Re: Break/remission from fevers?

[Guest guest]

I don't know if this counts, but my son had his first episode in March

then didn't have another until July. From July onward he was very

predictable. Ironically in March we were on vacation and it was much

warmer there than at home. I never thought of the temp relationship

until you mentioned it.

's ped was convinced the March episode was related to the

, but his ID said no due to the time lapse. I'm convinced March

was related as it was EXACTLY the same as his subsequent Summer/Fall

episodes. Who knows why my son had a break though... It's just getting

cold now so I guess we'll see if he gets another break. He's also just

recovering from a head cold so between the two " colds " hopefully he'll

get some relief!

Vivian

mom to , 22 months

[Guest guest]

Yes, my son also used to have long breaks in the winter (October

thru Feb/March). I have never heard an explanation as to why this

happens, but living in hot,steamy Florida, I always attributed it to

the milder weather. But that was just my opinion.

Some on the board have experienced breaks in summer months too.

Go figure! in Tampa, FL

[Guest guest]

Yes!!

Absolutely. My son Zach had his first fever of 104 on his second

birthday (June 18). He had about 5 more fevers between June and

September of that year. Then, they stopped. I never figured out

what they were, and I forgot all about them until they returned

on his third birthday. He missed his party because he got another

104 fever.

I spent the summer wondering what was causing these fevers.

I suspected the lake water at cape cod, mosquitoes, mosquito

repellent, staying up too late, and even constipation. During

one episode his feet swelled up, which landed us in the office

of a Rhuemetologist and started us down the path. In

retrospect, we think he probably stepped on something in bare feet,

but at least we are now headed in the right direction.

We have standing orders for a blood draw to be done on his next

fever episode. We need to rule out genetic disorders such as FMF.

Zach was fevering every 21 days like clockwork. His last fever was

September 22, but it was very mild. The fever part lasted only 12

hours, and it never went over 101. The next fever date came and

went with one mouth sore, but no other symptoms. Last weekend

he skipped again.

I fully expect we will not see these fevers again until his fourth

birthday, and I will be grateful if they never come again.

We live north of Boston, so we definitely have a big temperature

change in September and June.

I don't know enough about to know if there would be a medical

reason for this. I don't even know if we have , although

the rest seems to fit pretty well. I was thinking about looking up

one of the specialists whose names keep appearing on this list

and asking if they have had any experience with seasonal remission.

Otherwise I'm back to scrutinizing brands of mosquito repellent

and sunscreen and looking forward to winter.

Holly

mom to Zachary, age 3.5

[Guest guest]

Hi Ruthie

We've also had one 12-week remission and 2x 8-week remissions earlier this year.

Seasons seem to have nothing to do with it for us as we moved back and forth

from South Africa and the UK during that time and the seasons are opposite. This

was before we used Prednisone. When we started using it we went back to 3.5-week

cycles and even one 2.5-week one. Now she seems to be in a remission again, last

episode was 30th August. HOWEVER she has had 2 bouts of (mild) tummy bugs since

and bad tonsillitis last week. I am wondering whether these other bugs (which

are very unusual for her to pick up) have 'kept her immune system busy' so that

the silly business didn't happen?! I have no idea. We're scheduled for a

T & A on 28th November.

Take care

Inga, mom of Emma, 27 months

[Guest guest]

My son has not been fevering since June. It has been almost 5 months. We haven't

been seeing our doctor since the last episode which occured in May, we are just

enjoying the fact and trying not to think whether it is on a break or not.

Mutlu

mom to Sarp Derin, 3 1/2 years old, since 1y/o

[Guest guest]

hi . no matter how many times my son has a fever during a month he allways

gets a fever on his birthday

**************************************

See what's

new at http://www.aol.com

[Guest guest]

How often does the break occur?? and how long did it take for the docs to

diagnose ?

My daughter has not been diagnosed with or FMF and the febrile episode due

last month did not occur. We are hoping it remains a " fever of unknown origin "

and just disappears. We have been through a great deal of different tests and

everything has been normal...I am wondering if this is a break or is it really

gone...

I pray it is gone...because although undiagnosed I cherish every day without

fever...

[Guest guest]

Hi,

For us the break occurs in the winter time for around 12 weeks. This

has been the case in 2005 and 2006 (my son was born in May, 2005).

And the fevers always came back to their 3-4 week schedule. I'm

hoping we are enjoying another break now, he has been fever free

almost 6 weeks. Of course we also cherish each fever free day.

We've also been through many tests and procedures, and most

everything has been normal. He had some immune issues in the

beginning, when we first tested him at 18 months, (did not produce

titers to pneuomococal (sp) vaccine), but he was re-tested and his

immune system is now functioning properly. He was diagnosed with

recently since all the tests are normal and the ID doctor

cannot find cause for the fever.

Ruthie

mom to age 2.5, , and Gabby age 7 months