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Dr. Rynne, Thank You For Being Available To Add Some
Dr. Rynne,
Thank you for being available to add some more thinking to my scenario. I am a generally very healthy 53 year old woman. I am sick a few times a year with strep throat (kindergarten teacher, lots of germs). I am otherwise very healthy. 5"4 about 114 lbs.
Needless to say, recently, I went in to the MD for what I thought was strep. Culture came back negative. I have persisting fever and fatigue. My MD treated me with amoxicillin. When the culture was negative, I saw her again for change in meds (change to z pack) and CBC/mono test. Normal cvc, negative mono. My fever persists. Throat pain is improving.
I am going back to see her again this afternoon. Could you add your thinking to next steps for any tests that I ought to take? In the back of my mind I do fear lymphoma, as my father was afflicted in a similar way when he was first made aware of the disease some 12 years ago (it was, unfortunately, fatal for him).
Thanks much
Thank you for being available to add some more thinking to my scenario. I am a generally very healthy 53 year old woman. I am sick a few times a year with strep throat (kindergarten teacher, lots of germs). I am otherwise very healthy. 5"4 about 114 lbs.
Needless to say, recently, I went in to the MD for what I thought was strep. Culture came back negative. I have persisting fever and fatigue. My MD treated me with amoxicillin. When the culture was negative, I saw her again for change in meds (change to z pack) and CBC/mono test. Normal cvc, negative mono. My fever persists. Throat pain is improving.
I am going back to see her again this afternoon. Could you add your thinking to next steps for any tests that I ought to take? In the back of my mind I do fear lymphoma, as my father was afflicted in a similar way when he was first made aware of the disease some 12 years ago (it was, unfortunately, fatal for him).
Thanks much
