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I have some yellowing of the scelera of my eyes, ...


Sent to Health Experts April 22, 2006 9:41 p.m.

I have some yellowing of the scelera of my eyes, chronic fatigue, swollen/painful glands in the back of my neck on the hairline, frequent rapid onset of headaches, I sweat all of the time, and my abdomen hurts in the upper left quadrant. There appears to be a small bulge in the upper left quadrant of my abdomen, but I can tell that it is not superficial, it's underneath my ribs. Not like a knot or cyst, just a bulge in general. I have looked through all of my medical diagnosis books and searched on line for an idea, with no luck. Any suggestions?

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I have read all of the diagnosis books i can get my hands on but haven't found one thing that has all symptoms. You should probably know too that I have had M.R.S.A. and still carry it in my blood, but i have never had any of these symptoms before. They are fairly new, I'm not a complainer, and I'm used to pain...these are just very bothersome to me. Something is going on and I need to find out what. Please help me. Thank you.
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April 22, 2006 9:45 p.m. (3 minutes and 59 seconds later)
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Yellowing of your sclera is called icteris and is a sign of jaundice. Jaundice comes from the liver not working. This can be very serious - you need to seek evaluation before you become critically ill.

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Sent April 22, 2006 9:56 p.m. (11 minutes and 23 seconds later)

but the yellowing of my eyes is only one of my symptoms, There must be something that explains all of them? I thought of infectious mono, and lymphoma already, but i would like to have some other less scary ideas. Please just look at all of my symptoms and think hard, please. I don't mean to be a pain. I value and appreciate your time.Thank you
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Sent April 22, 2006 10:15 p.m. (19 minutes and 12 seconds later)

Do you have any ideas that can justify all of my symptoms, or atleast more than one? I would like to explain the yellowing of my eyes....Just even with the center of my eyeball and all of the way down, is yellow. Not my eye, just the scelera. and only half of my eye. Is that indicative of jaundice? I understood jaundice to be the yellowing of skin as well as the entire scelera....not just half of it? The swollen/painful knots in the back of my neck on the hairline, Does that indicate jaundice? Please be as comprehensive as possible. Thank you for your time and patience.
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April 22, 2006 11:40 p.m. (1 hour and 25 minutes later)

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April 24, 2006 8:08 a.m. (1 day and 0 hours later)
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I thank Dr. Stephanie for her comments.

I was just wondering if you need any further information. If not, and if you are satisfied with my answer, please consider clicking on the accept button.
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Sent April 24, 2006 3:00 p.m. (6 hours and 51 minutes later)

my wife has asked me to check her email, upon recieving the last answer from you she was very worried about it and decided to go to the E.R. They have admitted her, And things are quite scary right now. We have no idea what is going on yet.......patiently waiting. She is undergoing several series of testing and as soon as we have a diagnosis we will keep you posted. Thank you very much for the advice you both gave my wife. You may have saved her life. Without your encouragement to be seen she would not have been, Thank you greatly!!!
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