Hi,
Was the problem ever solved? I am in a very similar situation.
I had a fever, belching, nausea, etc after eating or even drinking a glass of water. It turns out that I had a pyloric ulcer and severe gastritis, but these problems have been treated successfully, and I still get a fever and a lot of belching after eating. I occassionally have clay colored stools and I constipated.
An ultrasound was normal.
An endoscopy taken after the treatment of the ulcer was normal.
Bilrubin is is normal
No urinary infection
All liver stuff is normal
Lactatdehydrogenase is high, but has been for at least a couple of years.
Other gall bladder blood test were normal
Colonoscopy was normal except for
My blood count is hard to interpret becasue I have Thrombocytosis and take Hydrea, a form of chemo therapy that lowers the level of all types of blood cells. A few months ago, I had to increase the dose of Hydrea becasue my platelet count was rising. In the next following months, my platelet count has fallen, but my whites have risen.
After the ulcer and gastritis were treated, my white fell slightly, but are still really elevated in relation to my platelet count and the high dose of hydrea I take.
I've lost 10 lbs in the last tw oand a half months.
Hi
Thanks for writing to the forum!
Since your father has a history of bypass surgery endocarditis and nosocomial infection has to be ruled out. Stomach issues could be due to hiatal hernia. You would need to consult a gastroenterologist for this.
Recurrent or chronic fever is seen in tuberculosis, SLE, rheumatoid arthritis, Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) and other auto immune disorders, UTI, drug fever, glandular fever, endocarditis, parasitic infestations, fungal infections, lymphomas and other cancers etc.
A comprehensive investigation is required keeping all the points in mind. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
Hi,
There are various causes for low grade fever: Some cancers (specially leukemias and lymphomas), SLE, Sjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, pernicious anemia, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis. Most of these can also have anemia, loss of appetite, elevated ESR.
Please ask your doctor if all the above have been ruled out.
Do keep me posted
Just to add.....when he developed the low fever (after the 6-8 day break, his coughing (w flem) increased.
He is currenlt taking Losic 40mg per day for stomache issues. The doctors are concerned about the drop in Hb and increased esr.