Feeling ill for over 3 weeks now.....getting worse

[mpamommyto3]

I am so sick 

For 3 weeks I've had a nasty upper respiratory thing going on. Congestion, runny nose, and it went into my chest a couple weeks ago and I'm still coughing nasty stuff. Now I'm vomiting periodically and extemely fatigued. I went to the ER last week because my cough got so bad I couldn't breath. They did a chest xray and blood work. My xray was perfect, my white blood count was 11 which they said was on the higher end of normal, but nothing to be concerned about. Now I'm having horrible muscle aches, dizziness, and anxiety flare ups after 4 months of being anxiety free. I'm terrified there is something seriously wrong like lymphoma or some sort of cancer. I haven't had a fever at all this whole time and I've seen my dr once already. I can't run to the dr constantly because it costs me $50 every time I do. So my question is, if it was lymphoma would that have shown in my blood work or on the xray? I know there is ALOT of viral stuff going around and everyone I know has been really sick so I'm hoping thats all this is. I'm very upset that my anxiety is back. I was doing incredibly well for months. 

[LindaRK]

You've had this for 3 weeks and you're not on antibiotics? 

[mpamommyto3]

I've been on two rounds of antibiotics. ER dr said it was all viral and that's why I'm still sick. He gave me a steroid to help open up my lungs a little better but that sent me into a horrible anxiety attack and my heart rate went up to 170. So I'm not on anything now except my prozac and xanax that I've been taking for 7 months.

[mollyfin]

My significant other had a similar URI that lasted that long.  She's better now but yeah it was awful.  There's a terrible stomach bug going around as well, which you might have picked up, hence the vomiting.

[lalalorie]

Hi. New to posting here (I'm working on my intro post)  I wanted to just say that my husband had lymphoma (non-hodgkins) and it's most definitely something that would throw your blood work off. I hope this helps a little. And I hope you feel better soon, what you're feeling certainly sounds connected to the virus you're dealing with. Hang in there!

[bev1234]

Has it gotten any better by now? I'm going through the same thing right now and it is driving me crazy with anxiety. I've been sick since February 1st though, so almost 2 months. I've been on antibiotics twice with no luck. In not on any right now either. Haven't been in about a month, but like you said, I can't just keep running back to the doctor. Mine started with swollen tonsils and a painful ear. The ear pain comes and goes and isn't even bad, it just feels sore. The soreness of the throat also comes and goes. It's sore right now with a burning sensation begin my nose like a have a cold. I'm so ready for it to clear up. I don't know what to do. Hope you feel better.