My glands (neck) have been swollen for
over a month now but last few days i've
been worse - headache, aches, glands very
swollen, low fever at night especially,
and very very fatigued. Doctor put me
on anti-biotics in case of infection but
they did nothing...Actually feel worse
now. Sounds like mono but what other
glandular problem could this be?
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jennleigh
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Virginia
Mono Posted: 02-02-06 23:47pm
This is a response to the following
questions: my glands (neck) have been
swollen for over a month now but last few
days i've been worse - headache, aches,
glands very swollen, low fever at night
especially, and very very fatigued.
Doctor put me on anti-biotics in case of
infection but they did nothing...Actually
feel worse now. Sounds like mono but what
other glandular problem could this be?
You need to have the epstein barr blood
test performed. You also may have
chronic fatigue syndrome. My 11 year old
son had a time with mono last year. He
was so sick, and there is really nothing
you can do except rest and drink a lot of
water. He wouldn't eat and lost over 10
lbs. His glands in his neck were very
swollen. It was definately something I
would not wish on anyone. Good luck to
you and hang in there. God bless.
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yjkaries
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 6 Location: US
Posted: 02-06-06 15:41pm
Well my eb virus was "active" as per the
blood test although my white count was
good so he says that I am probably
"getting over it" ... Lots of r&r,
vitamins and less stress (lol...That's a
good one).
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jennleigh
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Virginia
Mono Posted: 02-07-06 17:03pm
I don't want to discourage you, but it
took my son 4 months to start feeling
better. His Dr. Said it was one of the
worst cases he had seen. However, he was
never hospitalized, but did need to take a
couple of sessions of warm water swimming
physical therapy. He had lost a lot of
his muscle strength from inactivity. Our
trip to the beach in june really helped
him recover and lots of sleep and no
activities. During his recovery, he
would sit in the sun and draw for a couple
of hours. That's all he had any energy
to do. Good luck and hang in there!
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Yjkaries Posted: 02-07-06 18:07pm
E.B.V.(mono) like the other poster said
can take a while to get over, you might
also have cfs(chronifatigue syndrome) with
it, if you ache a lot you might even have
fibromyalgia which totally brings you down
too. I am no dr but I have had all of
this and more and will always have
fibromyalgia. With my mono, they did
five hydrogen peroxide infusions(the
hydrogen peroxide is not like the type you
buy in a store), although it has helped
others, it did not do much for me. You
might ask your Dr. About these other
situations. When glands swell up like
this it could be a sign of mono or a lot
of other things. It is my understanding
that once you have mono thaat it will show
up in your blood test, I am not sure how
true that is, you might ask your doc.
Hope you feel better soon.
