ihatepie_
07-11-21, 05:42
I've had a multitude of symptoms ever since September, after taking clindamycin (for wisdom tooth removal prep). It started with pelvic/rectum pain/pressure that occurred only when walking or pushing. It felt almost like trapped gas, but it just was not going away. My stools became narrow-ish & soft which is unusual for me, and noticeably smelly. Then the cold sweats & low grade fevers came along. I went to the ER because I started having mucus- bright red bloody diarrhea. My platelets were pretty high (550) as well as wbc (11.1). They did both ultrasound and ct scan of my abdomen/pelvis, everything came back normal. However, they found a uti and gave me antibiotics (keflex). I felt good for a while actually and I never got bloody stools after that day again. My stools returned to normal, although I still had rectum pressure. I got my blood rechecked in October, and my platelets were still high (497) but my wbc was normal (8.5) my alp was also super high (160). They found a slight iron deficiency as well (from high iron saturation, my rbc and hgb is normal). Recently, I have felt arm/leg pain that doesn't last too long but still noticeable. I also feel lightheaded/dizziness throughout the day. Occasional headache. Sometimes when I fall asleep, my chest starts hurting & I find it hard to breathe. Nerve pain through fingers & toes occasionally. I went to ER today because I felt terrible. They did an ekg and gave me liquid iv. They did blood tests which were normal aside from my wbc being high again (11.4) & my platelets (515), as well as a bit high of neutrophils. This freaked me out because my wbc were normal a month ago. I also entered the er with a 100.4 fever (i had no idea) & by the time I left, my temperature was back to 97.5. On top of all of this, I always feel like there is something in my rectum. Like a ball or something that I can feel the pressure of when i push to go to the bathroom or even when I just pass gas. It comes and goes, some days I can feel it more, other days I can't, this started two days after I finished clindamycin.. I got referred to a hematologist for my high platelets so I am hoping things go good. I just don't understand what is going on, these symptoms are very random and I have felt so lost and helpless. I don't have any easy bleeding or bruising, nor am i fatigued, my appetite is also normal (hungry than usual sometimes). My mind has led me to every disease possible; colon cancer, leukemia, lymphoma. It is just debilitating living with these symptoms and the anxiety it causes me. I see so many stories of cancer and death recently it almost feels like its a sign that i have it :(. This happened right as i turned 21 years old. Its just been the worst couple of months, i feel so scared.