Fever chills headache sore shoulder symptoms

Prior to pregnancy I was at a healthy normal weight and had no issues with mobility, I wasn't super fit but I'm naturally a bit of a lazy gal. Once I got pregnant I became even more lazy, first it was the 1st trimester nausea and fatigue making me hate even walking but then once my belly was actually big it was just uncomfortable being on my feet for very long.
Towards the end I had gained around 55lbs and it was absolutely horrible getting up out of a chair or out of bed as it put soo much strain on my knees. Now I'm 2.5 weeks postpartum I'm still about 37lbs heavier than pre pregnancy weight and my knees are doing worse. I think it's all the standing up I've been doing whilst holding the baby, I can't see this situation improving as babe is only going to get heavier and I have no choice but to stand up with her (i.e she falls asleep in my arms so I get up to put her in her bassinet).
It's got me feeling low because in reality that is only one of several painful symptoms and I guess I'm a bit over it, I fully expected and accepted the pain that would accompany giving birth but I swear it's worse now a couple weeks in than it was in those first few days after birth? I had an episiotomy and it was initially quite low maintenance but now my bleeding is even heavier and it hurts down there when I stand up even for a couple of minutes.
I'm also now "backed up" because it's too painful to sit on the toilet for more than a few seconds and my stitches area just burns and throbs. Oh and of course I have to have a giant haemorrhoid on my ass to accompany it and make it even more impossible to use the bathroom.
Then my final straw was this morning realising i've injured or somehow pulled a muscle in my shoulder which was probably due to me holding the baby in a silly way to accommodate the rest of my random pains, so moving around is even more painful and limited. My wrist is also sore constantly as I suffered from carpal tunnel in pregnancy and while that seems to be gone now it's like it's left me a lasting injury anyway.
I know I'm just feeling sorry for myself and that it could be MUCH worse but I think I just needed to vent because it feels like I'm in constant pain if not here then there and it's tiring. My partner can only sympathise so much when he doesn't know what any of it feels like. I'm only 27 and it feels like my body has already given up lol. Anyone else feel this?

I will try to keep this short. I have a kind of love/hate relationship with my ex. Our relationship ended decades ago, and for a while we didn't really talk, but after a few years were able to be friends. Until a few months ago, we saw each other every day, and would help each other out, as we kind of needed each other. We both moved abroad when we were young (separately, we met here) and have no family in our current country.
While I kind of "needed" him, and he me, I would drive me nuts. He couldn't open his mouth without annoying me. Our personalities are very different, hence why our relationship ended after 6 years. We would be driving along, and he would be going on about whatever, and I would just say hmmm at intervals, while in my head I would be screaming at him, "Just shut up! WTF can't you just shut up! Stop talking rubbish!" etc, but always along the lines of stop talking, and just shut up. I often actually said it, but it made no difference. While I was screaming at him in my head, I had an intense feeling of irritation, so strong, it was also a physical feeling, filling up my entire chest/stomach area.
Anyway, long story short, at the end of Feb he got a fever, and cold/flu symptoms. He was in bed, and I was going to his place to do his chores, make him food etc, which sounds nice of me, but I really resented having to go. The cold then developed into what he thought was gout, then his shoulders became very painful. After a week of him getting into bed with the cold/flu, I called an ambulance. He was taken to hospital and ended up in Intensive Care on life support for 20 days. His body had gone into sceptic shock. They do not know what caused it. He was in an induced coma and almost died several times. After about 5 weeks, he was moved out of Intensive, to a floor for critical/semi critical patients. He was awake more now, but could not talk because of a tracheostomy tube. They wanted to take it out about 10 days ago, but found he had a throat infection, which had given him nodules, and had to wait for them to go. So the last week, he was communicating by nodding, shaking his head, and writing on a pad.
Two days ago, he had the tube removed, and could finally talk again. Needless to say, not for the first time during these last few months, I was crying with happiness just to hear his voice. I won't go into how hard the last few months have been for me trying to cope with my own stuff, his, every other day hospital visits (45 miles away), and taking care of both of our animals etc.
A few days ago, it struck me that I had manifested this situation. I had wished very strongly that he would just shut up, and it happened. Of course, the way it happened is not what I wanted, I h¡just wanted him to talk less, or only when he had something of interest to say. I have learned a very hard lesson, but I had held the intention for him to shut up with strong emotions, almost every day, over a period of time.
I am now trying to work out steps to reverse engineer this into something I do want. I guess I did the screaming in my head for at least 10 minutes, almost every day, for several months. Of course, I could shout in my head for what I do want, but I don't know how to word it, or how to bring about the intense emotions and feelings I had when it was something I found extremely irritable/negative.
Any ideas?
The good news is, he is improving every day, and hopefully should be out in a week or two. I will not be doing that again. Just very grateful he got through it.

