A friend of mine, an otherwise healthy and athletic male in his late 20s, has recently fallen very ill. Hospitals in the Orlando area have been all over the map with their diagnoses. He presented to the ER in July and was diagnosed with esophagitis. He presented to the ER with the same symptoms two weeks ago and was diagnosed with pericarditis and then endocarditis and sent home with pain killers and antibiotics. He went into the ER again last night and now a diagnosis of lupus is being pursued. My concern is that if he does have a bacterial infection somewhere in the vicinity of his heart, administering immunosuppressants could be counter productive.

What would you do if this was your friend? I've been trying to convince him to go to a diagnostic hospital like Mayo. He has very good insurance and I think he's only been going to a local hospital (Health Central) out of convenience.

Any input would be appreciated.