Well holy shit did this go off the rails. So the Rhabdo cleared about 4 days. Liver AST was still a little elevated but the CK was down. Here’s the kicker. I’ve been running 103-104F temps since. I can bring it down with Tylenol. So I’m back to doc multiple times. Even back to an ER. My immune system is nuts. WBC count is at one point triple normal. Mainly neutrophils so they chase a bacterial infection. Same time they test me for everything. Even things that would require some serious fucking explaining for how I got it. Negative. They do a full abdomen CT to look for a pocket of infection. Negative.
My platelets and RBC are low so there’s some brief discussion of leukemia. I’m like what in the fuck. I was the pillar of health three weeks prior. Running 12-16 miles per week and lifting 3-4 times per week. Eating balanced meals. Just really great shape for a 43 year old.
Finally, blood work goes to normal except WBC. Still high. I have a serious reaction to the CT contast. So doc says fuck it and hits me with a week of prednisone. Clear it up. More lab tests. So now it’s looking like I have some sort of fucking acute rheumatoid disease. I’m in to see a rheumatologist. If I skip steroids, I rub a continuous 103F fever and my jaw won’t work right.
Upshot is life comes at you really fucking fast.