Warning: Mentions of violence, blood, and some self harm near the end.
While browsing some random conspiracy site, I found what is a supposedly leaked file from the Nevada County Sheriff's Department; however, nothing has been confirmed. According to the OP, it is believed the following is the personal account of a 21 year old Jonathan Ashford of Grass Valley, California. Normally I would write stuff like this off but this one is...different. I’ve done my best to correct most of the grammar and misspelling while at the same time trying to avoid skewing the original account.
-September 15, 2022
I’ve never really been an outdoor person. Well, I guess that’s because I’ve never really been outdoors much in the first place. And that’s because I guess…I've never been invited? I don’t really have any friends. So, needless to say, I was surprised to find myself on a backpacking trip with a group of 5 other students from my university. The plan was five days in Tahoe National Forest some place called Mystery Lake. Monday-Friday. I don’t know why they decided to do it during the week. Most of us had okay grades at best and part time jobs on the side so taking a week off of it all seemed at the very least a bit irresponsible; and yet, I went anyway. Listen, I didn’t plan it, okay? This was one of my only chances to get to know people. The hike wasn’t too long but my genius self who had only been backpacking once when I was around 9 years old or so decided to carry 60 pounds of bullshit up the mountain resulting in my shoulders being sore and raw for the foreseeable future.
-10:11 PM
To be honest, I don’t really know why they let me come with them. I only know one of them and the group has been ignoring me for pretty much the entire trip. I was always bringing up the back on the hike in and I set up my tent outside of the main camp behind some trees. I haven’t eaten any meals with them or talked to them or, now that I think about it, anything really. Regardless. The trip has been an experience. Hopefully things get more exciting tomorrow.
-September 16
I’ve only ever slept in a tent a couple times so the new environment and lack of sleeping pills resulted in quite a restless night. I woke up at about eleven; everyone else was gone. I remembered they were talking about a day hike on a trail headed north so assuming that’s where they went, I hurried to get dressed and grabbed some granola bars. I’m about to head out. I hope I find them.
-12:21 PM
I’d been briskly walking for around an hour and was feeling quite exhausted so when I heard the group’s voices off in the distance I was very relieved. I started to jog in their direction when–when this jolt or–wave of energy flooded my mind. My head instantly started throbbing and my vision went blurry. The best way I could describe it is–TV static? Like the old TVs that would go all staticky when the signal got bad. I could barely make out shapes and a space in the middle of my vision was especially dark to the point where I couldn’t see past it. That wasn’t the worst of it, though. God no, if only I was that lucky. I can still hear the shrieking. That goddamn shrieking. In an instant all I could hear was this sharp, scratchy shrieking. It pierced through my ears and rooted itself in my head. I think I cried out in pain but even if I did I couldn’t have heard it. It was as if the damned souls of hell all cried out in eternal pain all at once and begged for death. I gripped and pulled at my hair, hardly noticing the pain that resulted from it as I fell to my knees in agony before…
I slowly opened my eyes. My head hurt and there was a slight buzzing in my ears. I lay in a pile of ivy next to a fallen log, my back dampened from the cool soil beneath me. I stood up, the hill on which I previously stood was nowhere in sight. As I leaned my shoulder against a tree to steady myself I heard voices. Cautiously, I walked through the foliage as the low vines dragged along my ankles. As I walked, I looked up. The falling sun cast a soft orange glow across the sky. It was probably around five O’clock or so. I climbed up on a large rock only to realize I was near the main camp. I pin-pointed the voices of my fellow campers as they huddled around a low-burning campfire. As I sat down to listen to them speak I could sense a strong feeling of uneasiness resonating from the group. Then it hit me.
“Are you sure you haven’t seen her since earlier this afternoon?” One of them said, I think his name was Matthew? He was tall and lean, by far the tallest in the group.
“I’m sure! It just doesn’t make sense. One minute she was behind me going on about who knows what and then the next when I turn around she’s gone!” A girl with light brown hair said. I didn’t know her name. I could see tears forming at the corner of her eyes as the wind blew her hair into her face.
“We need to find her before it gets dark. Groups of two; stick together!” A shorter man with brown hair said. Ryan. He was the only one I knew. We weren’t friends. Definitely not. But he was nice enough to me in the classes we had together and I was grateful that I was able to go on the trip with him. As he walked past the boulder I sat beside, paying me no mind, I saw his lower lip quiver as his wide eyes looked straight ahead. He was more nervous than he led on. I zoned out for a few seconds, the static from earlier crawling its way into the corners of my vision when a chipmunk climbing a tree snapped me back to reality and I realized I had been left at camp. I looked around at the tall forest but the group was nowhere in sight. I assumed they wanted me to wait at camp in case the missing girl, Alice, came back, but as I moved toward the dying campfire the call of nature occupied my thoughts. I found a spade and a roll of toilet paper and strode briskly into the forest, the cool Autumn air rushing against my chapped lips as I walked. I reached over to scratch an itch on my arm when I saw it.
“The fuck?” I wondered out loud. There on my upper forearm was…a bite mark. I rattled my brain trying to think what could have made that kind of mark. As I examined it more I confirmed my suspicions. It seemed human. At least I think it was human. It’s not like there are any goddamn monkeys native to Middle of Nowhere, California. There was also a dark purple bruise on my lower forearm. Didn’t remember getting that either.
I looked around for a good spot. Stepping over a log, I set my foot down on something soft. It was Alice. Her right hand crushed and mangled and a dried trickle of blood at the corner of her mouth had pooled on a flattened leaf. I screamed, tripping and falling back in the direction I hoped was the camp. As I jumped over a rock I landed hard on my left ankle as a streak of pain shot up through my body. I was trying to get back up when I heard it. The screeching. It steadily yet quickly faded in until it flooded my hearing. My vision was clouded by that same static. I curled up into a ball, kicking at the air. My eyes watered and I felt the urge to vomit…
A wave of dizziness hit me as I opened my eyes and fell on my tailbone, pain shooting up my back. I lay down on my back and looked up at the trees, my nose bloody. It was still dark. Had I been standing? I tried to recall what I had been doing but all I remembered were faded images. One thing I didn’t forget was the screeching. All that I could remember was covered by that screeching and a faint veil of that static. Just thinking about it made my head throb.
A groan. I nearly jumped out of my skin as I turned to look in the sound’s direction. It was David. He looked injured, lying on the ground, but quickly crawled back in what looked like fear when he saw me.
“You bitch!” He muttered between gritted teeth. Before I could react he was up on his feet charging in my direction. I tried to doge him but the wind was quickly knocked out of me as he headbutted me in the stomach. I fell back onto the ground and between coughs I saw him running towards me. Before he could deliver a heavy stomp to my chest I caught his foot and kicked up into his groin. He stumbled back with a low yelp of pain and, taking my chance while he was stunned, I stood up as fast as I could and prepared to block another attack. He ran up to me and attempted to deliver a blow to my stomach with his right fist, leaving his upper body undefended; I used the opportunity to send a hard punch into the side of his neck. He fell back choking, tears in his eyes. As he tried to sit down he tripped on a root and hit his head on a nearby boulder with a sickening crack. He squirmed for a moment, then nothing.
Silence. There was a faint red stain on the side of the rock, and beneath his blood-stained hair, his head seemed unnervingly misshapen. The closer I looked, the more I saw. Bruised neck, flowing blood, even some pinkish bone exposed near the worst of the damage to his skull. The fall must’ve been worse than I thought. Why would he attack me? What was wrong with him? Had he mistaken me for someone else? I sat against the blood-stained boulder and leaned my head back. I’m exhausted. Everything hurts. My ankle is throbbing. I can’t remember how long it’s been since I’ve slept and I don’t know what to do. I should probably go try to find the camp but…I’m too tired. I think I’m going to go to sleep now.
-September 18
I slept through the entire day and most of the night! Or, at least I think I did. The more I think about it I’m not so sure. It’s like 2:30 AM, glad my phone still works even if my brain doesn’t, just wish I had signal. I’m not sure what to do but I might try to go find
-4:29 AM
Something’s definitely out here with us. Or–me. Not sure how many of the others are left out here. I’m sure that shrieking is tied to something. I heard something off in the distance while writing and decided to go check it out. It was Matthew and that other girl. They were walking briskly and their eyes seemed to be darting around frantically. They were talking in hushed tones but from what I heard they found Alice's body, and they were worried. I was about to reveal myself to them when the shrieking came back. It hit me like a train, and sometimes I think a train would have hurt less. It felt like it lasted for hours, I bit a hole through my lip and fell off of the boulder I was sitting on. I couldn’t see anything except a dark patch of static in the middle of my vision surrounded by more static. All the cuts and bruises in my body seemed to amplify and I could barely breathe. I just wanted it to stop but it wouldn’t. It wouldn’t stop.
The two were dead when I came to. I wasn’t much better off myself. No matter how much I spit I can’t get the taste of blood out of my mouth. My arms are covered in cuts and bruises and my shoulder was dislocated. That was a fun half hour figuring out how to put it back in place. I think whatever is out here with us clouds your vision and makes it impossible to hear anything as a way to hunt you. I’m amazed it hasn’t killed me yet. I hope Ryan is still out there.
-6:06 AM
