago, and about the time I thought it was gone, it came back with vengence. This time around, I have even lost my voice. Lots of congestion in my nose and throat, makes me feel like I am drowning in it. One minute I am turning up the heat, the next, I am turning it down. It seems like I have just gone from one thing to the next. Oh, and I have even had some stomach upset. I hope you feel better soon. I hope we both do.
Nancyal,
I hate it when docs just say "wait it out," or "that's not a fever." My temp runs very low, averaging 97.5 typically. Anything over a 99.5 is a fever to me as I run so low sometimes. For a normal person I would say anything over 100 is a fever.
I also tend to run a fever for a long time, sometimes as long as 3-4 weeks depending on what kind of viral nasty I've been infected by. It sounds like you may need to find a new doctor and get a second opinion. They should be running bloodwork, urinal and fecal samples, and if the fever continues they may want to check your heart. Prolonged fevers can be a symptom for any number of other disorders. Better to be safe than sorry, right?
MAKE A APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR DOCTOR IT COULD BE VIRUS OR UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION AND YOU ARE STILL RUNNING A FEVER THAT IS TOO LONG, YOU DONT WANT TO GET A PNUEMONIA
WHEN A DOCTOR WOULD TELL ME THAT, FIND A NEW DOCTOR OF GO TO EMERGENCY ROOM, IT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. NOBODY RUNS A FEVER THAT LONG, GO TO THE HOSPITAL