Fever and chills
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Experiencing major flare tonight. Woke from my sleep with fever and rigours and hurt from head to toes. Anybody else experience this very often?
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Posted , 9 users are following.
Experiencing major flare tonight. Woke from my sleep with fever and rigours and hurt from head to toes. Anybody else experience this very often?
1 like, 24 replies
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EileenH kimberly04963
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kimberly04963 EileenH
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Kassie_beetle kimberly04963
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a few months ago I had similar symptoms and thought it was a flare. I went to My GP and diagnosis was a viral infection. So I agree with Eileen see your GP particularly if you have a fever.
cheers
Kathy
kimberly04963 Kassie_beetle
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judy20492 kimberly04963
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kimberly04963 judy20492
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heather39822 EileenH
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EileenH heather39822
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If you are someone where the blood markers were raised originally then checking them at intervals is essential - particularly when you are reducing the dose. Often you still feel OK but underneath the markers are creeping up, possibly still within a "normal" range but higher than they were last time and the time before. That is a danger signal. On the other hand, a single raised ESR/CRP shouldn't trigger a kneejerk reaction of increasing the dose - unless it is accompanied by symptoms that are suggestive of a flare.
heather39822 EileenH
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kimberly04963 EileenH
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EileenH kimberly04963
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In my response I quoted this reference:
Giant-cell temporal arteritis in a 17-year-old maleIraklis I. Pipinos, MD, Russell Hopp, DO [correspondence] [email],
William D. Edwards, MD, Stanley J. Radio, MD
In 2006 they said that in the previous 30 years there had been 13 reports of GCA in under 40 year olds and they found this 17 year old. It isn't common - but it happens. They aren't looking for it so probably don't identify it. I had scalp pain, jaw claudication and double vision. They either disappeared or went at 15mg pred. There are a few people on the forums who it has been decided have GCA in the aorta, but only after them being sent for something called PET-CT - a CT scan with a chemical being injected that is taken up by inflamed tissue. It isn't done routinely because it is expensive - but I suspect if it were done far more often they would find a LOT of GCA in younger people.
susan32767 judy20492
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ive woken up today with the chills and my jaw is sore and I have a few aches and pains. It's such a strange condition to have. I have that fatigue feeling again too.
pat38625 kimberly04963
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kimberly04963 pat38625
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judy20492 kimberly04963
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kimberly04963 judy20492
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