It’s been a long night. A really long night. I found Ryan but–but now I wish I hadn’t. It was around five AM I think, I had been aimlessly wandering through the forest looking for something, anything. By the most unlucky luck Ryan came stumbling around a tree. When he saw me his eyes went wide.
“Jon, what the hell?” Then he squinted his eyes and seemed to notice the wounds on my arm.
“Oh god,” he said. Then, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small knife, glaring at me during the process. Before I could reply, he charged me, knife in hand. I–I didn't want to kill him. I really didn’t. He tackled me to the ground, forcing the knife close to my chest. I desperately tried to push him away and being the stronger one, I knocked him off me. As he hurried to get back on top of me I sent my right leg flying into his arm, knocking the knife from his hand. Before he realized what was happening I grabbed the knife from the ground. In what seemed like a last desperate attempt he tried to force me down again but, already having the knife in my hand, I quickly slashed his chest and one of his wrists without thinking. I didn’t want to do it. I didn’t mean to kill him! I was just defending myself. I don’t know why he attacked me, what’s gotten into him and David? Is that thing controlling them? They didn’t seem like they were under some kind of spell…I don’t think so at least.
After a soft cry of pain he collapsed and rolled down the steep hill we were standing on. I didn’t bother looking for his body. No point. Odds are that thing would use his body as a trap for me or something. I don’t know anymore.
Somehow I found my way back. I don’t remember how, all I remember is collapsing against a tree out of exhaustion but, here I am at the trailhead. I guess my half dead brain forgot most of it. I don’t know what I’ll do now, I don’t think I’ll tell the police. If they hear that some creepy ghost creature is hiding out in the forest killing my friends I’ll probably get locked up in who the fuck knows where for who the fuck knows what. But, no matter how many or how few believe me, I know something is out there. And I know it’s dangerous. I doubt the bodies will ever be found. That forest is huge and I buried Matthew and Elizabeth, found her name in a backpack she had on.
This will be my last entry. My name is Jonathan Ashford, and I survived something dangerous in the Tahoe national forest. Whatever you do, do not go there. Goodbye.
-September 22, 2022, 5:06 PM
Ryan survived. The police are after me. Apparently he told them I stalked them in the forest and picked them off when they weren’t together. I don’t know what’s happening. There are some gaps in my memory but I know that I didn’t kill those people. I only killed David, and that was self defense. I’m not sure what I’ll do. The police don’t know where I am but I’m sure that won’t last long.
-8:19 PM
I saw an interview with Ryan on the local news while browsing channels. He seemed–off. There were bags under his eyes and his skin was pale. He seemed nervous, shaky. I hope he’s ok. I still don’t understand why he thinks I killed them.
-September 23, 3:12 AM
ok ok. I have a theory. I’ve been up all night thinking and it makes so much sense now. That thing can shriek. Terrifying right? But explainable. The static I still can’t make sense of, there’s no feasible way it could naturally do that. What if whatever supernatural force causes the static can also control people? Maybe that’s why Ryan looks so crazy. It must be controlling him. But why would it want me? Am I immune to its effects? Maybe.
-6:04 AM
They didn’t notice it. It didn’t hit them. When I was spying on Matthew and Elizabeth, right before they were–anyways.
The shrieking hit my ears before the static hit my eyes and in those few seconds, they didn’t notice. It didn’t affect them. They didn’t hear the shrieking. Maybe the shrieking is that monster thing's abilities failing to control me. Maybe that's why ryan-whatever’s controlling Ryan wants me. It’s because I’m a threat to it. Because It can’t control me. When I woke up I was injured, but never killed like the others. Maybe it doesn’t have as much power over me as others.
But why would the authorities believe Ryan? There’s no way his story can add up. Even if that creature, that thing, is intelligent, it can’t be that smart to fake a story. Why are they after me?
-11:42 PM
The police came by today. I was about to update this log again when they started banging on my door. I was able to sneak out a window before they noticed me, glad I live on the ground floor.
Something seemed off about them. I can’t say what but, something, like the uncanny valley effect, where something looks human but isn't. Whatever. It’s probably just my imagination. I need sleep.
-September 24, 2:20 AM
Something is wrong–something is definitely wrong. How did they find me? Holy shit that was close! I was dozing by a couple of dumpsters behind a gas station. Figured it was safe enough since it was out of the way and partly blocked by a fence until I heard dogs barking. Not sure how many of them there are, at least two–maybe three, I can still hear them barking. I figured they were just strays that would hopefully leave me alone until I saw the lights. Damn things half-blinded me!
“Son, what are you doing back here? Can we walk to you?” one of the officers said, his face was clammy and pale, he seemed tired, he seemed–off. I didn’t respond or wait for them to try and get closer, I dashed past them before they could call their dogs on me and jumped the fence, running into the tree line. I managed to climb my way up a tree a ways into the woods before they could get around the fence and send their dogs out. They haven’t found me yet, but they’re still looking for me. I can see their flashlights periodically bathing the tree line in a pale glow. I think I’ll try to wait them out and then climb down and run for as long as I can. Not sure where I’ll go yet but they keep finding me so I’ll have to get creative. Not sure how they’re finding me so quickly and easily, but maybe I can come up with something. Is that–thing finding me? Does it always know where I am? Is it controlling the police? Maybe that's why they looked so…wrong. I don’t know. I’m starting to think I don’t know anything anymore. I keep noticing the static in the corner of my vision occasionally, not sure why.
-September 24, 5:03 PM
I fucked up. Big time. Last night, somehow, I fell asleep. I don’t know how, guess I was just too exhausted. The sound of a helicopter pierced through the top of the tree line. Before I could register everything, I slipped and fell down the tree. I was able to slow my fall a bit by dragging my hands along the tree–hurt like a bitch–but I still landed hard. Can barely sit down. I think I was able to avoid being detected by the helicopter. I’m going to start walking. Not sure where but, I need to go somewhere. The static is constantly in the corner of my vision whenever I focus on it now. Why is this happening?
-10:44 PM
This doesn’t make any sense, I don’t know what's happening anymore! I was wandering through the forest when the static came back. God, it was awful, forgot how bad it was. Hell, maybe it was worse this time. Who knows. This isn’t the weirdest, or worst, part. I woke up in my apartment, I’m exhausted, but don’t have any new visible injuries despite how shitty I feel. Not sure why that thing didn’t try to hurt me, maybe it gave up on trying.
The news was on when I woke up, God I’m so fucked. They found the bodies–the ones that I buried. Of course they found my DNA all over them, used their forensics or whatever to try to explain how I killed everyone. I’ll have to admit if it wasn’t all a setup by some evil entity out to get me it would be pretty convincing. Sometimes–I find myself believing it. I don’t know what to think at this point, nothing makes sense anymore. The static is far more noticeable now. My head is starting to hurt, too.
They haven’t come back to my apartment yet, probably don’t think I would return this soon after they searched the place. I know they’ll be here eventually but I’m too tired to care right now. My brother and his kids used to live a few hours out of town, I think he built a treehouse for his kids somewhere behind the house. Maybe I’ll go try and hide out there for as long as I can. As if that will be very long at all.
-September 26, 6:24 PM
Everywhere I look, everything I watch. They’re always out for me. Everyone is looking for me. The things the police and the media keep saying about me–the evidence that gets released every day, the testimonies, officials saying I have symptoms of psychological problems like psychosis and DID, of Bipolar. More and more–I’m starting to believe it myself. Surely it's that thing. Surely it’s getting in my head…right?
-September 27, 1:03 PM
Made it to the treehouse, glad it’s still here. Had a few close calls along the way when trying to steal food from gas stations but I made it ok. Glad I did, the static is starting to really cloud my vision and my head hurts so bad my ears are starting to ring. I’m not out of the woods yet, that’s for sure. I can sense them...it. They’re trailing me. I think they’re getting close.
I’m so tired, so confused. I don’t know what to do, what to think anymore. What’s next? Maybe I’ll try to get some rest…if I can, that is.
I could try to come up with something, some silver bullet or whatever. I have this one idea, it’s not smart or clever, not even close, but it’s an idea, and it won’t let it–them–it, whatever, win. At least I don’t think it will; besides, surely it has a bigger plan for me, right? There’s no way it would go through all this effort just to kill me…
-4:39
They found me. I can hear them outside. They’re getting closer.
To be honest, I don’t know anymore. Maybe I did kill all those people, maybe I am insane. I don’t know what to believe. There’s so much being said, so many people saying it. I’m just so confused, so tired, so scared.
There's a bomb on the chair beside me, homemade. Glad I grabbed enough supplies to build it. Took me a while to figure it out as well as a few close calls but I think I got it working. They’ll have quite the surprise waiting for them once they find me…
They’re at the base of the tree now. The static has almost completely consumed my vision and my head feels like it’s about to explode. I don’t know what’s real and what’s not anymore. I’m not sure why I was made the target of this, why this is happening to me at all, but regardless of the reason, I won’t let them win.
To the creature, or entity, to whatever is doing this to me: I’ll see you in Hell.
Goodbye
Aside from some generic legal stuff to conclude the report, that’s where the document ends. I’m not sure what to make of it. Definitely a lot to take in. I contacted the OP on the site I got this from but haven’t received a response yet, will update if I receive one. For now my only advice is be careful, and don’t go backpacking in Tahoe National Forest. If anyone has any thoughts or info, please, let me know.

