Lupus w: tiredness and fever ? Posted: 12-28-07 22:30pm
Hi there. I am a 31 year old female who
has has weird physical sympotms over 3
different episodes in the past year. 1st
episode (last summer) lasted about 2
months and consisted of excessive
tiredness, moodiness, loss of
concentration, heat intolerance and low
grade fever that comes every few days and
then it dissapeared. 2nd episode begun
while on a holiday in a sunny resort
location and lasted longer at about 3
months. I had pleurasy on the lung,
urinary tract infection, a skin rash
virsus called Pitreosa Rosea (may be spelt
wrong) as well as again excessive
tiredness, concentration problems, minor
memory problems, anxiety and low moods,
low grade fevers. Dr found low iron
levels and blamed all of the symptoms on
this and/or depression. Felt better for
about 2 months and again it has started
about 2-3 weeks ago (summer again) I have
not had any major symptoms yet but have
heat intollerance (let me say I used to
LOVE the heat - the hotter the better) low
grabe fevers, excessive tiredness and
general feeling of unwell I also have
started to get pins & needles in my left
hand. Can anyone out there tell me if I
should be thinking of Lupus as a
possibility? I am too embarassed to ask
my Dr about this as she seems to think I
am a hypocondriact. I have never been
sickly in the past and have a high
tollerence and classify myself as
definately not a hypocondiact. There is
no family history of Lupus that I am aware
of, I do not have any joint problems
other that a sore shoulder for past 2
years, sore feet and ankles after resting
and I have not had a face "butterfly"
rash. I have a good intuition and know my
body and can feel that something is not
right, I just cant figure out what!!
Should I bite the bullet and ask my DR or
do you think this soulds unlikely to be
Lupus? Any advise of help would be
greatly appreciated. Thanks so much
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Re: Lupus W: Tiredness And Fever ? Posted: 01-11-08 10:29am
chuckrocks
wrote:
Hi there. I am a 31 year
old female who has has weird physical
sympotms over 3 different episodes in the
past year. 1st episode (last summer)
lasted about 2 months and consisted of
excessive tiredness, moodiness, loss of
concentration, heat intolerance and low
grade fever that comes every few days and
then it dissapeared. 2nd episode begun
while on a holiday in a sunny resort
location and lasted longer at about 3
months. I had pleurasy on the lung,
urinary tract infection, a skin rash
virsus called Pitreosa Rosea (may be spelt
wrong) as well as again excessive
tiredness, concentration problems, minor
memory problems, anxiety and low moods,
low grade fevers. Dr found low iron
levels and blamed all of the symptoms on
this and/or depression. Felt better for
about 2 months and again it has started
about 2-3 weeks ago (summer again) I have
not had any major symptoms yet but have
heat intollerance (let me say I used to
LOVE the heat - the hotter the better) low
grabe fevers, excessive tiredness and
general feeling of unwell I also have
started to get pins & needles in my
left hand. Can anyone out there tell me
if I should be thinking of Lupus as a
possibility? I am too embarassed to ask
my Dr about this as she seems to think I
am a hypocondriact. I have never been
sickly in the past and have a high
tollerence and classify myself as
definately not a hypocondiact. There is
no family history of Lupus that I am aware
of, I do not have any joint problems
other that a sore shoulder for past 2
years, sore feet and ankles after resting
and I have not had a face "butterfly"
rash. I have a good intuition and know my
body and can feel that something is not
right, I just cant figure out what!!
Should I bite the bullet and ask my DR or
do you think this soulds unlikely to be
Lupus? Any advise of help would be
greatly appreciated. Thanks so much
