Hi. I ve been in and out of my doctors office 9 times in the last 3 months. The majority of it was every 2 weeks over a 6 week period. Every time he said it was allergies. Gave me an antibiotic and steriod shot along with Rx. This week, I have developed back pain which is keeping me from sleeping. (I also have a 23 month old who doesn t sleep through the night). Every time I go in, he takes my blood and says my WBC is high. (The passed few times he didn t know what was wrong with me. Just that my counts were high and it s a sign of infection). Yesterday I went in with feeling exhausted, back pain, and naucious. He just said I had an infection somewhere and gave me more antibiotics. Then this morning, I woke up with a coldness in my chest. My lungs hurt. And the back pain is significantly worse. Could this be pneumonia? Should I go to an internist instead of a gp?
Hi, Yes,it could be because of pneumonia, bronchitis(allergic or infective), pertussis, seasonal asthma etc. You may undergo routine blood count, ESR with X-ray chest and pulmonary function test. You might require antibiotics (quinolones or accolades or amoxicillin with clavulanic acid) with cough suppressants (antiallergic antihistamines or mast cell stabilizers) and anti-inflammatories or analgesics on as and when required basis. You must consult your pulmonologist instead of general practitioner to get diagnosed first and then treatment. Thanks.