cough-months, no doc will Dx. ? My friend has been having these symptoms for a while now, about 6 months or longer, except for the rectal bleeding after a long walk. That is the most recent problem. She had an abd CT and it showed something, but they aren't willing to take it any farther. I've heard about Doc's holding off Dx for a long enough time until the pt is so ill they require even more costly meds or surgery's, etc... Their insurance sucks too. Labs taken didn't show anything incredibly exciting. My friend is fatigued and depressed due to this whole sickness. She was possibly exposed to a pt with TB a while ago in clinicals, but I'm pretty sure she had a chest Xray since then. If anyone has any clue what could be wrong, please let me know. She's a wonderful person and deserves the best of care and isn't getting it. Thanks to all. Prefer people with these exact symptoms who have resolved them or health care professionals that care enough to shed some light on this.