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Hi Dr Gwen thanks for replying on my post.
C is now in 'remission' again following five days of 39 degree temp and swollen lymph glands among her usual symptoms.
C is well liked and has friends (she just gave a Halloween party with 16 of them) although given her continued and protracted absences from school this could also become more of a problem.
It it almost like the grand old Duke of York when 'she is up she is up, but when she is down she is down' and how.
Her cycles of illness seem to be triggered by physical exhaustion and you can see her slowly sliding into one although she does not appear depressed but suppressed as the lethergy sets in and the symptoms start to appear.
Her diet is pretty good IMHO, lots of fresh veg and wholesome food although we do allow her sweets and treats on occasion.
I would not discount emotional issues, as C is a emotive person although she has a strong bond with her Mum and can discuss emotional issues at length.
I will factor what you have said into her case, given the fevers and swollen glands do you think these can be manifestations of emotional issues.
Once again many thanks
FS
After much medical ineptitude we pushed to get her recommended to a known hospital where C was batch tested for infectious agents using a so called RAID protocol (Rapid Assessment of Infectious Diseases)
We got the last batch of test results recently and she had a strong
test result for mycoplasma antibodies
This serum test was for Mycoplasma Pneumoniae by PPA, procedure name
PARG and the result was 1:640 which is 4 times the normal result
She has been proscribed a 2 week course of Clarithromycin (Biaxin)
Obviously she will be following this course of medication and we will
keep our fingers crossed that a cycle of re-infection has been the
culprit of her symptoms.
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Posted by farshore
C is a 12-year-old girl who was diagnosed with ITP at the age of two. Her platelet level dropped to a count of three during this time and although steroids and transfusion were muted, no treatment was given and her platelet level recovered to normal within a year. Other than some severe earaches and catarrh related issues, ear, nose and throat complaints between the ages of one and five, she was a fit and healthy child requiring no treatments or medical attention.
During the beginning of 2005 C developed an extended high temperature 10 + days with aching pain in her bones and a headache.
Following this attack Clara appeared to make a recovery and displayed no symptoms until eighteen months later.
Since then C has suffered with the following symptoms which reoccur approximately every month and very in severity and duration from light symptoms lasting a couple of days to extended high temperatures and multiple symptoms lasting up to three weeks.
This is a list of the symptoms that C displays during her ‘attacks’’
Swollen throat glands and severe sore throat, Fatigue (Some times chronic), fevers, muscle pain, aching joints, headaches, night sweats, stomach aches, sensitized skin, eyes sensitive to light, cold hands and feet.
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6 months ago a blood related cousin developed chicken pox which turned into very severe hemorrhagic Chicken pox and she was very fortunate to survive. The illness took 2 months and with heavy medical intervention she is now completely healthy.