Random fevers, really worried

I have got myself worried sick from googling too much! (I have chronic health anxiety) 

About 2 months ago I would randomly wake at night feeling shaky, nearly like I was too hot/cold at the same time. It was weird but only happened randomly so I never thought too much of it. 

2 weeks ago I woke hot and sweaty and my temp was 38.2. I went to the doctor and she said my tonsils were swollen with puss on them and I def had tonsillitis (even though I had no throat pain) she put me on antibiotics. She took bloods and a throat swab. Bloods were normal and the swab was clear. Since then I dont see any puss on my throat and dont have any other symptoms apart from I keep getting random low grade fevers! I seem to go a few days with no fever then it comes back again, it makes me feel so uncomfortable and keeps me awake at night. 

Of course google has scared me silly! I cant see a doctor for a few days and I'm trying to keep it together but its hard. Im currently on holiday with my kids and this is all I can think of. Everything I read online points to random fevers being a really bad sign. Has anyone experienced this? Im so scared :( 

  • Did you have a sore throat or anything? I don't understand how I've supposidly had tonsillitis yet had no throat pain. Hope I can see my GP tomorrow, the worry is driving me crazy. Ive been trailing this website all day driving myself mad! 

  • Yes i had a sore throat in the Jan went away with antibiotics, came back a week later where i lost my voice, more antibiotics went away came back about 2 weeks later. As well as a chest infection at one point i was taking 2 lots of antibiotics one for throat and one for chest infection

  • Hi the best thing for you to do is go onto google i know its effected you doing that but theres a way to look things up without thinking you have everything just put in what do tonsils do you will see then that tonsils are designed to stop germs getting down your thoat and also they are loaded with white bloods cells they release to kill infections white blood cells are part of our immune system that kill viruses germs bacteria you may have slightly inflamed tonsils you dont nesseserily ave to be in pain the drs looke down your throat and seen them a bit inflamed as i said earlier your body allso heats up if theres an infection or virus . And you have started thinking all sorts is it cancer your thinking probably just an infection thats not quite gone yet i sufferd anxiaty i used to suddenly break out in a sweat and have to change my shirt but the anxiaty was because i i w struggling to breath because of missdiagnosed asthma i truly thaught my lungs had been damage by a drug they gave me for crohns so it was the chicken and the egge .anxiatys a horrible thing its fear realy so dont worry . Dr will tell tom if it was throat cancer you would certainly feel much worse .paul ps musicismylifes just about sumed it up

  • Thanks for your reply. I get what you are saying but for weeks before this I've been waking from my sleep shaking so I feel like this might be going on for a while. I really do hope its from my throat and nothing more serious. Its been over 2 weeks now, I've had a week of antibiotics and my throat swab was clear which is why I'm concerned this is something more serious :(  

  • Mines been going on since october 2018. They kept saying its this is that etc. I think they rule out everything before they check for lymphoma. You are showing no other symtoms apart from this. I am showing and have shown nearly all symtoms for lymphoma. I hope its not. They will take a blood test again most prob. Hopefully they will find something

  • That must be difficult that it is going on so long! I hope you get an answer soon and that it isnt anything serious. The first heamotologist you seen wasnt concerned werent they not? Hopefully that means something, im sure you cant wait until your appointment! 

  • Just try not to worry deep infections can take a while to get rid of and anxiaty makes it worse sounds like your having a noturnal panick attack you wake up wanting to run ime wondering if you may have sleep apnea that can do that this bialogic drug they gave me in my case caused its mention it to your dr dr tommorow thats trouble with anxiaty no matter what people say your brain doesnt beleive it but as i said anxiaty can cause shaking sweating breathing  you name it can copy it you have my sympathys ive ive had and it a horrible thing but they can help you with it its the fight or flight mechanism in you brain gone out of wack ime not a dr or anything but ive a degree in the university of life lol and been through what tyour going through now

  • I totally agree that anxiety can cause some crazy symptoms. Iv had most of them as I have had health anxiety over 10 years. Whats concerning me is that I dont believe it can cause fever. I feel so great when I go a few days without a fever then when it comes back I feel awful again. I will see what the doctor says and let you know. Thanks for all the support, I really appreciate it. Sticking to this instead of google! 

  • Thats what i i said i said it happend to me and you dont beleive me i think its one of the most common things i bet you dont dont beleive the dr that how it works its fear you think your  going to die and the simple trueth is your not but there is help for anxiaty have you had any treatment for it .on a night did you wake up scared stiff drenched in seat wanting to get out the door 10 to 15 minuits later it starts to wear off and you feel hungry or very tired thats a nocturnal panick attack they are worse than normal daytime ones .anyway mention it to gp tom cant do any harm and maybe a lot of good regards paul