Elevated temp, fatigue, normal bloodwork, driving me crazy!

Sorry, I just need to vent a bit. I keep going through these phases where I will have an elevated temperature- it never seems to go above 100 degrees- and then I will get really fatigued and have no energy at all. Last time the fever went on for over a week, so I went to my regular doc and talked to her about it. They did bloodwork, and everything was normal! No inflammation whatsoever. I guess I should thank my lucky stars that I haven't been having much pain at all, but this fatigue is driving me crazy! I actually have times where it feels like my body is tired & needs a rest, but my mind is completely awake. I have to lay down on the couch and just lay there quietly for about an hour. Sometimes I end up dozing, sometimes I can read a little bit. I want to do a lot, I want to be able to clean my whole house or go out and run a bunch of errands, but I can't. I can load the dishwasher, then i have to take a break. Then I can get a load of clothes out of the dryer, sort and fold them, then after I take them upstairs and put them all away, I have to rest. I don't know if this is part of the grieving process, but I am getting more & more frustrated! I mean, what is the point of having this fatigue? How am I supposed to clean my house and do things like take my kids to girls scouts and do all the stuff they want to do? I don't know what to do- sometimes I just want to cry about it all! Any body have any tips on how to deal with this? Thnaks for reading!

Hi Moggy, unfortunately it can go with the territory. Usually when I'm flaring I get tired, now I'm on prednisone it masks temperatures so I don't get them or I'm not aware of them anymore. But the fatigue is part of the disease. If you're flaring it doesn't always show up in bloodwork. I had a massive flare, all my joints were swollen slightly and the pain was extreme...blood fine! They put me in hospital anyway, to control the pain etc. It is such a fickle disease, they don't understand why the bloods don't always reflect whats going on. Your rheumy should be listening to you, not just looking at results.
If I was that tired I'd be asking for a medrol pack or prednisone increase for a few days to try and kick me back to normal. Talk to your rheumy, it sounds as if you're not properly under control to me.
I get tired if I do too much or if I've done too much the day before, but not to the extreme you're mentioning. I have to pace myself but I've learnt to manage it.
Go ring your rheumy, golitho