Importance of knowing your normal temperature post by petros31

[TSH110]

I have been asked to post this link to a post I found by petros31 on a different HU forum PMRGCAuk, by BadHare , as it may be of interest to people here:

Importance of knowing your normal temperature petros31 PMRGCAuk post:

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[BadHare]

Tak TSH110 !

Need to know stuff!

[sandi]

Very good advice. I remember a friend taking her child to hospital in France some years ago and they were horrified she did not know his normal readings for temp, blood pressure, pulse etc.

The problem I find is getting medics to accept it is valid. I run low blood pressure and when ill it just increases to what would generally be considered normal, ditto temperature. I can have all the symptoms of a fever but ‘normal’ temperature.

[Framboise in reply to sandi]

I am the same as you and was told just last week that my normal blood pressure and normal temperature were both good, despite having told the GP that they are normally lower. As far as I was concerned I was running a temperature and felt dreadful. It's frustrating and potentially dangerous.

[Framboise]

Thank you, this is a very important point to be aware of!

[AmandaK]

I'm currently monitoring my basal body temperature first thing and I run very low (35.9-36.2 so far, with a blip a couple of days ago of nearly 38) but trying to convince my GP of this is excruciating.

The last time I went to see her, her room was so hot I was exploding with heat and also perspiring. I thought I would faint if I spent more time there.

She took my temperature (with a digital thermometer in the ear) and it was 'normal' but she wouldn't listen to me when I told her how hot I was feeling (it was obvious - my face was bright red and the perspiration should have been visible). She ignored me when I told her my 'normal' temperature is much lower.

Even when I told her I can't tolerate being in the refrigeration areas of supermarkets for more than a couple of seconds (it probably sends me into hypothermic temperature levels) she didn't flinch.

I had a dreadful flu-like virus lasting from before Christmas to about three weeks ago and my temperature during the fever stage was 38.7 - no wonder I was feeling so ill!

I 'm planning on sending the BBT results to the GP and for them to be added to my notes as I really don't want to be in a situation whereby I have a fever but the temperature at that point is considered normal and so I'm regarded as not having a fever.

We increasingly need to take our health into our own hands and present as much information as possible.

Incidentally, I've never been diagnosed with hypothyroidism despite being symptomatic and despite the obvious difficulties with temperature levels.