Jenn,
Welcome to the forum here at MedHelp for MSunfortunately I know nothing about Parvo B19 - mybe someone else here can jump in and help?
I just want to make sure you know that someone read your post -I hope youll stay in touch and let us know how the tests proceed.
be well,
L
Hi,
We had an old discussion on the forum about this virus you might find interesting. There is connections between this virus and other autoimmune diseases.
Here is the link.
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Multiple-Sclerosis/They-found-Parvovirus-B19-in-my-marrow/show/614965
Quix gives Ada alot of info on this one.
SB,
Thanks for finding that old post - that is so informative. I will have to reread it ....
L
Jenn,
No words of wisdom for you here, but I was diagnosed with a Parvo infection in September 2007, after I'd been sick for three months including 8 days in the hospital, and no one knew what was going on with me.
Well, they still don't know what's going on with me. :-) Parvo-caused joint pain can linger way longer than most people realize, especially in adults. Then, of course, there's the fact that the virus can trigger any multitude of autoimmune diseases too.
My rheumy had read of case studies where Parvo-caused symptoms lingered for two years after the infection was gone for some adults. I'm on a Yahoo listserv for folks with lingering Parvo problems that has some people who got sick over a decade ago and still have problems. The good news? Apparently the vast majority of people who get hit hard with the virus gradually get better within six months.
I hope for your sake that the records from your childhood cancer come back showing the damage is just a scar. And I hope you get better MUCH faster than the six months your neuro wants to wait. I have just one young child, and I know how hard this is on a parent. (We had to put my daughter into full-time daycare when it became clear I wasn't going to get better anytime soon and I wasn't able to take care of her properly. :-( )
Hang in there, and keep in touch as you hear more from your docs, ok?
--SM