I am 25F I take gabapentin, Lunesta, and dextroamphetamine from my doctor. I occasionally smoke weed and drink I do, however, have a really bad vaping addiction and occasionally use Xanax to. I take a multivitamin every day, magnesium vitamin A vitamin B12 vitamin C. Over the last 4 to 5 months my health just hasn’t felt exactly right. I have passed out at work and they gave me a heart monitor. It’s been three months and haven’t got results. I also have gotten so much blood work done and they always say my results are great. I haven’t had a period in 3 months. I do not take birth control. I did take birth control for a week. I wonder if it could’ve really messed my system up that much. Shakiness, waking up with numb hands, white coated tongue, low energy. All of these symptoms aren’t constant. They come and go. Im just getting over being sick I had a fever, and sore throat, no cough, and extreme tiredness, I brushed my teeth and was trying to get all the flem out and this is what came out. I kind of dissected it just to see what the red looks like in there. It does look a little bloody, is it normal for phlegm to be that big and look like that? https://ibb.co/Jcvq4RW https://ibb.co/nby9737 https://ibb.co/6RK8kBn

Age: 22
Sex: M
Height: 5 11
Weight: 190
Race: White
Duration of complaint: 30 Min
Location: Mouth
Any existing relevant medical issues: N/A
Current medications: N/A
Smoke?: yes I vape
Include a photo if relevant
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Hey good evening, thank you for your time. I was chilling in my bed just getting ready for sleep. I felt a warm and sort of indescribable feeling in the back of my throat, it had made me feel as if I were bleeding in my throat. I then went to spit and then drink water but did not get ride of feeling. I open my mouth not to look but very quickly recognize my Uvula being huge and my wife points out my tongue looks kinda swollen, along with my mouth. I do not have a sore throat or feel sick today. I do not have any real symptom other than that feeling and the sign of what I see compared to my baseline. Thank you guys cuz I have no idea if this has been here all day or just super Acute or I just got allergies and am being soft. Thanks !

This is the longest, slowest and most exhausting illness I think I’ve ever encountered. I’m convinced it’s Covid despite five negative tests. I may have contracted it at a very crowded concert last week or at an unrelated doctors appointment (where they were also treating actively sick patients).
Had a sore throat on Sunday, but really didn’t think too much of it. Then on Monday (2 days ago) I woke up for work extremely fatigued and nauseous. I went about my daily routine until I got incredibly lightheaded and passed out on the bathroom floor. Chalked it up to not eating enough, but the problem persisted throughout the day and I have been incredibly weak and lethargic since.
1 day ago, sore throat became much more intense and runny nose started. Barely able to make it through the work day due to exhaustion and nausea.
Today I woke up feeling like shit. Pain in my face and ears and whole body aches, stuffy sinuses and swollen lymph nodes in the neck. I noticed a familiar painful burning sensation in my inner nostrils and absolutely zero sense of smell. Like can’t even tell the cat just took a huge dump in the litter box. I’ve been Covid positive twice before and the feeling was unmistakable.
Called off work and took two (expired) at home Covid tests which were negative. Made an appointment at the clinic to get tested there, also negative. Begged them for a PCR test but they don’t do that “because the rapid tests are so reliable now, PCR is not necessary”. I should mention the last time I had Covid (January) I also had two negative rapid tests before testing positive, so I don’t really trust them.
Tonight I have developed a dry cough and low grade fever. Wheezing sound when I breathe. Still have persistent and debilitating fatigue along with all of the previous symptoms. Bought two more at-home tests, both negative.
I’m still like 99% sure I have it. I realize I sound insane but I’ve had my fair share of flus and colds and nothing feels at all like Covid sick does. It’s also irritating that work is now expecting me to come back since I’m not positive, even though this illness (even if it isn’t Covid) is absolutely kicking my ass. Ugh.

