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...having been down this route with someone else, I'd say you've got a virtual smorgasbord of possibilities to choose from -- anything from a low-grade infection to myelodysplastic syndrome to diverticulitis to plain old garden-variety anemia with no known cause... none of which is likely to kill you, but none of which is any fun, symptom-wise.
What did your doctor suggest?
I would definitely be concerned about any fever, low-grade or not, that lasted for more than a few days, let alone a few weeks.
If it were me, and nothing (iron pills and shots included) seemed to help, I would ask about a colonoscopy and a regular endoscopy to see what's going on in both ends, and then (this is getting extreme) a capsule endoscopy -- all to check for diverticulitis or something similar.
If I were desperate (and willing), I might ask about a bone-marrow biopsy to check for myelodysplasia -- although that's pretty rare for most people under 60 (and more common in women).
I'd also get my thyroid checked as a matter of routine, since there's an outside chance it could be hyperthyroidism giving you the fever (those of us with hypothyroidism are chronically low-temp, and in a constant battle to raise our temperatures, and thus metabolism) -- although a thyroid condition wouldn't explain the anemia. (At least, I don't think it would.)
If a doc suggests shots for the anemia, s/he could go with good ol' iron, or possibly Procrit (I forget the generic name), which will boost your CBC in a major way.
Oh, btw, if you go the iron-pill route, do yourself a favor and make sure you get the time-release variety. Otherwise, you may end up terminally constipated.
Again, I'm no doctor -- just the resident advocate for somebody who's been (and continues to go) through all this stuff.
HTH! Good luck, Tucker!
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