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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / October 2006ra & fever
I was wondering does RA or AS sometimes cause a low grade fever (99.5-100) when theres a flare? Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks rk > I was wondering does RA or AS sometimes cause a low grade fever (99.5-100) > when theres a flare? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > rk Hhhhm, good question. I can tell you that I will know when my knees are going to start hurting. They get warm to the touch. Is that a kind of fever? I also think that when a persons body is attacking itself in enough areas that it could cause a low grade fever. If I have that,,, I want an RDs opinion on what is taking place and why. Harv : > I was wondering does RA or AS sometimes cause a low grade fever (99.5-100) : > when theres a flare? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] : RDs opinion on what is taking place and why. : Harv Hi Harv, No... that's not the type of fever I'm talking about. Yes, my knees also get VERY hot to touch as well. Sometimes they'll also get red, but often is so hot to the touch. What I'm talking about is an actual fever. I felt like crap this morning which I thought a "flare" was coming on... I had an appt at the pain clinic and the nurse took my temperature and it was 99.8. I asked the doctor today, (who happened to be a different one then normal) the same question and he stated that it's possible, when antibodies are going haywire or in a flare (too much inflamation) that it's possible it could cause a low grade fever for a few days until the body settles down again. He stated that I should discuss it with my RD. I explained I had and she totally blew me off.. He stated it might be time for a new one.. I'm starting to think the same thing. Any other suggestions or comments is very welcomed. rk I don't RA...or AS...but I have alot of OA and inflammation in lots of my joints...Also FM...My body temp runs about 97.3 normally...Sometimes when I flare...I feel as if I have a temp...chills and all...I don't... But then sometimes when I am in a flare...My temp will be 99 and OW I will feel like it is a 104......I don't have to have much of a temp for my body to react badly. I really haven't answered your question have I. But since RA And AS is all about inflammation...I think a temperture during a flare would not be out of the question. Cindy > I was wondering does RA or AS sometimes cause a low grade fever (99.5-100) > when theres a flare? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > rk i'm a still's [type of ra] and evening/overnite fevers go with - part of the syndrome; i can spike to 104 without it being unusual. > I was wondering does RA or AS sometimes cause a low grade fever (99.5-100) > when theres a flare? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > rk rk, I run a slight fever when in a flare. Not over 100 or so. It seems to correlate with a high sed rate too which means inflammation. Ann I think it does, at least in my own experience with RA. And I've heard others say the same. Nanny > I was wondering does RA or AS sometimes cause a low grade fever (99.5-100) > when theres a flare? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > rk I never did find out. When my RA/Sogrens first started up I used to sweat buckets in the evenings while lying on the sofa. I had never sweated profusely before, except when climbing mountains etc. My shirt used to get soaked, so much so that I was convinced that what I had was caused by an infection of some kind. As I remember, when the Sjogrens element of the disease subsided somewhat, so did the sweating and it has not recurred. I used to find that tonic water helped and I drank gallons of it. As for temperature, I don't ever remember taking it, but would surely know if it had been much higher than usual. Peter > I think it does, at least in my own experience with RA. And I've heard > others say the same. Nanny [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > > > rk Low grade fever is common with RA. I remember when I was initially in the hospital, it was typical for the fever to rise as the day went on. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. > I was wondering does RA or AS sometimes cause a low grade fever (99.5-100) > when theres a flare? rk, for what its worth I usually run around 101 when Im flaring. Not all but many RAers also have other flu-like symptoms when their RA is active. It can be very unpleasant stuff. The only thing that helps is finding a protocol that controls the RA. Good luck. You have to be careful not to ignore all your fevers. I can usually tell the difference between an RA spike and something else that needs attention. Most recently mine was telling me to get my gall bladder removed. It was accompanied by extreme gut pain so wasn't that hard to figure out.>g< johnie : I was wondering does RA or AS sometimes cause a low grade fever (99.5-100) : when theres a flare? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] : : rk Thanks everyone for the wonderful info!!! Since my RD is a idiot, and my old GP stated I was "difficult" (so phreakin' sorry that i know something about my diseases) that I've found a new Internal med doctor and will see her on Monday to discuss this further and try to get to the bottom of things. (wishfull thinking). Saw her the other day for a quick refill on a pain med so I can continue with my physical therapy after my fusion in July, but even with the pain med... something isn't still feeling right. I'm JUST SO PHREAKIN frustrated right now I could knock the first person I came across who asked me "how are you?" I'll keep in touch... rk |
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