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About 2 weeks ago I felt a little dizzy and had horrible body aches for 4 days, I went to the doctor and they said it was a virus and sent me home. A week later I started getting severe cramps and fever, so bad I had to go to the ER anf they gave me 2 Tyelnol, Toradol and later on they gave me diulud and some ativan. They took blood and said I had some kind of infection. I woke up the next day and had a hug rash on my leg and my lemph node on my upper leg was painful and swollen. I went back to my doctor and said I had a bacterial skin infection and gave me bactrim. I told them I had terrible cramps, I didn't think it was a skin infection. She said she is treating what she see's. I took the Bactrim for 3 or 4 days and the rash and stomach pain went away. But I developed a sunburnt feeling on my skin so I stopped.
Now it's 2 weeks later and the stomach pain and body pain kicked in again. Another doctorin the pracrtice called me on Friday night and called in a script for Levaquin. Not real crazy about thaking that drug, but now I have to wait until Monday to see a doctor.
What kind of infection could this be? Seems so odd.
The above is just one of many sites on the web which you could read. A Virologist or Neurologist is probably the most proficient at diagnosing Lyme or other types of viral conditions.
I hope you get better. In the off-chance it IS Lyme, the sooner you're Dx'ed and treated, the better off you'll be.
Lupus?? I doubt it since I have an infection of some sort. I had Lyme disease 12 years ago, I was treated with Rocephin via a hickman in my chest for almost a year. And if it was viral it wouldn't show an active infection.
You could have Lyme disease again. Antibiotics don't prevent you from ever contracting something again. They're not a vaccine. They treat what you have, currently (in your case, 12 years ago).
About 2 weeks ago I felt a little dizzy and had horrible body aches for 4 days, I went to the doctor and they said it was a virus and sent me home. A week later I started getting severe cramps and fever, so bad I had to go to the ER anf they gave me 2 Tyelnol, Toradol and later on they gave me diulud and some ativan. They took blood and said I had some kind of infection. I woke up the next day and had a hug rash on my leg and my lemph node on my upper leg was painful and swollen. I went back to my doctor and said I had a bacterial skin infection and gave me bactrim. I told them I had terrible cramps, I didn't think it was a skin infection. She said she is treating what she see's. I took the Bactrim for 3 or 4 days and the rash and stomach pain went away. But I developed a sunburnt feeling on my skin so I stopped.
Now it's 2 weeks later and the stomach pain and body pain kicked in again. Another doctorin the pracrtice called me on Friday night and called in a script for Levaquin. Not real crazy about thaking that drug, but now I have to wait until Monday to see a doctor.
What kind of infection could this be? Seems so odd.
Did they culture it?
Is it possible you have MRSA?
She didn't culture, just a blood test. I thought it was weird too so I asked why no culture and she said it would take 3 days and better just to put me on antibiotics now. The Rash only showed up after i had horrific stomach cramps. My lymph node was swollen too. SO it sounds more like an infection vs a MRSA because I didn't have a scratch or punchture where the rash was. Plus I have body pain again today and stomach cramping. Doesn't sound slike MRSA to me.
I was given a rx for levaquin over the weekend, but afraid to take that meds because I heard terrible things about it and I didn't like cirpro, I was messed up for moths after taking it and Levaquin is stronger. They have no clue what they are treating or what is wrong.
It sounds like you may need an infectious disease specialist. It is surprising that the hospital did not contact one for you. I had something similar about 6 years ago and I was on various treatments since there was no real diagnosis. You really need a specalist so either contact your family doctor or ask the hospital to recommend one (and you need the best that you can find).
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