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Low-grade fevers weeks after COVID: Is this common with long COVID?

Posted by pdd @pdd, Feb 28, 2022

I was hospitalized for COVID and home since 2/3. On 2/24 started to have low grade fevers in the evening. Tylenol takes care of the fever. I am on home oxygen still but improving. Mobility and strength is better. Important to note immunosuppression due to cancer therapy a year ago. Lymphocytes are still depleted. Is this common with long COVID?

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norav | @norav | Apr 5 3:53pm
In reply to @njed "I found out from others that it is a slow process. In fact, my sister was..." + (show)
@njed

I found out from others that it is a slow process. In fact, my sister was about 6 weeks before her temp returned to her normal. Wish you the best as well.

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I followed up with the doctor and he ordered a chest x-ray. It showed I have bilateral pneumonia. I guess my body was trying to tell me something.
Btw, I am also a NJ native, now living in Tennessee. I miss NJ!

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EKH | @erinhastedt | Apr 10 9:28am

I've had low grade fevers for about 3 years off and on. It comes on in the late afternoon and goes up to about 100 with chills and aches. It is typically gone once I go to bed. The many drs I see do not know the cause and don't seem concerned so I'm just used to it. It seems to be the least of my symptoms post covid.

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aliecedice | @aliecedice | Jul 30 5:16pm

I know this is an old thread but it came up when I was searching for this type of information. I came down with covid on July 10th 2024 and it's now July 30th 2024. The virus ran it's course and I was down for nearly 2 1/2 weeks. Most all of my symptoms are gone now except for a daily low grade fever. I hate that it's happening, but I did find a little solace in the fact that others are having the same issues. I will wake up feeling pretty much 'ok' but not long after waking, I will get chills and take my temp and it will be 99.1F. It's never been more than 99.5F but this happens every day and is making me still feel yucky. I have had 2 Rocephin injections (antibiotics) over the last 3 weeks and have completed a 5 day course of Doxycycline to clear any possible early pneumonia that might have been trying to start. I feel clear in my chest, so I don't think that's it, but wondering if anyone else has found a cause for this and if yours went away, how long did it take?

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aliecedice | @aliecedice | Jul 30 7:38pm
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@norav

I followed up with the doctor and he ordered a chest x-ray. It showed I have bilateral pneumonia. I guess my body was trying to tell me something.
Btw, I am also a NJ native, now living in Tennessee. I miss NJ!

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I know this is an old post but did you have any symptoms of pneumonia at all other than low grade fever?

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lizzid | @lizzid | Sep 18 4:57pm
In reply to @mdrickards "Wow! I, too, have this low grade fever of 99. I contracted Covid on 6/8/2022. On..." + (show)
@mdrickards

Wow! I, too, have this low grade fever of 99. I contracted Covid on 6/8/2022. On one day my fever reached 103.4, but eventually returned to the "normal" of 98.6 However, my normal temperature was never 98.6. Ever since having Covid, I spike these 99 degree fevers, but never as much as 100 degrees.
I have tried to research this, and it does not seem to be a huge deal, at least from what I am finding. Since I didn't have a reason to take my temperature all the time before I got Covid, I have no way of knowing if the fever spikes pre-existed the Covid diagnosis.
Let us know if you find out anything about this. Curious!

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Reassuring to hear of all the ‘fever related’ incidents. I experience a fever in the high 99s most days. Timing is varied but when it hits it’s like a blast and I can do nothing but rest. Other days it’s simply lower grade temp. Shall we ever recover from all these symptoms?

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pacathy | @pacathy | Oct 18 5:55pm
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@lizzid

Reassuring to hear of all the ‘fever related’ incidents. I experience a fever in the high 99s most days. Timing is varied but when it hits it’s like a blast and I can do nothing but rest. Other days it’s simply lower grade temp. Shall we ever recover from all these symptoms?

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Has your fever gone away yet? I agree that it’s somewhat reassuring to read of others with this persistent low grade fever. It’s also concerning that it can last so long for some.
I tested positive on 9-24-24 with high fevers, headache, and nasal congestion. I took Paxlovid, improved then had rebound symptoms and tested positive again on Oct. 5 with bad cough, temps (101’s) and fatigue. I tested positive until day 21 and now just have low grade/above normal temps and low energy. I have mild bronchiectasis and lungs were noisier than usual and I’ve increased airway clearance the past few days.
After reading all these, it sounds like I just need to be more patient.
I’d love to know if the fevers have cleared for some of you, how long it took and if anything other than Vit C helped.

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mshell1533 | @mshell1533 | Nov 7 6:37pm

9/5 I had COVID. It's 11/8 and I'm still having them on a daily basis myself. But I still have brain fog and more...

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