So on Saturday I went on a long-ish car ride, and it gave me a nauseous, car sick type of migraine, which is pretty typical for me. What is not typical is that I am still feeling it 5 days later with headache meds not helping.
It comes and goes, and gets worse when i get up and move around. It's also worse upon waking up, and I've been having very surreal fever dreams. It is a pressure migraine, ranging from barely noticeable dull pain that I can ignore, to feeling like someone is literally standing on my skull where it hurts to even open my eyes. Usually I get them if my blood sugar is too low from not eating, or they can be triggered by car rides or fumes like nail polish. And usually all I need to do is eat some peanut butter crackers, turn all the lights off, take ibuprofen with some water, and sleep.
On day 3 I puked multiple times, and since then my chest and back muscles hurt when i breathe too deeply (i assume that's just from straining them while throwing up?) My whole body is kinda sore to be honest, but the chest discomfort when I take a deep breath is obviously the most concerning.
When I tilt my head forward or bend over, after a few seconds I get the sensation of water getting up my nose, and my eyes start to water. The pain and pressure spreads throughout my whole skull if I lean over too long. I feel better when laying down on my side, but laying flat on my back leads to the same water in my nose feeling.
The other issues like nausea and light sensitivity are things I've had before, even puking every once in awhile if i don't eat soon enough, but this awful pressure in my head like I went underwater without blocking my nose is new. Is it just sinuses? My nose isn't blocked or runny at all, I can breathe perfectly fine (not counting muscle soreness), and have not been coughing. I did spend a couple hours on Saturday under a tree that was covered in blossoms, but there's no way any pollen I breathed in would still be affecting me right? Allergy pills have not helped either. Plus I have not been outside for more than a few minutes in the past few days, as I've been in bed hoping this will go away if I just rest enough.
I have an appointment on Friday with my PCP to discuss this, but is there any chance it sounds like a more serious issue that warrants an ER visit? I've discovered what a cranial leak (CSF) is and am now paranoid about that. I'm only 23 but had multiple blood clots 2 years ago (that seem to have gone away now that i switched birth controls), and during that time I had an Atrial septal defect closed in my heart. So I am young but do have some history with physical health issues. Plus the years of chronic migraines, but this one has definitely been the worst from how long it's lasted and the various other symptoms it has caused.
Please let me know if anyone has experienced something similar or if it sounds more serious than just a bad migraine. Thank you!

Salmonella- hopefully? 🤞🏻
37F, Asian from Canada
There was just a recall on SunChips due to possible Salmonella and of course, I had like 1/2 the Costco bag before finding out. This was probably around 6-7 days ago and since 3 days ago, I started out with some minor body aches, a low fever then a headache, then on and off cramps (very sparse). This lasted 1 day then almost no symptoms. Then yesterday, body aches are back but worse and cramps that come in waves every few mins. Today, I woke up with no more body aches but still those bad cramps. Also, today was the day the recall was in the news so I’m thinking, am I that lucky? My family of 5 all ate the chips but only I developed these symptoms.
Does this sound like Salmonella? I didn’t have any diarrhea or vomitting. Also, is it normal that I feel better then worse again? Anyone who has experienced similar patterns and it was just that?
I’m mainly wondering if this is a stomach issue that warrants a deeper dive because I had a bout of these on-off cramps about 6 months ago. I would describe them like a severe tightening/someone squeezing my insides/contraction that comes and goes every so often but lasts days at a time and went on for a few weeks. Got checked and it wasn’t gallbladder but before I got a schedule with the stomach specialist, the pain magically disappeared so we concluded perhaps it was something that got triggered and didn’t look further during the specialist appointment.
Thank you for taking the time to answer!! 🙏

Hi Docs!
I (34 female) am currently experiencing exactly what the title says, and by pulsing I mean that it’s very slow, coming in waves. Not throbbing and consistent. It’s only in the one area just under or inside of my lower left rib cage in the front but towards the outside, not near my sternum, and I get about 1 to 4 waves of pain per minute, each one last just about 3-6 seconds. This has been going on about half a day, but earlier it was ignorable (2 of 10 on a pain scale) but now it’s enough to make me wince (5 or 6 at peak) this is the second time this has happened in the span of 2 or 3 days, the first time was more intense and consistent but did subside after sleeping. The pain doesn’t radiate, it’s not worse with deep breathing and not better after taking tums, eating, or not eating. The only time I can intentionally exacerbate it is if I arch my back and stretch my torso up. I’ve had no injuries, I don’t think I have a fever, but I have been having mild diarrhea, very slight nausea, and chills just before the first episode. I recently went through IVF (retrieval only, not transfer) on March 17 and am likely due for my second period, but the pain feels higher up than my ovary. I don’t feel like this is an emergency because it isn’t crippling, it comes and goes, and I don’t really seem to have other symptoms. I really don’t want to have to go to urgent care, because my wife is pregnant and she absolutely panics if even small things happen to me, I worry so much about how her stress and panic might cause her or our baby harm. Is this probably something small like GERD or an ulcer? Or should I bite the bullet and get checked out? Could it be a lingering side effect from all the hormones of IVF? Any suggestions of what it could be and what I should do are appreciated!

Hi everyone,
I was recently diagnosed with lupus after undergoing multiple different blood panels to narrow down exactly what was going on with me. I go on the 30th to meet my rheumatologist to discuss medications and lifestyle changes.
I wanted to get some insight and help from people who have experienced heavy fatigue and muscle/joint pain due to lupus and might be able to help me out on things they have tried or done to help with their symptoms.
My symptoms have been very intense and almost incapacitating for over a month and I can't seem to shake it or make my symptoms calm down. Mainly I have been completely drained of energy, my joints and muscles (fingers, wrists, shoulders, knees, feet and neck) have been extremely sore and weak, and I have been having trouble falling asleep. Every other week it feels like I'm getting sick. It seems like my soreness symptoms will reduce for a day or two, but they will come back twice as strong.
A little information on me: I'm a 27 year old male, active work life in the agriculture industry, before lupus I had an active out of work life, over weight at 6'0" and 230 lbs, and I do not drink or smoke.
I know this is a lot of information and I hope I didn't break any community guidelines, as this is my first post and I just discovered the subreddit, but I was hoping to hear some information or personal experiences that I might be able to try or to consider to help out with my symptoms.
Thank you!

