About 7 weeks ago I had what seemed to be
a cold which lasted a few days, my glands
came up in my neck and my tonsils were
enlarged. I felt extremely tired and
fatigued and had dull headache. Although
the tonsils have gone down and I am
feeling less fatigued I still have
occasional pain under my jaw and get pain
in my throat and the back of my tongue
doesnt feel right I also have an stiff and
painful neck at times..... Please let me
know if anyone has had these symptoms and
if it is likely to be mono as I am worried
sick and hate to go to the doc as I have a
fear of something being really wrong with
me I also suffer from anxiety and
depression.
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Forum Girl
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Oct 2003 Posts: 207 Location: Orlando, Florida
Posted: 08-24-04 21:06pm
Mono is always possible but usually you
stay sick for a long time instead of just
a few days. I think it would be wise for
you to go to the doctor and get checked
out. Your fear of it being something
serious more likely than not is unfounded.
But you don't want something that might
be minor right now turning into something
more serious. Go to the doctor and get
checked out and if nothing else you will
at least be able to put your mind at ease.
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burgess
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 1
Re: Is This Mononucleosis Posted: 01-04-05 11:36am
When you have mono the normal symptons
include long periods of sickness such as
the flu or cold. You have a rough cough
and much drowsiness and also your throat
does get very soar just like strep. If
you go to the doctors and they say that
you have strep please go get a blood test
too. If you are on pennicilin or you are
on amoxicilin while having mono you get
hives and rashes all over your body, which
can last up to 2-3 weeks!
So watch out for a misdiagnose because I
was reccently misdiagnosed about 3 weeks
ago with strep and have now been told ive
had mono and have been having hives for 2
weeks
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lhstar07
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 2 Location: san diego
Probably Not Posted: 01-31-05 23:11pm
I have mono right now and it is really
bad! Maybe its just the kind I have but
both my sister and I had it and our
symtoms were as follows:
sore throat, swollen lymphnodes, sore
neck/shoulders, severe headache, sinus
infection, achey muscles all over body,
extreame fatigue, ear infection.
As you can see we both had it pretty bad.
But the fatigue set in so fast it was
crazy! I was a little more tired then
usual for about 2-3 days, then I had a
sore throat (which went away after 3 days)
then all of the sudden I was so tired I
couldnt do anything! I slept and laid in
bed for seriously a whole week. Your
symptoms could be a slow build up to mono,
sometimes it takes a while (2 weeks-a few
months) to actually get it bad. But you
should go to the doctor and get a mono
spot blood test done. Its really simple
and doesnt hurt. If you do have it I
recommend you buy
"monobrex" from monobrex.Com. Its a
little expensive but some insurance plans
will remburse you with your taxes. I hope
you dont have it! Get well soon and take
care.
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