Infection/Virus is Lingering for More Than 2 Months Posted: 03-10-06 22:00pm
In January I had a urinary tract infection
which I took an antibiotic for one week. I
took another urine test which came back
improved but not gone all the way. The
following week I had an upper respiratory
infection again an antibiotic. The
following week 10 days of explosive
diarrhea after which I have a pain in my
upper right side right below my ribs. I
still have the urinary tract infection and
sore throat and either loose stools or
diarrhea. My doctor had me do a urine
culture and I had a ct scan yesterday
because of all the things going on. Also
she had me do a stool sample. I am not
taking any medication at this time. 2 days
ago I started a low grade fever 99.3 to
100.3, not real high but enough to make me
feel sick. Also I am slightly sick to my
stomach with no vomiting. I don't have the
results from the tests yet.
Could it be a virus making me feel this
way for a month and a half and why doesn't
it seem to be going away. Could it be the
urinary tract infection? I won't probably
have the results until next week.
It seems that you have an infection or
perhaps a few infections at the same time.
It is difficult to diagnose the cause of
such infections and explain why they
don’t pass without further analyses. A
differential blood picture, urine, and
feces microbiological examination can help
you to better understand the illness. I
also recommend you request an HIV-test
from your doctor to exclude this
possibility.
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