Yes, I think that an off-topic section of an online video game forum is the best place to get medical advice, before you ask.
Anyway, just wanted to bounce this off you guys: Is it possible to develop a resurgent case of mono? I scoured the webmd.com info on the virus, but couldn't really get a clear answer on it. I had mono about a year ago. I didn't even realize it at the time, as I didn't really show many of the symptoms.
The last couple weeks I've had the energy level of a rock. Some days I come home from work and fall asleep at 6pm, then sleep so long that I'm 4 hours late for work the next day. When I'm awake, I feel drained, and I've been getting frequent headaches.
I'm probably not going to get a chance to get a checkup until monday, so I figured I'd see if anyone's had the disease, or knows a little about it, who could give me some feedback.
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I thought I had mono for a year once. Turns out I was just really bored.
I've had the exact same symtems lately myself. But I just chalked it up to allergies and/or a devastating brain tumor I don't want to know about.
Yes, Mono kicks ***. I definately reccommend it to everyone.
Frakkor wrote:
I thought I had mono for a year once. Turns out I was just really bored.
The worst part was, I never learned to read.
I do believe that mono can be a relapsing illness, especially if one doesn't take sufficient time to recuperate from it the first time around.
You might also want to get your thyroid levels checked, as rock-bottom energy and some other mono-like symptoms tend to be the signature traits of hypothyroidism.
You might also want to get your thyroid levels checked, as rock-bottom energy and some other mono-like symptoms tend to be the signature traits of hypothyroidism.
The virus for mono resides in your throat.
Try drinking bleach to flush the virus out.
Try drinking bleach to flush the virus out.
I've listened to Life in Mono which was played all the time following that horrible "Great Expectations" remake back in the 90's.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Ambrya wrote:
I do believe that mono can be a relapsing illness, especially if one doesn't take sufficient time to recuperate from it the first time around.
You might also want to get your thyroid levels checked, as rock-bottom energy and some other mono-like symptoms tend to be the signature traits of hypothyroidism.
You might also want to get your thyroid levels checked, as rock-bottom energy and some other mono-like symptoms tend to be the signature traits of hypothyroidism.
Thanks for the info.
Seems unlikely, but from what I'm reading, abnormal thyroid levels oughta be evident from a simple blood test. I may see what the doc thinks about it if they can't tell me anything useful otherwise.
I heard about someone getting mono once, does that count? I think he died from it. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Our friends at the CDC wrote:
Although the symptoms of infectious mononucleosis usually resolve in 1 or 2 months, EBV remains dormant or latent in a few cells in the throat and blood for the rest of the person's life. Periodically, the virus can reactivate and is commonly found in the saliva of infected persons. This reactivation usually occurs without symptoms of illness.
Linky-poo.
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Jacobsdeception the Sly wrote:
I heard about someone getting mono once, does that count? I think he died from it. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Personally, I'm holding out for the debilitating brain tumor. It has more panache.
Samira wrote:
Our friends at the CDC wrote:
Although the symptoms of infectious mononucleosis usually resolve in 1 or 2 months, EBV remains dormant or latent in a few cells in the throat and blood for the rest of the person's life. Periodically, the virus can reactivate and is commonly found in the saliva of infected persons. This reactivation usually occurs without symptoms of illness.
Linky-poo.
Thanks. That's kind of the impression I got from webmd. The kicker is the "usually occurs without symptoms". It's good to know that I'm tainted for life though.
Looks like I should make a few phone calls, heh.
I had mono in College. I got it in November, along with hepatitis. I did the delirious thing for a couple of days, bed rest a few more and gradually felt better real quick.
I was told I had to stay away from alcohol for 6 months (Stay away from alcohol in College! My God the horror!) I did not drink til May, it was easy once I figured out that I could go to bars and parties and still have a blast, I learned that valuable alcohol is not necessary for socialization lesson, plus I saved alot of money.
In May when I started drinking again, I had no problems. In June, I started a summer job working for Merril Lynch 40 hours a week, since in my circle the weekend started on Tuesday night, my work week from Tuesday on was like this: get up at 7 AM go to work, sleep an hour for lunch (we had a lounge) 5 PM go home, eat and sleep a couple hours, 9PM - 5 AM go out and party like a fiend. 5AM- 7AM sleep. On Saturday and Sunday it was almost the same except I slept til 5 PM. Three weeks into this very enjoyable, but taxing schedule, I relapsed in mono. Ruined my summer. So if you are going to go out and drink and party like a fiend after your 6 months hiatus, make sure not to have a day job.
I was told I had to stay away from alcohol for 6 months (Stay away from alcohol in College! My God the horror!) I did not drink til May, it was easy once I figured out that I could go to bars and parties and still have a blast, I learned that valuable alcohol is not necessary for socialization lesson, plus I saved alot of money.