Just had it done this morning! wanted to share my experience as i read like every experience post here beforehand lol
I was scheduled for 10:30 got to hospital around 8 and was prepped and ready by 9. Prep consisted of urine test, routine questions, gown, iv, and heated blankets. Talked to the OR nurses, anesthesiologist, and surgeon (who is a family friend which was so nice). We were able to go in early so I was under around 10:15 and woke up in recovery around 12:30. (They also found endo which is vindicating as ive had pain for years!) Didn’t have any nausea or sore throat or uti pain when peeing. Overall just felt sleepy and tender. Had some ginger ale and graham crackers. Got up to walk and pee around 2 and was discharged afterwards. Felt extremely fatigued and sore when i got home. Most painful thing was getting in and out of bed but even then is was only like a 5/10. Had a small migraine later but i chalk that up to caffeine withdrawal and the anesthesia wearing off. Currently cycling 600mg ibuprofen and 1000mg Tylenol, also prescribed gabapentin. 10pm now and im feeling overall ok, surprisingly no shoulder pain i read a lot of people got. definitely recommend having cough drops to avoid straining coughing thats the most painful thing so far. And a cold cap if you are prone to headaches.
shoutout to my surgeon/gynecologist for being absolutely amazing! Heather Florescue at Highland Hospital in Rochester NY!

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share my story with anyone who cares to read. I’m 32 F and relatively healthy.
At the beginning of December 2023 I developed a sore throat, which is how all of my typical colds start, but it was just a little worse than usual. Also had a fever of around 100. I wasn’t concerned.
A few days later, the sore throat was subsiding and a lymph node on the left side of my neck became very swollen and tender. I called my PCP’s office, and they gave me a few suggestions saying it sounded like a virus. I called again a day or two later because my fever went up to 103. I was seen by a doctor who wasn’t my PCP, and he did COVID and flu tests. He thought my throat looked ok (no white spots, etc) so didn’t test for strep.
Started vomiting later that night and my fever spiked to 104 over the weekend. I called my local ER and told them my symptoms. Again I was told it sounded like a virus and it would have to run its course. (I was taking acetaminophen and ibuprofen around the clock for my fever too).
Monday morning I couldn’t take it anymore and drove myself to the hospital, luckily only a few minutes away. I’d never felt so sick and weak. I also had noticed a little swelling in my right hand, and some red spots appearing around it. I spent most of the day in the ER with various tests and scans being done. At one point the nurse was checking my blood pressure, and couldn’t believe what she was seeing (systolic pressure was in the 80s) so I was wheeled to another room. The next reading was better, but the third reading was very low. I wasn’t getting much info from anyone about what was going on, until the nurse told me they were following their sepsis protocol (giving me lots of fluids). The doctor thought I had an abscess or necrotic tissue in my neck, but there was no ENT doctor locally, so I was taken by ambulance to a hospital 2 hours away.
Spent the rest of the afternoon/evening in that ER where they did more tests and put a central line in my neck. By this time my right hand and part of that arm were quite red, swollen and VERY painful. They wrapped it to try to keep the swelling down.
I was admitted to the ICU and was there for 1-2 days, but spent a total of 10 days in the hospital. I had surgery on my hand/arm so they could be sure I didn’t have necrotizing fasciitis. Luckily I didn’t. What they found in fluid/tissue samples from my hand and in my blood was group A strep. I also developed a blood clot in one of my carotid arteries at some point. I did have the start of an abscess in my neck, but it didn’t need to be drained. I had trouble breathing due to fluid in my lungs so I was on oxygen most of the time. I was so weak and only had the use of one hand, I couldn’t roll over in bed (or do hardly anything by myself). Not an experience I’d wish on anyone. 5 months after having surgery (and OT) my hand is still pretty stiff and painful at times. My PCP called it traumatic arthritis.
Just mind blowing to me that this all happened so quickly, and had I not managed to get myself to the hospital that morning I probably wouldn’t be here right now. I’m glad to have found this community to hear other’s stories and know I’m not alone in this experience!

My name is James I am 19. I weigh approx 143 pounds, amI currently take Prozac 60mg, olanzapine 5mg and gabapentin 300mg. I apologize if I come across as anxious through this post as I suffer from health anxiety and this all has been stressing me out a lot. 5 years ago or so I noticed a little node on the back of my neck, I was very worried about lymphoma or something being wrong, but I ended up forgetting about it, it’s still there after about 4-5 years, it’s not any bigger. However somewhere through that time I noticed to more kind of around my shoulder and neck. I was freaking out and thought it was lymphoma and I went to the doctor. The doctor said they weren’t concerned, I remember going to one walk in clinic that told me if I had night sweats and fatigue to come back, at the time I wasn’t experiencing that, but now I experience night sweats almost every night. The palpable nodes appearing over the years alongside the night sweats had me extremely worried about lymphoma. I ended up going into the ER concerned about lymphoma and explained and the doc checked me out. He said it’s not lymphoma and he felt all the nodes, but I see all these stories of doctors missing or skimming over diagnosis. It just has me worried, I have one under my jaw either it’s a large node or it’s my saliva gland but it feels completely different shape and lumpy on the right side, sometimes it gets sore then it goes away. The ER docs checked me out when I went in with lymphoma worried, the doctor ordered blood work and a chest x ray, both came back normal and I was sent home. Would the blood work being normal rule out lymphoma? The doctors seem to say it’s fine but I just find it odd how they appeared over the years and alongside the night sweats, which I mentioned to the doc as well but they didn’t seem to think it was lymphoma. I really need advice, should I just stop worrying? If it was lymphoma causing the nodes then they would have caused worse symptoms in 4 years right? Am I ok?

