Pathology - symptoms - can't find anything like this

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symptoms - can't find anything like this

richard_m919@hotmail.com

2005-03-19, 5:36 pm

A friend of mine has been sick for three days. He is a male in his
30's, and is usually very healthy. Two days ago he started having body
aches, was tired, couldn't sleep, and then he developed a fever.
Yesterday his fever was up to 102.3, even though he was taking advil
and motrin. By the end of yesterday his fever was wandering between 99
and 100.8. He threw up once yesterday morning, but has otherwise not
felt nausious. Last night the insomnia and body aches continued, and he
tossed all night. This morning he woke up with red bumps on his chest
and one side of his face. Some of the bumps on his chest break when
squeezed, and a clear liquied comes out. The bumps on his face are
more solid.
He feels better today, but still has some bady aches and weakness. He
does NOT have any of the following symptoms: cough, sore throat, runny
nose, headache, diarrhea.

Anyone know what he might have?

Jeff

2005-03-19, 5:36 pm

<richard_m919@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1110643128.897937.223540@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>A friend of mine has been sick for three days. He is a male in his
> 30's, and is usually very healthy. Two days ago he started having body
> aches, was tired, couldn't sleep, and then he developed a fever.
> Yesterday his fever was up to 102.3, even though he was taking advil
> and motrin. By the end of yesterday his fever was wandering between 99
> and 100.8. He threw up once yesterday morning, but has otherwise not
> felt nausious. Last night the insomnia and body aches continued, and he
> tossed all night. This morning he woke up with red bumps on his chest
> and one side of his face. Some of the bumps on his chest break when
> squeezed, and a clear liquied comes out. The bumps on his face are
> more solid.
> He feels better today, but still has some bady aches and weakness. He
> does NOT have any of the following symptoms: cough, sore throat, runny
> nose, headache, diarrhea.
>
> Anyone know what he might have?

An illness with a rash, body aches and a fever.

Why was he taking advil and motrin? These are the same drug. He may be
taking too much.

It sounds like he has a virus. He may have measles, influenza, chicken pox
or another virus.

He may also have shingles: http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/shingles.htm

Without seeing examining him and getting a full history, we can't tell
exactly what is going on.

His doctor can.

Jeff

Jason

2005-03-19, 5:36 pm

In article <1110643128.897937.223540@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
richard_m919@hotmail.com wrote:

> A friend of mine has been sick for three days. He is a male in his
> 30's, and is usually very healthy. Two days ago he started having body
> aches, was tired, couldn't sleep, and then he developed a fever.
> Yesterday his fever was up to 102.3, even though he was taking advil
> and motrin. By the end of yesterday his fever was wandering between 99
> and 100.8. He threw up once yesterday morning, but has otherwise not
> felt nausious. Last night the insomnia and body aches continued, and he
> tossed all night. This morning he woke up with red bumps on his chest
> and one side of his face. Some of the bumps on his chest break when
> squeezed, and a clear liquied comes out. The bumps on his face are
> more solid.
> He feels better today, but still has some bady aches and weakness. He
> does NOT have any of the following symptoms: cough, sore throat, runny
> nose, headache, diarrhea.
>
> Anyone know what he might have?

I suggest that you take him to the emergency room of the local hospital or
to the family doctor if the doctor can see him today. I suspect that he
has some sort of disease. A doctor can easily determine the problem. It's
hard for the people in this newsgroup to figure out what is wrong with him
without conducting an exam and some basic medical tests--such as a blood
test and urine test. Many doctors--esp. if they have lots of experience
can easily figure out what is wrong with him and give him the proper
treatment or medications.

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David Wright

2005-03-19, 5:36 pm

In article <jason-1203051003560001@pm1-broad-72.snlo.dialup.fix.net>,
Jason <jason@nospam.com> wrote:
>In article <1110643128.897937.223540@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
>richard_m919@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>
>I suggest that you take him to the emergency room of the local hospital or
>to the family doctor if the doctor can see him today. I suspect that he
>has some sort of disease. A doctor can easily determine the problem. It's
>hard for the people in this newsgroup to figure out what is wrong with him
>without conducting an exam and some basic medical tests--such as a blood
>test and urine test. Many doctors--esp. if they have lots of experience
>can easily figure out what is wrong with him and give him the proper
>treatment or medications.

Don't take him to the ER. That's the most expensive option and is not
a good place for someone who isn't a true emergency.

-- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net
These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct.
"If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants
were standing on my shoulders." (Hal Abelson, MIT)

Jeff

2005-03-19, 5:36 pm

"David Wright" <wright@clam.prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:hdHYd.19925$hU7.11228@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com...
> In article <jason-1203051003560001@pm1-broad-72.snlo.dialup.fix.net>,
> Jason <jason@nospam.com> wrote:
>
> Don't take him to the ER. That's the most expensive option and is not
> a good place for someone who isn't a true emergency.

Not to mention that if he has a communicable disease, like measles or
chickenpox or the flu, others will be exposed.

Jeff

> -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net
> These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct.
> "If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants
> were standing on my shoulders." (Hal Abelson, MIT)
>
>
>

Sheyla

2005-03-19, 5:36 pm