Sick for 2 months
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| Sun, 07-22-2007 - 2:40pm |
I have been sick now for 2 months. At first I had terrible diarrhea, nausea, stomach cramps, fatigue and low grade fever. After 2 months I still have diarrhea, everything I eat goes straight through me in less than 45 minutes, nausea, stomach cramps, fatigue and every once in a while I run a low grade fever. For about 7 years now I have been getting boils in my groin area constantly. I always have at least 2 or more and sometimes as many as 5 or 6 at a time. Before 7 years ago, I had never had a boil anywhere on my body in my life. Now I have them ALL THE TIME and they are quite painful. I just had blood work and stool samples done, blood work was CBC w/diff and something else, came back normal, stool sample was WBC in stool, parasites and E-coli, came back normal. Now doc wants to do an abdominal CT. Mind you, I have no insurance so this is all adding up. Due to illness and a disabled child I do not work.
Doc has suspected either Crohn's, Diverticulitis or Ulceritive Colitis.
Is there anyone out the that have had these symptoms with normal test results that has gotten a positive Dx?
Thanks in advance for any comments, suggestions and anyone who reads this.
Peace and healing,
Trilleon
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Standing strong through all the turmoil.

Glad you found us, although sorry for all that brought you here!
Is your Dr. aware of your financial situation? You may still need these tests to be done, but he/she might have other options if they knew of your lack of insurance.
Here is some information about the 3 issues you've mentioned...
http://digestive.health.ivillage.com/inflammatorybowelcolitis/crohnsdisease.cfm
http://digestive.health.ivillage.com/diverticulitisdiverticulosis/diverticulitis.cfm

<hi trilleon, reading your posting was scary it was like describing myself, but i have only had a scope to look at my lower bowel which had some scarring but not much, i was told it is most likely IBS, but the cramps are debilitating at times i have to stop what iam doing no matter where iam and just concentrate on my breathing, the boils are worst i think they look inflammed and red and bloody sore to touch so does wonders for your love life (not) i even had one that didnt come to a head and i woke up one morning with a rash all over my body felt terrible and then collapsed my daughters thought i had menegitits but it turned out it had infected my system and i had blood piosioning! i had to have it lanced with a scalpal and then a open wound to look after on top of everything else, I also do not work but that is because i was make disabled in a car accident a few years ago but if i was back at work i dont know how i would have coped, the nausea makes you feel so faint and horrid,
i hope your test come back ok, and i think i will go get checked out again i felt for a while it was all in my head, there just seemed like so many symptoms.
well good luck hope to hear from you again
champersnikki
Hi Champersnikki and welcome to the board. Please do not allow yourself to be convinced that your problems are all in your head. Keep pressing for a diagnosis. You deserve to feel better.
If you are getting recurring boils you may be a carrier of staph. It is especially important to keep your skin as clean and dry as possible and to avoid constricting clothing that can irritate skin and give the bacteria an entry. Ask your doctor what else you can do to prevent them.
Co-CL for Stitcher's Niche