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I have lower back paid since july. its not constant pain,like episodes 1-2 per week. wakes me at 3am when it happens and i stay in pain for about 9 hours. comes with vomiting, high temperature and sweating. ibuprofen helps but long term? what to do?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Need eval: Please do NOT put off having this evaluated. The combination of symptoms is concerning. What to do? - get medical assessment soon.

Answered 9/12/2020

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Back pain, fever: I recommend consulting a specialist in internal medicine so that appropriate testing will be done expeditiously. The 2 concerns here would be recurrent infection in the upper urinary tract such as can occur with a impacted kidney stone blocking urinary flow. The other leading possibility is a malignancy involving the spinal column. The internist will take a thorough history, system review&examinat

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