What Do You Think (Please Would Like Response From People Whom Actually Have Disease)

[RedRed76]

6/14 Now for over 2.5 weeks I have had swollen glands and it been getting worse. I had first thought was just getting sick and waited a week before going to the doctor.
During that Week Other Symptoms:
Shortness Breathe~ Loss Appetite ~ Swollen Glands ~ Sore Throat (at time) ~  Excess mucus ~ Major Fatigue
6/21 Once went to doctor: noted I had a Low Grad Fever [ Tested for Step - Negative ]
Was given a ZPack and noted: Fever ~ Acute Pharyngitis ~ Lymphadenopathy ~ Nasal Logiciel ~ Acute Sinusitis
Well finished the Zpack and getting worse.
Went to Doctors again (Getting Dizziness and Feeling Like Fainting / No Sore Throat / Back Pain / Chest Pain / Very Fatigue)
6/27 Once at doctors Again: Tested for Mono [Negative] Blood was taken / Given another round of antibiotic 2xday for 10 days.
(During that time more Shortness of Breathe , Notice Now Weight Loss, More Feeling of Faintness, A little itchy)
6/29 Just got call from doctor and blood test was said to be all normal ( And puzzled that I was still not feeling better, was told to come back in on Friday if I was still not feeling better.) Just having that conversation, very short cause me to catch breath and cough.
Just got another call again from doctor putting me on Steroid pack and inhaler. And to come in on Tuesday if not feeling better.

Does this sound like anything any of you have gone threw with Lymphoma / Leukemia ?

{Medical History:  Mother passed 7 year ago from Lymphoma }

[Ken_PA]

I would trust that they can tell if an x-ray is normal. Sometimes it might be difficult to interpret abnormalities, but you have none.

Valley fever is a fungus - did you get worse after antibiotics?

On the good side, the rapid dissemination to all those nodes argues strongly against cancer.

"In order of decreasing risk, people of Filipino, African, Native American, Hispanic, and Asian descent are susceptible to the disseminated form of the [Valley Fever]"


If it was me, I'd look into Valley Fever now in hopes of finding what things to do or to avoid doing, in case that's what you have. E.g. certain foods, or temperatures or exercise etc.


OTOH, are you near the smoke from any wildfire? Just a longshot.

[RedRed76]

Also was told lungs are clear reason for shortness in breath because I am inflammation.

[RedRed76]

I feel like I have more questions then answers.

Still have fever, checked in 100.3.

I went to doctors and got chest xray. She said that there is no change, looks stable. ( I had xray done start of year for yearly.)
I wish I knew what to look for, because to me the xray's looked different in areas.

She is running more blood test, another CBC, a full EBV Panel, and Cocci (Valley Fever).

Also my glands in neck still swollen, she said not as much as before. But now my under arms, behind head and groin area (learn something new) all Swollen.

So now I have to wait a week to see if its Valley Fever. If she can't find anything and still ill said she is going to send me to Specialist.

So sick of all this, just wish there was an answer.

[Ken_PA]

there's always also the danger of a viral infection which paved the way for a (worse) bacterial infection -- especially if you now have fever

[Ken_PA]

That sounds like pretty bad pneumonia. Even if you can wait until tomorrow, that's not necessarily the best thing to do - for efficiency.

If it were me, and if I had health insurance, here is what I would do: go to the ER now.  They'll immediately listen to your chest with a stethoscope. Then, you can get a CBC and a chest x-ray, which is what your doctor will probably need tomorrow anyway. You'll likely just get sent for those tests before your doc can proceed to diagnose you. This way you save time.

Or BETTER YET, call your doc's office immediately and ask if you can come in today. They'll either say 'yes' or tell you to go to the ER. The advantage at your doc's is that they know your history well - for instance your doc has previously listened to your lungs and knows your previous CBCs. If you have some mystery condition, the ER will only treat you for the most common condition - ERs are not good for diagnosis of mysteries, they are for usual emergencies.

Keep one thing in mind: there is a difference between pneumonia (roughly speaking being fluid/congestion in the lungs) and ascites (fluid next to the lungs which takes up space and makes it hard to breath). Ascites is associated with lymphoma.

Yes, please keep us posted.

[RedRed76]

These last couple of days have been very difficult. Just writing this is taking a lot out of me.
I have been getting weaker.

So far the shortness breathe is really making things difficult. Along with more and more horseness. My neck glands are still swollen and get really hot at times mostly at night.

I plan on going to the doctor tomorrow. I promise to keep things posted, just getting very difficult.

Just be glad once this is all over. And i have been trying to keep track of things as well too.

Not around any cats. There was a story on the new the other day about Lyme Disease.