Oh Lightwarrior, I'm so sorry to hear about your condition. I hope they can figure it out quickly. The infected kidney stone or mtx reaction ideas sound likely. Have they taken a chest x-ray? Mtx loves to cause pneumonitis.
I'm also wondering if they should test you for Valley Fever and things like Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. You don't have the typical symptoms, but any cyclical fever makes me think of fungal and rickettsial infections. The pred can easily mask the other symptoms. Also, they often progress slowly, so classic symptoms could be weeks away. I know you have ID on your case, but they might be so focused on the other things that they don't test for things they normally would.
So glad you have the background to advocate for yourself. Hang in there, friend.
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