Rethinking Body Temperature: 98.6 F is Not Normal

<p>I&rsquo;m miserable: I have shaking chills, sore throat, a splitting headache, and the room is spinning, so I call my physician&rsquo;s office for help and to hopefully be evaluated. I speak with the gatekeeper nurse, who asks the inevitable question:&nbsp;<em>What is your temperature?</em></p> <p>When I tell her it&rsquo;s 98.6 F, she is not impressed.</p> <p>I explain, exasperated, that since my baseline temp is 97.4 F, that 98.6 F is actually a<em>&nbsp;fever for me</em>. But it doesn&rsquo;t matter. Game over. I haven&rsquo;t reached the threshold, and apparently, I&rsquo;m not sick. Or not sick enough.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/wise-well/rethinking-body-temperature-98-6-f-is-not-normal-779703614565"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>