Dear Doctor: Sweats, chills, numbness, and 24 pounds lost — and still no diagnosis

Dear Doctor: Sweats, chills, numbness, and 24 pounds lost — and still no diagnosis

Dear Doctor Roach: I’m a 70-year-old man. About eight weeks ago, I began having sweats, chills, severe headaches, body aches, a low fever, a lack of appetite, a lack of energy, and numbness around my waist. As this progressed, I began having severe pain in my lower back and left shoulder blade. I lost 24 pounds.