--almost everything you've reported in this thread can be explained by a transient viral infection coupled with some dehydration.

That spike in fever you reported he had a bit later on? It was post-exercise, right? Most of us will experience a rise in body temperature during vigorous exercise, especially if our bodies are not used to it on a regular basis. And, it is summer in NYC, which tends to exacerbate that . . .

I really suspect he has an infection, his immune system fought it, and what has come after is more the effect of what he was doing to "fight" it (i.e., "sweating it out") rather than the infection itself.

Post Exercise???? What Exercise? This is a 64 year old man (you know him, you've SEEN him. Does he looks like he exercises. lol

The man doesn't even walk that much because of his back. (And his temp this morning was 99). It hasn't been 99 upon waking in 5 days, so that's step in the right direction). He's drinking, but he's not peeing that much. I asked him if he has any discomfort, any pressure, any ANYTHING?? He says "No, I feel fine'.

I agree with you that it all points to it being a virus. I wonder how a doctor knows (I mean when we are in the office), what can make him say, after an examination, (I gather he'll take urine sample), and he might say "this is not a bacterial infection, this really looks like a virus"

I wonder what they see in a patient so they can come to some sort of a conclusion before blood work results come in. I know they will check his WBC, etc.

But do doctors look at any physical stuff in a guy and upon examination, say "Aha, I know it's a virus". or do we have to wait until the blood work comes back.

Glenn I had to laugh out loud when you said "exercise".

Alan talks about going back to the gym. Only talk!!!!

lol

Melody

Blood work shows more than a "doctor's impression".

Virus infections cause low white blood counts.

Bacterial infections cause raised white blood counts.

The various hepatitis infections cause long drawn out illness.

Typical minor viruses do not last 5 days with high fever. But Epstein Barr (mono) can do this. I had 14 days of 104 spiking fever with normals in between. There is a blood test for this too.

So going to the doctor is important. Hepatitis is serious, mono is considered benign. You need some medical facts.

And we shall have these facts later on today. He's got SOME bug, we just have to identify if it's viral or bacterial.

With no other symptms to go by, I do wonder if that "fever of unknown origin" from 29 years ago, has risen it's ugly head. This happened the day after we got that call from our son.

Believe me, no one wants to get a call like that. My husband's body went into over drive and the next day he got sick.

Now I can't prove if stress triggered anything. I mean, who can prove this?

But I'm keeping him cool, he's drinking, and by later on today, we might have SOME answers.

Will update later on.

Melody

Well, I get up this morning, go into the living room, he's on the couch doing
his leg exercises, I feel his forehead (his eyes are clear by the way), and I
said 'you feel warm, and his temp was 101.

Yes, I know that Alan does not run marathons and the like, LOL. But I did think that this particular spike might have come with him doing his leg exercises in that vulnerable "post-infectious" period.

Hi Glen

I just updated you on Alan (on your other thread).

He's doing much better and I hope you are too.

See you next week (hopefully)

Hi all.

Well, He's doing better (and now we know what he had). For a few days before going to his doctor, I noticed his urine output was definitely not normal. I kept saying "why aren't you peeing??, aren't you drinking??"

He said he didn't know why he wasn't peeing.

So we went to the doctor last week and the doctor gave him an antibiotic and some Jalyn. He said "he might have an inflamed prostate, and this will help him go, BUT HE MUST DRINK WATER"

He's been drinking my True Lemon products and peeing just fine and the color got a bit lighter.

So today, Dr. Fred phones us and says all tests came back fine EXCEPT the PSA which was high.

He said "Alan has Prostatitis" and he explained that the antibiotic will help clear this up. Everything else was just fine.

So Alan is drinking, peeing and next month he'll go back for another test.

I looked up Prostatitis and the symptoms fit to a tee!

He's much much better, he went out today and no more fever since it broke at the doctor's.

Just wanted to update.

Thanks for the update.

Prostatitis is treatable. My son had it, recently.
He took doxycycline for it. Cleared it right up.