A few months back I had severe pain at work. I think this was a stone and it passed in a few hours. I started running fever and thought I was going to vomit. I peed and my member felt like it was on fire but after that it got better. Over the next couple months I was sore and in the past month or so I’ve had pain on and off but it’s been very mild pain. I scheduled a Drs appointment with my gp and urology. My gp ordered an ultrasound and my urologist ordered a ct. the ultrasound came back with moderate hydronephrosis and kidney stones (size and qty weren’t listed - both stones and hydronephrosis were in my left kidney). Has anyone experienced this length of time with stones with only moderate pain and hydronephrosis? I have my CT getting scheduled now so I’m waiting on that. It just seems like odd symptoms to me.
Thanks

My 14 month old started showing symptoms of HFMD on Thursday. She had one bad day/night & has been nearly normal since then, minus the spots & some fussiness like any sickness.
Here’s my timeline for anyone else who catches it from their kiddo - I know seeing timelines helped me!
DAY 1: Woke up Saturday with the worst chills. I couldn’t shake them even with the hottest bath water possible. Obvious fever. Stomach pain & nausea too. I could not miss work so I took three 500mg Tylenol to knock out my symptoms until I could come home. Sore throat as well. My husband saw red spots & white spots on my tonsils
DAY 2: Sore throat was at its worst. I thought I had strep with the way my tonsils looked covered in white. Urgent care said negative for strep but the red spots were starting so it was definitely HFMD. Had some light itching & feelings of tightness begin.
DAY 3: Spots got much worse & started being more of a bother with itchiness & some feelings of burning. Sore throat was lingering but not as bad. Sores started appearing on my tongue so it was still difficult to eat & drink.
DAY 4: Spots on my hands & feet turned to blisters. I couldn’t pick anything up or walk without pain. I was bedridden for the day. It felt like I had burns. My nose and face also started to get blisters. These were so thin that every time i brushed against them, the skin broke & they spread more. Thankfully my throat & tongue were mostly without pain.
DAY 5: Pain is subsiding. The spots still look intense & the blisters are more at the surface so i’m sure some will eventually burst. It’s not comfortable to walk or pick things up but much more manageable. My nose looks horrible but I’m just trying not to touch it so it’ll heal.
I will post updates as this goes on. It’s been awful but it’s hard to say that when I also remember how bad labor felt & it still doesn’t compare. 🤣

Symptoms- -Joint swelling with fingers and wrists being the worst -low grade fever when joints are most swollen - pain comes and goes in fingers, wrists, elbows, knees, hips, shoulders, lower back and toes - extreme fatigue - muscle weakness - dry red eyes - general flu like symptoms
I also have IBD. Dad has RA. Brother has MS.
Doctor prescribed prednisone and ordered X-rays and blood tests. Thinks it is definitely inflammatory arthritis. Will likely diagnose RA or seronegative RA depending on labs.
At least I have answers.

31(f) sorry if this is long winded, I’m just like wtf. I was feeling off last week and had a weird pain in my urethra but I just brushed it off cause I have a history of kidney stones and it felt like maybe I had just passed one. A day later I notice a very sensitive sore on my labia minors so I went to the urgent care (couldn’t get into my normal dr for TWO MONTHS 💀) and the dr took a look at it and told me he had no idea what it was but took a swab of it to test for a multitude of things. I was feeling absolutely awful yesterday. fever of 102.4, chills, body aches, etc so I just knew that I had herpes, I had a hunch from the beginning but all the symptoms were there. Got a call yesterday afternoon to confirm that I do indeed had HSV2 and on top of it BV 🫠 They gave me an antibiotic for the BV but said nothing about the herpes. This is by far one of the most painful and uncomfortable things I have ever gone through. I’m only on day 6 (I believe) and it just keeps getting worse. The internet says it can be brought on by stress, among other things. I just had my second child almost 5 months ago and having a baby is obviously stressful and I also have an almost 11 year old boy (wow, did I mention having kids is stressful?) I have been with my husband for 2 years now and my partner before that for over 5 years. Could I have had it for literal years and not known about it? I am probably one of the most stressed out humans (thank you anxiety) and have had shingles twice… the last time just back in September while I was pregnant. So is this outbreak because I’m stressed? Hormonal drop after having a baby? My husband has never experienced any symptoms of hsv and before we got together he got sti screened for everything besides herpes cause I guess it’s not one they test for unless there is symptoms? He has not cheated nor have I. So why now all of the sudden am I having my first outbreak. And wow wtf is it THIS TERRIBLE. I literally want to cry every single time I pee. And I can only take so many baths a day to ease the pain.
Okay now the reason for this post 1. Have any other women experienced this? 2. Should I be worried about breastfeeding? 3. How long will it hurt and when will the blisters stop forming? 4. Should I call my OB and make a follow up appointment? The urgent care literally didn’t do anything for me except tell me I have it 5. Should I expect to feel this shitty anytime I have an outbreak 6. Please give me any and all tips and tricks to managing this PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
I’m obviously pretty upset that that is happening, but with my husband being so sweet and supporting I know I’ll come out of this okay. I just wish it didn’t feel like my entire world is messed up right now.

My dudes, my body has been doing the strangest stuff in the past two weeks. At the end of April early may I did give plasma three times, not sure if this had anything to do with it. But around Sunday of last week, I caught a headcold, that only showed symptoms of extreme hay fever that I get every year. I thought my Allegra D had worn off. Now this week, starting Saturday morning I woke up with a migraine. I have GERD so I cant take ibuprofen or it will hurt. So I took some Tylenol and alieve, and (I think) it caused my stomach to feel very sore. Then two days later my back muscles are sore with my migraine that hurts so much when I bend over or change from standing to laying down. I have been taking magnesium, copious amounts of cbd and thc, I've tried caffine(green tea), I haven't tried turmeric because it usually upsets my GERD, and circumin isolated is expensive so I havent tried that either. Maybe I need to just buy some butterbur and circumin and hope I can make rent, because I have to go to work tomorrow :( Any thoughts?

Basically, the title. I was diagnosed in 2018 with an autoimmune disease based on blood markers but my rheumatologist couldn’t tell me exactly which one I had. He said there were some markers for Lupus but not enough to diagnose me.
I can always tell when I’m having a flare because I get these sores in my mouth. They’re ulcers. They’re so insanely painful. When my stress was at its worst in my life, I was also getting these ulcers in my nose and I got one in my eye right under my eyelid. It was unimaginably painful and I went to my primary care physician to have it looked at when it happened. But she said she couldn’t see anything and basically seemed to imply I was over exaggerating, which honestly deterred me from continuing to see a doctor about these issues. I figured I had HSV 1 and it was particularly bad because I was so stressed.
I have had a myriad of other symptoms. Swollen joints, osteoarthritis, constant headaches, bleeding from random organs (ie. coughing up blood clots, constantly having blood in urine tests despite no infection, bleeding a lot when I pass stool). I have a lot of skin problem. I get those pimple blister things and am super sensitive to sunlight.
I’ve been having a flare recently, likely due to poor sleep and stress and I have gotten these terrible sores in my mouth again. So freaking painful. They were healing up after I slept a lot and then a few days later some new ones started popping. It was bothering me so much I googled mouth sores related to autoimmune diseases and found a description of Behçets. This is the first time I’ve ever found out about an autoimmune disease that seems to describe what I’ve been experiencing for so many years.
I found this sub and have been exploring it to see what the experiences of others are. And I feel like I have read some horror stories on here already. I know this place is not to be used for a diagnosis, and I already plan to have this conversation with my rheumatologist. I was just wondering if some people are just constantly uncomfortable and not always in searing pain?
I say this as I’m laying here with swollen muscles I am literally trying to tenderize like a steak because they’re so tense and painful and causing me the worst headache ever.
Basically just looking for stories about peoples’ personal experiences to see what Behçets is really like on an average day.

