schaumburg chiropractic
On April 15, 2001, I developed a fever of 106. My wife took me to the hospital where they got my temperature down by packing me in bags of ice, then they transferred me to a hospital in St. Louis. They put me on 5 different high dose antibiotics. My fever kept coming back at 102-104 no matter what they gave me. They ran countless blood tests. I had a spinal tap, bone marrow biopsy, CAT scans, bone scans, MRI’s, colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, all came up negative for cancer or infectious disease. They took me off all medications and sent me home with no answers and told me to see what happens. I could take Tylenol and Motrin to help keep the fever down.
The fevers averaged anywhere from 102-104 for about 8 weeks. I saw an infectious disease doctor 3 times during those 8 weeks. Also, her resident doctor would call periodically to see how I was doing. During on of our phone conversations, she said I had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. I asked her if I tested positive on one of my blood tests. She said no, we just think that is what you have. It was unbelievable to me that she would call and tell me this over the phone and it not be factual. After discussing this with my infectious disease doctor, I told her I wasn’t happy with the situation and she decided to send me to an oncologist.
At my first appointment, he put me on 1500mg of naproxen a day. It finally brought my fevers under control. A few weeks later, the oncologist wanted to remove my spleen because it was enlarged. This was the only other symptom I had other than the fever at that time. He thought he might find the answer to my illness there. I was told there was a 50/50 chance we would get a diagnosis.
As a result of pre-surgery blood and urine tests, they discovered my liver enzyme count was high. After a liver biopsy, they discovered I had Hepatitis D. This was caused most likely from high doses of naproxen. He still wanted to do surgery but it would be somewhat risky since my fevers came back after taking me off the naproxen. At that time, I decided to look elsewhere for answers.
We made an 8-hour trip to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, knowing we would come home with an answer. They did a double bone marrow biopsy and several blood tests. They reviewed all the medical records I brought with me; consulted with some of the best physicians in the country and told me they didn’t know what was wrong. We went home disappointed and felt helpless.
For the next three years, I averaged 30 or 40 doctor visits or trips to the hospital for blood work per year. I had fevers off and on the whole time with some relief from taking anti-inflammatory pills. Whatever I had seemed to travel throughout my body and attack my organs and joints. On October 30, 2004, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. My doctor told me this was probably the cause of all my health problems. I accepted the fact that this was how my life was going to be, in pain and on anti-inflammatory pills.
Until one day, my wife came home from work and told me of a lady she worked with who saw an Upper Cervical Chiropractor in Cape Girardeau, and he had helped her tremendously. We talked about it for a while, and I thought, “How can a Chiropractor help me?” She asked me if I would go see him, and I thought “Why not? What do I have to lose?” My wife made an appointment at Kessinger Specific Chiropractic on November 8th, 2005.
On November 19th, 2005, I had my first Upper Cervical adjustment. After about one week, I started feeling better, more energetic. Within one month, I was virtually fever free and felt like a new man. I no longer take anti-inflammatory medication. I’m glad I saw Dr. Kessinger when I did because I did have a lot to lose. He has given me my life back. Thank you and God bless you, Dr. Kessinger.