Approved for Rinvoq, but sick at the moment

After trying Entyvio and now Humira with no success, my insurance has finally approved me for Rinvoq! Unfortunately, I will have to wait to start. I'm on Day 10 of battling some viral/bacterial infection with 10 straight days of mild fevers that alternate between 99-102 degrees. This initially started with headaches, and I've had a bit of a dry cough and complete lack of appetite. No nausea or vomiting though. Main symptom is the unrelenting fevers. Tested negative for COVID and the flu, and most of my labs are normal (even white blood cell count in the normal range) with the exception of my C-Reactive Protein (which was high) and my Monocyte count (also high, indicating that I'm fighting some infection).

I know it's viral or bacterial, I just wish I knew what. I've never had fevers that lasted this long and have never battled an infection that lasted 10 days or more. Uggghhhh...

I know this is a UC forum, but just curious if anyone has ever had something like this?

Thank you,
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CollegeGrad85
UC dx in 2009
Ileorectal anastomosis in 2010
Now - Proctitis

It's possible you still have covid without testing positive. PCR tests are more reliable than self tests but even those can give false negatives. I remember watching a hospital documentary early in the pandemic and a woman was brought in with severe covid symptoms but had tested 3x negative. I think the 4th test came back positive.

There are also adenoviruses which have similar symptoms to colds and flu, they are usually mild but can be more severe especially in immunocompromised patients.

Either way hope you feel better soon and can get going with the rinvoq!