yes my spleen is enlarged as well as my fatty liver and hurt like heck. I am in the icu as we speak. I also have the cold and hot problems and blame it on the oxy. I hope once you get your medicare you will go see a dr or go to er. if it gets worst before medicare kicks in go and get charity care. You need to be seen and taken care of...hang in hon.
Hugs!

Diane

Diane, you are an angel. Really. The cold/hot is not caused by any medication. I have been on Tramadol and Topomax for 5 years or so the the cold/hot has only been around for a few months, since I noticed the swollen spleen. If I get to pain that is a 10, you can bet I will be off to the hospital! I do not like to cry from pain even though I close now. I have appts with doctors from the University of Penn scheduled on 10/1 and 10/8. I am hanging on by my toes upside down! You hang in there too sweetie.

Catlin you can get emergency care. Please don't wait, talk to the hospital near you & explain your condition & ask about charity care...Tell them your Medicare starts Oct 1st but don't know if you can wait any longer. You will be surprised how understanding people are..


Got the swollen spleen, and the hot cold thing going on also, for about a year.

My hematologist checked my IgG levels and mine were low..Not sure if it's because of the swollen spleen or if they have been low all my life. But I do know I have had some pretty major infections in the last 10 years..15 or so staph infections, sepsis 3 times, pneumonia at least once a year & several abscesses..

Wow I sure hope Diane, Catlin, and everyone else who has a swollen spleen that you take care with infections..They can do a double whammy, get you sick and the antibiotic to get you well messes with your colon because your immune system is way down..

Take care everyone..Prayers and hugs..
Cheryl

You have given me an Idea. I have had pain in the area of the old spleen for several months and have been having the daytime cold and night hot problems. All of my life, I have been hot. This summer, I have worn a hoodie and had the heat on in my car when I go to work early in the morning and heat on in the bathroom when I get a shower. I am constantly cold except when I fall asleep, then I wake up sweating and so hot, I have to turn on the AC. I am going to ask my doc on Monday to stick her head down my throat and have a look at my spleen. Thank you all! DS strikes again! I love this site. There are certianly some wonderful people here.

Catlin, since you mention the U of P, I am getting signals that you are somewhere in southeastern PA. If this is so, check out the MCMC (mercy catholic medical center) AKA, Mercy Health System.
http://www.mercyhealth.org/locations/ I think they can offer help even though you have no insurance. They have locations throughout the Philadelphia area. If you are near any of them, call them, or any hospital for that matter, before you need their services so you can see who will help. I drove ambulance in Delaware County for many years and Mercy Health System seemed to be the most helpful with folks without a lot of money. Good luck and God Bless you and I hope you can weather the storm till your Medicare kicks in.

Thankyou Cheryl and Big Dog (just kidding), Large Frog,

It is so amazing to have found you guys. Our symptoms are so the same! I was puzzling out so many things and was so lost before reading here.
You give me courage and hope. Look up what the spleen does and you might find the answer to the Iga question.
It scares the willies out of me talking about transplant and lowering the immune system because I have had MRSA before. It will come back. I have to heal, I have no choice.

I live in Devon and will look up Mercy Health. My sister wants me to go to Paoli Memorial, but the cost! Norristown is the closest state hospital. Mercy it is. Have only 7 days to go.

I love you guys, karen

Hi Karen.
Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital, located on Lansdowne Avenue, In Darby Borough is probably the closest Mercy Hospital. "The Fitz" is a pretty good hospital. In my Ambulance days, it was our primary hospital. Any severe trauma was either driven or flown to U of P in Philly. Paoli is a good hospital but not terribly charitable. They are part of the Main Line health system. The Fitz's phone number is (610) 237-4000. I still had that number in my head. I called there about a million times. My Brother had many surgeries there. They saved his life when he went into cardiac arrest in his home. Unfortunately, we lost him to cancer several years ago. Give them a call and explain your situation to them. They can probably help you out until your Medicare kicks in. If you don't drive, take whatever bus goes down route 30 towards Philly, get off at Lansdowne Ave and take the bus to Darby and get off at Fitz. Easy from Paoli. I guess you see that you are in my old stomping ground. I worked at the Paoli train yard guarding the contamination for about a year. No contaminated property was stolen under my watch. LOL.

Hi Karen. I didn't read your post well enough. Another Mercy hospital is located in East Norriton on the corner of DeKalb Pike (Route 202) and Germantown Pike (Route 422). This is north of King of Prussia. Their main number is (610) 278-2000. This one is much closer than Darby.

thank you large frog. Yes, you certainly know the area. I am sorry about your brother. I knew Florida (lived there for thirty years) but am lost here and my sister is getting a crash course on my condition. I have tried to lead her into it gently. My sister in shock is not a pretty thing. I finally got through to her she does not know best. She read my records yesterday and now knows the hell I have been through. I get lost walking around my complex. Not that I walk that much. You will always be the big dog to me. k

I put the largedog up there to throw you off. You are looking for a froggy but a doggy is standing there. I like froggies and doggies. They are my buddies. Are you in or near Chesterbrook? I drove the SEPTA bus there back in the 90s.

I know what you mean about this miserable disease. No one really understands it unless you have it. 5 years ago, I rarely ever heard it mentioned and now it is my whole life. I can barely think of anything else. I go for a endoscopy on Thursday and a stress test on Monday. Going to work and medical tests are about all I do anymore. My quality of life is in the toilet. Oh well. Good luck. October will be here in a few minutes. You should call around now and get your doctor appointments in order so when the medicare kicks in, you won't have to wait so long. God Bless and I hope everything works out well. Chris... The LargeDoggy

what do your blood say ? as spleen is has to do with immune system markers.
my igg and iga markers were done also. there are 4 types.
I had low white cell count and other stuff.

I have fatty liver also/ but apparently that is quite common. with western diet to blame