I am a 26 year old female, 5 foot 3, and
weigh around 95 pounds. People say I'm
thin. I am not losing any weight - I have
been around 95 pounds since I was 20. My
work (I am a developer and systems
analyst) involves sitting in front of my
laptop for hours (sometimes more than 10),
lots of mental work. Sometimes I do not
sleep till early morning, and then get up
in the afternoons. Sleep comes very easily
to me. I always have a slight
constipation. I cannot stand cold
temperatures - I bathe with lukewarm water
even in hot weather. My blood pressure is
almost always at the lower side (90
systolic, 60 diastolic).
Here is my problem:
For the past one year or so, I have had
low-grade fever (98.8 - 99.5 F) which
occurs ONLY in the evenings - after sunset
till midnight. This is accompanied with a
slight burning of the eyes - that is how I
know the fever has started. Sometimes I
feel cramps and body discomfort. I cannot
work or do anything during that time. I
get palpitations when I lie down. This is
started to increase lately.
1. My doctor had a chest x-ray taken,
which came out to be normal. She was
looking for any signs of tuberclosis
(latent?). She said I was anaemic and gave
me some iron and multivitamins.
2. She also had a blood ESR (erythrocyte
sedimentation rate) test taken. I had 2
tests taken from different labs, with a
month in between. The values were 5 mm/hr
(0-20 normal) the first time, and 13mm/1st
hour (0-15 normal) the second time.
3. Had an ultrasound of the stomach and
the pelvic area, which also came up fine.
4. The doctor also recommended a thyroid
test. Here were the values:
The doctor says all is well and that such
a light fever is nothing to worry about.
But I feel SICK. And that's a problem for
me.
After a lot of reading all over the
Internet, I think I might have
HYPOthyroidism. But I have no hint of
weight gain. In fact, I can eat as much as
I want and I never gain anything. I'm
really confused and just want to get rid
of this fever and palpitations. Please
help. Thanks in advance.
