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kezza · 03-01-2009, 03:10 PM

My darling hubby of nearly 15 years (he is 35) has not been too well recently..Back in 2002 he was admitted to hospital and kept in for 2 weeks with a ridiculously low blood count (6.2) and he was bleeding from his bowel. He had 5 blood transfusions, a Sigmoidoscopy and a Colonoscopy..oddly they never did find out what happened and with the blood Transfusions and Iron tablets, his blood count began to creep back up again and they let him come home...we have wondered ever since what it could have been..

In the last few months he has started to feel tired and run down again..his blood count is down again (was 10.9 but now gone up to 12.6) so not anywhere near as low as it was 7 years ago!..and there are no visible signs of bleeding this time. He has had regular bouts of sickness, last time was a week ago and he was violently sick! and has been losing weight..about a stone and a half since christmas..although some of this weight can be accounted for as he is eating more healthily and has cut down on alcohol. The doctor has put him on Iron tablets again (the reason his blood count has gone up a bit) and told my husband that he is really not happy with him..he took blood (results came back inconclusive) and will also test him for Celiac disease (those results not back yet) In the meantime my hubby has had a back problem which has recently been looked into and he had an MRI scan and went in for the results last week..his back is no worse but it showed that he has a large spleen

..now his doctor is really NOT happy, as along with other symptoms like the weight loss, anemia, immature red blood cells, low white blood count, and occasional night sweats, he suspects possible Lymphoma and is sending him for an ultrasound of his spleen...i'm hoping this will be as soon as possible as naturally we are both worried sick..it has been a very emotional and tiring few days, the waiting is torture..we just want to know what the heck is going on so we can get on and deal with it. Its all such a mystery..especially if its connected to what happened 7 years ago. I'm hoping and praying that its not serious and its maybe an infection of some sort .
Your thoughts and prayers at this stressful time for us would be much appreciated YT friends...Love as always...Kerry.

03-01-2009, 03:10 PM	#1
kezza Lovin my Pixie Pooh Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Posts: 3,510	Would you please keep my husband in your thoughts/prayers please? My darling hubby of nearly 15 years (he is 35) has not been too well recently..Back in 2002 he was admitted to hospital and kept in for 2 weeks with a ridiculously low blood count (6.2) and he was bleeding from his bowel. He had 5 blood transfusions, a Sigmoidoscopy and a Colonoscopy..oddly they never did find out what happened and with the blood Transfusions and Iron tablets, his blood count began to creep back up again and they let him come home...we have wondered ever since what it could have been.. In the last few months he has started to feel tired and run down again..his blood count is down again (was 10.9 but now gone up to 12.6) so not anywhere near as low as it was 7 years ago!..and there are no visible signs of bleeding this time. He has had regular bouts of sickness, last time was a week ago and he was violently sick! and has been losing weight..about a stone and a half since christmas..although some of this weight can be accounted for as he is eating more healthily and has cut down on alcohol. The doctor has put him on Iron tablets again (the reason his blood count has gone up a bit) and told my husband that he is really not happy with him..he took blood (results came back inconclusive) and will also test him for Celiac disease (those results not back yet) In the meantime my hubby has had a back problem which has recently been looked into and he had an MRI scan and went in for the results last week..his back is no worse but it showed that he has a large spleen..now his doctor is really NOT happy, as along with other symptoms like the weight loss, anemia, immature red blood cells, low white blood count, and occasional night sweats, he suspects possible Lymphoma and is sending him for an ultrasound of his spleen...i'm hoping this will be as soon as possible as naturally we are both worried sick..it has been a very emotional and tiring few days, the waiting is torture..we just want to know what the heck is going on so we can get on and deal with it. Its all such a mystery..especially if its connected to what happened 7 years ago. I'm hoping and praying that its not serious and its maybe an infection of some sort . Your thoughts and prayers at this stressful time for us would be much appreciated YT friends...Love as always...Kerry. __________________ This Little Girl Has Stolen My Heart! Every Dog Should Have a Tail To Tell.. "I'm a Yorkiestalker"!