In May when I started drinking again, I had no problems. In June, I started a summer job working for Merril Lynch 40 hours a week, since in my circle the weekend started on Tuesday night, my work week from Tuesday on was like this: get up at 7 AM go to work, sleep an hour for lunch (we had a lounge) 5 PM go home, eat and sleep a couple hours, 9PM - 5 AM go out and party like a fiend. 5AM- 7AM sleep. On Saturday and Sunday it was almost the same except I slept til 5 PM. Three weeks into this very enjoyable, but taxing schedule, I relapsed in mono. Ruined my summer. So if you are going to go out and drink and party like a fiend after your 6 months hiatus, make sure not to have a day job.
fhrugby wrote:
So if you are going to go out and drink and party like a fiend after your 6 months hiatus, make sure not to have a day job.
Err....woops.
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I learned that valuable alcohol is not necessary for socialization lesson
Blasphemer!
Edited, Jul 28th 2006 at 2:09pm EDT by Eske
Edited, Jul 28th 2006 at 2:06pm EDT by Eske
Were you diagnosed by a doctor? It could be all kinds of things that cause problems like what you are suffering. If it is Mono, then YES it is possible to have it reoccur(sp?). Its something you can pass on even if you arent having symptoms. Its spread generally by mucous during kissing, public water fountains, drinking from the same container as someone with mono and several other ways. Its often reffered to as the "kissing disease". Its an auto immune disease NO IT ISNT AIDS, there is no cure for it, it can flare up at any time but usually relapses are brought on by stress. It can bring on weakness, fatigue, lack of concentration that kind of thing.
sorry memory loss wasnt quite the right description.
Edited, Jul 28th 2006 at 2:54pm EDT by Katie
sorry memory loss wasnt quite the right description.
Edited, Jul 28th 2006 at 2:54pm EDT by Katie
The One and Only Katie wrote:
Were you diagnosed by a doctor? It could be all kinds of things that cause problems like what you are suffering. If it is Mono, then YES it is possible to have it reoccur(sp?). Its something you can pass on even if you arent having symptoms. Its spread generally by mucous during kissing, public water fountains, drinking from the same container as someone with mono and several other ways. Its often reffered to as the "kissing disease". Its an auto immune disease NO IT ISNT AIDS, there is no cure for it, it can flare up at any time but usually relapses are brought on by stress. It can bring on weakness, fatigue, loss of memory that kind of thing.
Aye, it was diagnosed by my physician the first time. What was surprising about it was I was diagnosed in the late stages of the illness. Apparently I had had it for the whole semester without realizing it, because the only symptoms I really suffered from were fatigue and abdominal pain. In retrospect though, it really messed up my academics that semester.
Weakness, check. Fatigue, check. Memory loss, well, my memory sucks to begin with. But I'll say check to that to.
The One and Only Katie wrote:
Were you diagnosed by a doctor?
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Eske wrote:
Seems unlikely, but from what I'm reading, abnormal thyroid levels oughta be evident from a simple blood test.
I just took off of work to check with the University Health Center. After nothing came up with the normal physical, they've set me up to do some blood tests, including mono and thyroid ones.
I'm off to the hospital now to get it done before the weekend, results oughta be in on monday.
I'm off to the hospital now to get it done before the weekend, results oughta be in on monday.
Jophiel wrote:
The One and Only Katie wrote:
Were you diagnosed by a doctor?
You'd be surprised how many people self diagnose. They read about it in the paper and suddenly they are dying of the west african chinchilian avian ******* pig flu.
I've had mono before, and have some of those same symtoms you described, but I'm attributing it to the weather, and depression.
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The One and Only Katie wrote:
Jophiel wrote:
The One and Only Katie wrote:
Were you diagnosed by a doctor?
You'd be surprised how many people self diagnose. They read about it in the paper and suddenly they are dying of the west african chinchilian avian @#%^ing pig flu.
True. I was sure I had elbow cancer. Turned out to be bursitis. - That, or Aleve is a miracle chemo drug.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
I had mono for about 6 months when I was in high school. I was at boarding school at the time, and I was coming down with colds and the flu every few weeks. To me, it felt like I had two weeks on, one week off all school year. I didn't really feel more tired than usual, but during my high school years I stayed up way too late reading anyway. The school nurse finally told me that I was faking because no one got sick as much as I did.
Finally, my brother back home developed anemia and was tested for mono, therefore convincing my parents that I wasn't kidding when I said I was sick all the time. The plus side was that I went from a size 12 to a size 4. The down side was that it all came back when I got better.
I was told after I had gotten over my case of mono that people who have had it once have a much higher risk of developing it again. I was never really that tired when I had it, I never ate though. For some reason it affected my appetite hardcore. When it had finally run it's course I had lost about twenty-five pounds. Which isn't all that bad but when you only weigh a tick over two hundred to begin with losing that much weight frightens people. I looked like the ******* scarecrow.
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