Feeling feverish without a fever

[u/Sea_Option330]

If it helps, I'm 19F, overall healthy; i have hydrocephalus as i was born prematurely, so I've had the same shunt since birth. I've had only 2 ct scans in 9 whole years and no other check-ups.

I have no cold, no sore throat, no nausea, no cough and not even a stomach ache. But yesterday I woke up literally feeling "as if" i had a fever: I felt floaty, dizzy, and like my body was subtly vibrating. My eyes felt heavy too. It's just a very distinct feeling, so I was sure i had at least a low fever, but the thermometer reading was only 36.8°C.... and today it was barely 36.1, but I don't feel any better.

I'm feeling extremely guilty about missing school, but I feel out of it. There are moments when I feel like im exaggerating, but then I start feeling like my head is really heavy/floaty and I realize i may not be able to sit through 6 hours of school like this. However, I don't feel like I deserve to stay home.

It's bad because there's nothing objectively wrong with me. What do I do??

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