Connect
← Return to Chronic fever spikes daily
Discussion
Infectious Diseases | Last Active: Jun 27, 2024 | Replies (12)
Comment receiving replies
Hi,
My mom recently started having spiking fevers up to 102.5. She's currently in the hospital undergoing all kinds of tests. They did a cat scan, pet scan, endoscopy, biopsy under her arm, she has EBV and suspect she has lymphoma. She's also getting confused, shaking, chilled and sweats all in the same day. It makes no sense but, EBV and is something we all have but it lays dormant and was ignited by either covid or the vaccine.
Replies to "Hi, My mom recently started having spiking fevers up to 102.5. She's currently in the hospital..."
Connect
Hi @mommacmc, I’m so sorry to read that your mom isn’t well. It can be very concerning when there’s unexplained, lingering fevers along with her other symptoms of confusion, chills and shaking. It sounds like she’s having quite a few tests run to find the cause.
Your mom was also tested for Epstein Barr Virus. As you mentioned, EBV is one of those viruses that most of us acquire then it can lie dormant until our immune system is weakened. At that point, it can reemerge and become active. Lymphoma can be one of those conditions because it is a cancer of the lymphatic system. So it will be important to see what the biopsy of the lymph node shows. The Covid virus seems to be another of those viruses that can leave lingering effects. Finding a diagnosis for your mom may take a little sleuthing.
Have any of your mom’s test results been returned yet? Have her doctors ruled out a UTI?