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PositiveVibes:
Hi! I am writing to you again because I am totally confused and tired of all the things that happened to me recently.
Are there any people with thal major who have permanent temperature above the norm? I have been having this problem for a month and I do not know how to cope with it. Every time I measure my temperature it is between 37 and 37.5 C. I did some blood tests, even check my thyroid gland.. everything turned to be ok.. but unfortunately I keep that awful permanent temperature.
I am sick and tired of all these thoughts what problems I could have with my health. My doctor says it is not so frightening and she thinks it may be due to thalassemia major, but it was unsual for me.. So, if anybody has similar problems, please write to me.. I need your help :(

Sharmin:
Rozitka,

I don't think that a temperature of 37 is high, it is well with in the normal range.  Do you have other related symptoms that may indicate that you have an infection?  Also, what are your ferritin levels?  If your ferritin levels are high and you have a fever then you should be concerned - but usually a fever is considered temp above 38.  Also Rozitka, do you still have your spleen or has it been removed? 

Perhaps these answers will help us guide you better.  I hope that we help alleviate your worries.

Sharmin

Manal:
Rozitka

Some doctors consider the temperature up to 37.5 is normal.

But if this was not your ''normal'',may be you haveto check whether you are having dehydration or not as it could be a possibility and usually dehydration can rise this half grade.

Also if you are using exjade, sometimes it can cause a slight fever at the begining of administration.

If non of the above, you can examine your body for viruses though they usually cause a fever of more than 38 celcius

manal

KHALIFA:
well
     i have an experiance with my son Abdulwahab before we made for him a BMT when he sleep in his bed some times i found out alot of wet in his pilow i was confused but with alot of quistions and alot of reserch i think there is a relation between the high temperature and the bone marrow (when i said high temp. i dosn't mean above 38 no but like what Rozi said) in the thalassmic PpL the bone marrow try to give the body what he need from the blood and also the BM try to expand so it work very hard and that give the body a lot of energy that cause the temperature a bove normal and i notice that when his HGB go below 8 of course there is another opinion but that what i got from the Dr's and from my experiance ... now the boy almost 4 years from BMT i found out he start to be normal even his head shape and his body shape also no more wet in his pilow only if he is sick and have high temperature ....
      hop i answer your question but don't debend on it i replay my order to you and pls go and make all the blood check also some cultures .....
                                                khalifa
                                           state of kuwait               

Sharmin:
Thank you kindly for that information Khalifa.  I am so glad that your son is getting healthier - god bless - I hope that each day is better than the last for him.  I wasn't aware that there is a relation between thal major and temperature, as I haven't noticed it in my son so far.  But as you have mentioned it may be related to the bone marrow working hard.   It is very important to determine whether ferritin levels are high though because high iron levels can breed infection.

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