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Originally Posted by mrsD
Blood work shows more than a "doctor's impression".
Virus infections cause low white blood counts.
Bacterial infections cause raised white blood counts.
The various hepatitis infections cause long drawn out illness.
Typical minor viruses do not last 5 days with high fever. But Epstein Barr (mono) can do this. I had 14 days of 104 spiking fever with normals in between. There is a blood test for this too.
So going to the doctor is important. Hepatitis is serious, mono is considered benign. You need some medical facts.
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And we shall have these facts later on today. He's got SOME bug, we just have to identify if it's viral or bacterial.
With no other symptms to go by, I do wonder if that "fever of unknown origin" from 29 years ago, has risen it's ugly head. This happened the day after we got that call from our son.
Believe me, no one wants to get a call like that. My husband's body went into over drive and the next day he got sick.
Now I can't prove if stress triggered anything. I mean, who can prove this?
But I'm keeping him cool, he's drinking, and by later on today, we might have SOME answers.
Will update later on.
Melody