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Post by uncomfortable on Apr 19, 2011 20:43:39 GMT -5
I tend to always feel really feverish, but when I take my temperature, I actually have a really low temperature. I know its not the thermometer because I've tried a few others, and I've been like this for years. Just wondering if anyone else has a similar situation. Sometimes I am also really cold, thinking I have a fever, but I am just that, really cold. Its like my body has no idea how to feel. Like a broken thermostat.
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Post by omaklackey on Apr 19, 2011 21:58:29 GMT -5
Your body is trying to warm up, that's why you feel 'feverish'. You probably run a low temp a lot of the time. Its something to bring up to the doctor because it could indicate some kind of issue. I also run low. About 97.5 and If I am "feversih" I'm usually around 99. The colder I get the more I feel like I'm hot because the bodies trying to warm up my systems. If you look at low temp causes it might be interesting?
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Post by uncomfortable on Apr 19, 2011 22:16:24 GMT -5
Hmm, I will have to look into this further. I have been running 96.8 and 96.9 very consistently for a while now. Occasionally I will spike up to 97.5, but so far in the last 35 days, that is as high as my temperature has gone.
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Post by JC on Apr 20, 2011 5:52:40 GMT -5
Ever have your thyroid checked?
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Post by Karen on Apr 20, 2011 6:29:03 GMT -5
I know we've talked about thyroid before - that'd be my first guess. Adrenals might be part of the puzzle, too. Do you feel this way all the time or just during the winter?
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Post by uncomfortable on Apr 20, 2011 8:02:49 GMT -5
I am going to look into having my thyroid checked again, but I want to do it the next time when I am off Provera, along with all my other hormones. I'm building up to that (very slowly). Every time I have had my thyroid checked it is still in the normal range.
I tend to feel feverish all year round, but I think I feel colder in the winter months, with the feverish feeling. In the summer, I can get hot easily, but sometimes wearing pants on a blazing hot day doesn't even faze me. Other days I can't get those pants off fast enough.
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Post by JC on Apr 20, 2011 8:13:38 GMT -5
Did they run just a TSH level or did they test your T4 and T3 thyroid hormones too? Sometimes your TSH level can be normal but you can be low in T4 and T3. Karen can vouch for that one...
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Post by uncomfortable on Apr 20, 2011 9:20:20 GMT -5
I think just the TSH levels. If I am on Provera though, will it affect my T4 and T3 levels do you think? I haven't had them tested individually yet though. I will have to wait on it for a while though because my doctor is on vacation for a bit. Hmmm.
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Post by Karen on Apr 20, 2011 10:00:30 GMT -5
Provera messes with your sex hormones but shouldn't affect your thyroid test results, though Jenaya should be able to verify. Her current coursework on thyroid is incredibly helpful!
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Post by JC on Apr 20, 2011 10:27:49 GMT -5
It shouldn't mess with the thyroid tests. Thyroid hormones are different biosynthetic pathways than sex hormones.
Have you had any other bloodwork done? I think other issues can cause these symptoms like anemia.
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Post by JC on Apr 20, 2011 10:56:36 GMT -5
I got this off of medhelp.org. On that site you can pay $20 to ask a doctor a question but they make the posts public for everyone to see. Someone asked a similiar question about temperature fluctuations and this is what the online doctor told the person:
"Since you have temperature fluctuations the first things to be ruled out are thyroid disorders, adrenal gland problems, anemia, diabetes, hypoglycemia, liver diseases, low Vit B12, and vasovagal attacks."
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Post by uncomfortable on Apr 20, 2011 12:38:22 GMT -5
Hmm, thats interesting thanks. I've ruled out Diabetes, anemia, and I am pretty sure my liver is A ok. I have low vit B12, but I take supplements for it, and have been for months. I will have to ask about the other things next time I see my doc. I suspect possibly hypothyroid, but I'm not too sure. Its sure weird though.
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Post by JC on Apr 20, 2011 13:30:37 GMT -5
For a vitamin B12 deficiency, the issue can be from two sources: either you aren't getting enough in your diet, or your stomach can not properly absorb it. If it's just as simple as a dietary issue then taking a supplement can solve the problem. But if your stomach can't absorb it then you can take all the pills you want and still be low. People who have that condition require B12 injections. Have you had a follow up B12 level done just to see if the supplements are working properly?
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Post by chicagogal2 on Apr 20, 2011 13:37:19 GMT -5
Just curious on finding out about what vitamins you are low/high on - does that all show up on a regular routine CBC blood panel or what is the name of the blood test a person would request to review all of the levels?
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Post by uncomfortable on Apr 21, 2011 8:44:32 GMT -5
I actually just had a follow up blood test last week but it will be a few weeks before I can go in for the results. As far as I know B12 is a separate check off on the list for blood work. Most doctors will just check off everything routine if you ask them to. I actually didn't look at everything I was being checked for this time, but it was a fair amount.
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