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Q: Enlarged spleen treatment
asked by: truemist on March 18th, 2009
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My problems started in October of '07 when my Ferritin level dropped to -3, the rest of the blood work was normal. I went to an Infectious Disease Doctor and she ran tests and started me on iron injections (very painful) did this till March when we learned it was not helping. She sent me to a Hematologist and he did a battery of blood work and he just found the low Ferritin Levels and through a full body CT Scan that my Spleen was enlarged. He wasn't sure what to do about the spleen, didn't think it was related to the Ferritin Level, so go back to the Infectious Disease and she is completely baffled, ran more blood test, that one came up that I was positive for Mono, but was dormant and that couldn't be the problem for my spleen being enlarged. In August, she sent me to an Internalist and he could not determine either why the spleen was in enlarged. So a year and half later, been through 3 specialist, my spleen is still enlarged and no one has any answers. I continue to have a low grade fever, muscle spasms, insomnia, and no energy. Can some please give me an idea of where to go to find out some answers??
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higme
replied on October 18th, 2009
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I am curious as to how you are now? My ferritin levels last checked was a 6 and I just had a ct scan (whole difffernt story) and it showed my spleen was enlarged. I am curious if these 2 are related. I tested positive 6 years ago for CMV and mono and my spleen was enlarged then. Did you ever receive confirmation that your ferritin levels and your spleen are related? Thanks for posting, you are the first post that I have found in regareds to this.
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truemist
replied on October 18th, 2009
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I am still the same with no new results. I have seen a Rhuematologist and he knows there is something strange going on, but determined it was not a "connective tissue" disease and showed me the door. My PCP has given up and not sure where to go now. Unfortanly I lost my job, which means I lost my health insurance, so I have to wait until I get insurance again to try something else. So I am still as frustrated as ever
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higme
replied on October 18th, 2009
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oh no...sorry to hear that.
I am thinking of going to an infectious disease dr that i had seen 6 years ago with my spleen.
Good luck to you.
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truemist
replied on October 19th, 2009
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Thanks...if you hear anything please let me know. I have been to an Infectionous Disease, Internalist, Hemogolist (blood dr), and Rheumatologist and none of them can seem to figure out what is going on :-S
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