Well i am clinically diagnosed with depression and when it first started, i would get these random month long fevers without a reason and despite showing multiple physicians, no one could find out any thing wrong with me. This still happens 2 or 3 times every year and can be really frustrating. Next symptom was arm pain. I started experiencing extreme arm pain and it was because of vit d defiency and b12 deficiency or so i thought. Even after my vit d and b12 levels replenished, the shoulder + arm pain didnt go away and i have been squandering to find any solution still. Again shown multiple specialists. Then, i started sleeping excessively. I used to be demotivated in the years before this but suddenly, i couldnt stay awake at all despite wanting to be awake and getting enough sleep. And all these things happen without any reason and i feel helpless because of the lack of treatments for these problems. So what i am asking is that is this related to my depression or something else is wrong with me. Btw i have done multiple tests over the years like ana, cancer , blood culture etc and all of them showed nothing. Is anybody else going through this?

Hey everyone -
Thank you in advance for any help / suggestions you might be able to offer. I’ve been struggling with some annoying symptoms the past few months and I’m hoping that someone might be able to provide some insight / reassurance.
So, basics: 31 y/o white male, exercise 7-10 hours a week (cycling primarily), 145 lbs, 5’9, I eat a balanced diet, lots of fruits, vegetables, limited red meat, lean protein, etc. Mediterranean diet essentially. No drinking, no smoking. I am generally rather healthy - I typically get one, maybe two, colds a year. I’m a teacher, so I’m exposed to quite a bit of germs / viruses, but I generally take care of myself enough to avoid most of it. I sleep probably about 7 hours a night on average - could definitely bump that up, but never less than 6 hours and typically 7.5+. I got the Pfizer vaccine back in 2021, booster in early 2022. Admittedly, I haven’t had a booster since, nor do I usually get a flu shot. I plan on rectifying both of those this year.
This year, I have just gotten absolutely decimated with sicknesses and it is really starting to wear on my mental health. It has kept me from exercising as much as I’d like, which, in turn, has made me more and more depressed and frustrated.
Rough timeline: Mid-December 2023: Mild cold which lasted for about 5 days. Usual stuff, congestion, sore throat, general malaise and stuffiness. Cleared pretty quickly, took 4 days off from exercise, biked on the 5th day and felt fine. Energy bounced back within a few days.
Late January 2024: Similar cold symptoms come on, I take 2 days off from exercise, thought I felt better, exercised on the 3rd and 4th day, probably overdid it and ended up relapsing pretty hard. Had to take another 6 days completely off, was able to exercise again on the 7th day but felt pretty weak. Took it easy for 3 days before I started feeling strong again.
Late February 2024: Went to Peru for a friend’s wedding - at the airport on the way home I started feeling chills all over and my stomach was just absolutely killing me. The flight home was miserable, as you could imagine. Went to urgent care, they prescribed some stuff for the stomach pain, which seemed to work. I only took 1 day off from exercise, resumed exercise the following day and actually felt completely normal strength / energy wise. Only strange lingering thing was that after this bout of whatever, I would frequently get goosebumps every time I changed clothes, regardless of how cold it really was. Felt fine otherwise, no chills, just weird goosebumps which would go away within a minute or so of changing.
Early April 2024: Came down with symptoms again - same as usual: sore throat, head cold / congestion, general malaise, low energy. Symptoms came on a Sunday night, felt pretty terrible Monday morning. I had an important cycling race that following Saturday, so I tried to recover for that. Slept a bunch, drank a bunch of water, DayQuil during the day which seemed to help. I tried going for easy rides twice that week - once on Tuesday, once on Thursday. Both times, I felt ok with regards to my breathing / congestion, but my muscles felt really weak. Legs just had no power. I felt relatively ok on Friday driving down to the race, felt absolutely terrible during the race on Satuday and ended up dropping out. Took Sunday completely off, took a COVID test to be safe, came back negative, starting riding again that next Monday and felt surprisingly ok - figured I was out of the woods. Rode that whole week, felt good, not great. That Sunday, I start feeling off again, symptoms come back on Monday. I take 2 days completely off, try riding again and I just have no energy whatsoever. Muscles feel so weak and achey. I take 4 more days completely off, start riding again next week and take it really, really easy to work my way back into it. I contact my doctor and the PA that works for him thinks it is allergies - he says to take a double-dose of antihistamines daily and that he thinks that is what is causing the symptoms + the fatigue. I try this for a week with little improvement to my energy levels / muscle strength. Still feeling congested at this point. I go back to him a week later, he orders some blood tests - everything comes back in the normal range. Only thing outside the normal range is WBC count which is at 3.9 where the low level of normal is 4.0, so pretty close to normal. Symptoms persist, so I go back, now he thinks it might be a sinus infection - he does inspect my sinuses and says they look inflamed. He prescribes antibiotics (amox) which I have taken for a week now. Congestion / sore throat is improved, but I still have absolutely no energy and my muscles, especially my calf muscles, are just constantly achey / sore / weak. He said if I don’t see improvement in another week, he’ll order more tests, but I’m getting really frustrated and disheartened at this point. I’m able to ride, but I just feel so weak when I’m doing it and I don’t think I’m actually benefiting at all from the training, although I do enjoy just being outside.
I have never gotten this sick, this often. I feel like I cannot do the things that make me happy, which, in turn, makes my mental health worse, which probably is also wearing on my physical health. What else could this possibly be?

Hi, I currently have a random assortment of symptoms and can’t figure out what it is… I have congestion that is milder than a typical cold, an incessantly sore throat, a constant headache, body aches, one day of fever, sleeping no less than 14 hours a day, very mild shortness of breath. This has lasted over a week now. It feels like a lite-version of combined cold, flu, and covid.