Hi,
You need to clarify with your doctor regarding the viral infection he is suspecting. Were your tests for HIV negative in '98 and '01? If they were negetive and you have no reason to believe that your husband is infected with HIV, it is unlikely that your symptoms are due to HIV. Please discuss this aspect with your doctor too.
All The best!
Thank you so much for your response. When I spoke to my Dr. he said that he was going to "help me out" but did not specify what that meant, he also wouldn't give me the numbers because he said I wouldn't understand them anyway. I am still waiting for a call back from him. I don't know if you can answer this question or not but I was tested for HIV in routine pregnancy blood work in '98 and '01. I have not been with any one other than my husband since then, and only 1 other person before. While looking up my symptoms some pointed to HIV. Is it possible that that could be the virus.....
Hi,
You probably need to get investigated further. A normal WBC count makes the possibility of leukemia unlikely. It would be helpful if you could provide the exact counts. You also need to clarify with your doctor regarding the viral infection they are suspecting. A biopsy of the enlarged lymph nodes may be helpful. Multiple bruises with no apparent trauma may indicate a decreased platelet count or a disorder of blood clotting. It may be a good idea to get your platelet counts and hemoglobin checked as well.
All the best and God Bless!
I'm sorry I keep adding to this but I just got off the phone with my DR. ( it was the nurse that I spoke to earlier) and he told me that my wbc was consistent with a virus and that I should continue to wait it out (after 4 months). He told me that it wasn't uncommon for a virus to last this long. I'm not sure if that means that my numbers were high or low, or if waiting it out is sound advise.
UPDATE:
My labs just got back this morning, and they told me everything looked normal- WBC and liver function test. I still have all the same symptoms though, and last night I noticed more bruises and a couple funny marks one that is on my right hand that is like a small cut with a small red circle around it and another on my right forearm that is kind of pinky purple and round no cut. I don't know what any of this means if anything. Could you still have cancer with a normal white blood cell count? Or could it be something else?
I should add that I have also been having eye symptoms that are not related to allergies. They have been getting blood shot , watery, sore and tired with what looks like small pools of blood in certain areas