Re: Anyone else get sick a lot (Cold and flu type not endo)?
From: Tara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Feb 8 19:25:30 2006
Tracie,
The "immunity problem" is really common with many endo sufferers, as
well as I believe one of the theories of origination. Many of us are
CMV (cytomegalovirus) positive as well as Epstein Barr Virus positive.
Sometimes these can even relate to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It is
weird that you have had all these infections. Are you seeing a primary
doctor, or someone that can help you get to the bottom of this? I would
want to have some extensive blood work drawn etc. I wish I had some
great advice, but viruses are tough to deal with. I sure hope you feel
better soon! Tara
At Wed, 8 Feb 2006, Tracie wrote:
>
>I seem to get anything I come in contact with and was wondering if this
>is a side effect from my immune system being weakened from endo. I have
>always been sickly. I thought that maybe changing my diet, quiting
>smoking, taking suppliments, that this would help, but it seems to have
>done nothing. Right now I have some wierd thing going on that they
>orginally thought was strep(I had a postive rapid strep) but now they
>think it might be viral because it is not responsding to antibiotics. I
>have been sick for almost 2 weeks, have huge ulcers on my soft pallet
>right in front of my tonsils have had a low grade fever of 99.1 to 99.8,
>nausea, lack of appetite. Seems like I am always getting the weird
>stuff they can figure out and just end up saying it is viral. I am so
>sick of being sick, if it's not the endo, it's a virus or allergies.
>
>Just wanted to know if I am the only one or is this could be endo
>related.
>
>Thanks
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