sick for a year after mono Posted: 12-16-07 13:20pm
Hey all.. I am a 19 year old girl from
Iceland and I was diagnosed with mono in
October last year. The first months were
really tough and I had spleen problems and
was very sick.. I then got over that, but
what followed was a constant feeling of
being tired, and always half-sick..
I have now been sick almost for over a
year, with few and brief periods of
feeling healthy and energetic.
As I type, I am at home with a fever and
sore throat, fatigue and all that fun
stuff that have been bugging me daily for
over a year.
Is this normal??? Has this happened to
other people with mono? What should I do?
I haven't been to a doctor in a while,
mainly because they always just say that
it's coincidental that I am sick so much
and has nothing to do with the mono.
I have tried everything to try to not get
sick, I'm eating very healthy, exercising
when I'm not too sick to do it, I take
vitamins and I get a good night's sleep
every night, I don't party nor do I wear
myself down. I drink loads of tea to
prevent my throat from feeling too sore,
etc etc etc.
Is this something that happens to people
who get mono??
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akvb59
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Aug 2008 Posts: 1
mono Posted: 08-16-08 12:49pm
Hope you are doing better.
Mono has relapses. Another friend who had
it says she never felt the same after,
either.
You are doing the right thing with rest,
vitamins, the proper food and water.
I guess we can be greatful it isn't
cancer, etc.
It is frustrating and I remember it took
forever it seemed at 16 to not feel wiped
out. Nasty stuff.
A doctor told me I had the worse case he'd
ever seen and that my spleen was hugely
swollen. What's that?
Guess having mono makes us realise how
greatful we must be for the health that we
do have.
Hope you are much better now...
