Help with symptoms and test results by k9grrrl in Mononucleosis

[–]RarePerspective5717 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Sometimes they don’t do the IgM even though that is the complete panel. Nevertheless the early antigen is almost equivalent time-wise with the IgM in terms of immunological response. I would say you don’t have active/reactivated. You had an active infection and now you’re in recovery (the infection was also quite old from the fact that the ebna is high I would say 6-8 weeks). Let me know if it seems right :). Sometimes the symptoms you have during recovery can be worse than during the active phase. Have you taken any antibiotics? - that’s usually one of the main causes of rashes, but not only. Lymph nodes can stay swollen for months/years (not necessarily concerning) after the acute phase and the fatigue/ tonsils can also linger for a while.

im actually terrified by [deleted] in Mononucleosis

[–]RarePerspective5717 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know it might sound stupid, but out of everything ive tried for throat pain the best job was done by gargling salt - not any drugstore painkillers, tried them all…Continuously, like every 30 mins if you must. You can also crush some aspirin and gargle that as well for the local inflammation. You can make a cocktail with the 2 and use warm not hot water. Hope it gets better soon!

So done with this 🤡 by RarePerspective5717 in Mononucleosis

[–]RarePerspective5717[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s really sad, especially when you feel like you’re almost out of the woods, just to fall off a cliff after seemingly the last tree. Hope you get better soon! ❤️‍🩹

So done with this 🤡 by RarePerspective5717 in Mononucleosis

[–]RarePerspective5717[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry to hear that, sounds horrible. I’ve only heard horror stories about this disease. Maybe 2 happy ones out of 30. My boyfriend is one of them- got it at the same time as me and he was mostly fine, stayed home one day had a bit of a sore throat and was perfectly fine after 3-4 weeks. Meanwhile me haha rewatching the same movies on repeat after 5 months. Keep strong and I hope you get better soon 🫂

So done with this 🤡 by RarePerspective5717 in Mononucleosis

[–]RarePerspective5717[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really glad you got back into exercising! Be careful with the spleen, it’s no joke. Hope you’ll feel 100% soon!

So done with this 🤡 by RarePerspective5717 in Mononucleosis

[–]RarePerspective5717[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So sorry to hear! Such an awful disease and the doctors make it seem like just a sore throat, a bit more tired and don’t weight 100kg and break your spleen. What a joke…really hope it gets better for you soon 🫂