Fever since February
I (37f) woke up on February 10th with the sole symptom of a fever that persisted and got higher until I was hospitalized and diagnosed with EBV about 2 weeks later. Aside from slight pressure under my left ribs occasionally, fever and fatigue have been my only symptoms. I have since followed doctors orders of rest, haven’t returned to work, and have basically spent my time between the couch and my bed. In that time my fevers have gotten lower but I am still having regular temperature readings of 38.1 C. My doctor seemed unconcerned about this 3 weeks ago and was even convinced that I would be back to work by the beginning of June (I am a midwife in a hospital and work changing shifts, so this seemed overly optimistic anyway). Going on short walks to the grocery store or even just to drink a coffee with a friend still leave me bedridden the next day with fatigue.
I saw my doctor again yesterday and he still seemed somewhat unconcerned but referred me to a hematologist for more tests. I looked at my lab results today before I sent them to the hematologist and saw that my EBV EBNA and EBV VCA-IgM were positive at testing as well as a positive CMV-IgM. No other tests were made. I assumed that what my doctors told me - new infection and especially unpredictable because of my age - was correct but now I am reading that the EBNA would not be positive with a new infection so either this is reactivation or something else?
Have my doctors fumbled this whole thing? Was I given bad advice? I am waiting for the hematologist to give me an appointment but is that even the correct choice or should I find a new doctor and go to other specialists? For reference I live in Germany so I am unsure if or how the diagnostic protocol might different to other countries like the US.