FFM - Poor baby! Sorry you aren't feeling well.

Yes, those older symptoms have nasty habit of popping up when we're not feeling well.

Everyone one gave you great advice. Do your best to keep the fever away and this does help with the symptoms. Also taking a tepid bath helps. NOT a hot bath or a cold bath. Just in between. It will help reduce the fever. (I do this with every quarterly sinus infection I seem to get and it does help.)

Hi Kay~ I am just getting through a 2nd round of antibiotics from a bug and woke up yest w/a big ole blister on my bottom lip.

I haven't had one of these in a long time. My tummy's been acting up some, too~ so don't know if there's a connection or not.

Feel better soon! Sending hugz.

hi kay,

couldn't add much to the great advice you've been given.
i take valtrex for herpes outbreaks.
i used to get them a lot. i started on daily valtrex by mouth and havn't had anymore problems.

i'd call and ask for a Rx for something so you can start right away.

you're doing the right thing. taking something to bring the fever down and resting until you can get into the office.

hope you feel better.

I used to get cold sores every time I was run down, or if I was in the sun or wind. I found some great stuff when I lived in New Zealand, and I still send back for it every few years. It takes away a cold sore as soon as I start to get it.

I don't get cold sores cropping up much any more though, at least not since the MS got bad. Then again, I don't do anything (like ski, boat, or have stress from work), so maybe that's why I'm not having as much problem with them. When I was kid they'd literally take over the bottom 1/2 of my face.

As far as the fever, I feel it is very important to treat it and keep it in check, no matter what the cause. My youngest just spent the last week at home because she couldn't break a fever, and I was treating her every 6 hrs without fail. She too has a low temp normally (96.4) and she got up to 102.5 over night, which woke her early one morning. When it started to spike over 100 (which is high for her, and it was obvious by her face and actions), I would treat her right away. It still took about 45 min for the Advil to work (Tylenol doesn't work for her) and she'd climb up 1 - 1.5 degrees in that period.

We finally got some antibiotics ~ don't know what for, they didn't identify an infection of any kind ~ but that was what seemed to do the trick finally. I think it is just a virus going around right now.

With MS . . . TREAT THE FEVER. I feel that is vital until you can get to a doc to see what's causing it.

Cherie

Im sorry you are feeling so cruddy Kay. Get some rest and
feel better soon.

Soxmom

Kay, I do hope you are healing and feeling better soon.

Kay, I hope you feel better soon.

Sorry you feel so horrid Kay, and I hope you feel better soon.

(((((((((((Kay))))))))))))) OMG, yes...fever is one of our bigest enemies, when it comes to MS symptoms. I had to quit Avonex because I couldn't control the fevers..

Feel better soon.