My dad has resigned himself to the hospital 3 times in the past 3 months. The first time he was in, he was treated for pneumonia, flu/influenza, and ultimately bronchitis for 5 days. All involved massive doses of anti-biotics.
The second time, he made it inside the ER and was tested for flu again and some blood tests but they released him claiming there was nothing wrong.
The third time, he was there for 3 days, this time they claimed he had pneumonia. He is a chronic smoker, 2 packs a day, so they blamed it on his smoking. Though the first and second time, his lung scans/test showed his lungs were perfectly healthy.
At some point his doctor said (maybe 1 year ago) he was showing some signs of leukemia but later dismissed this. I did some research on the symptoms on leukemia and he seems to fit a lot of them: persistent fatigue, weakness, frequent infection (i.e. the flu and bronchitis), loss of appetite or weight, shortness of breath when physically active, bone pain.
So, I would hope that the hospital would check for this but I am not sure, does anyone know if they do? Feeling bad enough to want to go to the ER 3 times seems a little extreme for him having nothing?
Thanks in advance for any help.