Sick possibly mono

seekinghappYness · 12-26-2005, 06:43 PM

I have been feeling really ill today and yesterday. It started out with chills. Today my nose is running, my glands are really sore, bad headache, and a intense feeling of fatigue. Im pretty sure that I got mono, but haven't seen a doctor, what would be the best cure for this? I don't feel like being around anybody today or even talking to anyone, although tommorow I'm hoping to spend some time with my BF but don't want him to get sick. So far I just have been resting, and drinking fluids... anyways I can feel stronger?

**annie24** · 12-26-2005, 06:48 PM

Go see a doctor. Hopefully it is not mono. Go to the doctor and see what they say, and stay away from people until you find out what it is. Don't get your bf sick

Who will bring you soup then? Keep resting and drinking fluids.

DropToZero · 12-26-2005, 06:49 PM

If you think you have mono, then there really is nothing that's just going to make you better. Best go to the doctor and get tested tho to find out, because if you do, and you spend time with your b/f, then you can't really have any physical activity with him(kissing etc) or even sharing a cup/drink would get him sick. Mono's not fun, it sucks I know, but there's not really a quick cure either, just drink a lot of fluids like you've been doing and rest a lot, it can take like 6 weeks for the fatigue to go away. Again, getting tested would be better to make sure of it, because also I think something like your spleen is very tender at the time of having mono and could easily rupture based on certain physical activies.

Cherokeelion · 12-26-2005, 09:26 PM

Mono takes a long time to recover from... especially if you push yourself while it's active in you. I did, and ended up bombing my second semester of college too tired to do anything. Get tested and rest if positive... no contact either, it's not called the kissing disease for nothing. I got mine after sharing an ice cream spoon with my girlfriends college room mate one night...lol. Try explaining " Mono " to someone who thinks its the kissing disease...LITERALLY.

Tigris · 12-26-2005, 09:40 PM

Go and see a doctor.

I hope everything goes ok for you.

Take care

seekinghappYness · 12-27-2005, 12:31 AM

thanks everyone for the replies. Im not so sure its mono after all. My nose has literally been running water for the past 3 hours. My throat pain has subsided somewhat. I already taken a tylonel, drinking orange juice, and gaterade. Just Hopefully tommorow I will better and not worse.

RayKay · 12-28-2005, 03:31 PM

Sounds more like a flu to me, rather then mono. I had mono when I was a young teenager, and I could not even move out of bed for weeks. Then you have to be really careful for months after, as your spleen enlarges and can easily rupture.

Anyway, generally it presents itself differently then what you described...less flu/cold symptoms, more fatigue (and I mean intense) and often headaches and some other symptoms.

I would just treat it as a flu for now, stay warm, very well hydrated, and away from too many people. If symptoms do not improve in 3-4 days, consult your doctor.

12-26-2005, 06:43 PM	#1
seekinghappYness Offline Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Gender: Female Posts: 28	Sick possibly mono I have been feeling really ill today and yesterday. It started out with chills. Today my nose is running, my glands are really sore, bad headache, and a intense feeling of fatigue. Im pretty sure that I got mono, but haven't seen a doctor, what would be the best cure for this? I don't feel like being around anybody today or even talking to anyone, although tommorow I'm hoping to spend some time with my BF but don't want him to get sick. So far I just have been resting, and drinking fluids... anyways I can feel stronger?

12-26-2005, 06:49 PM	#3
DropToZero Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Gender: Male Posts: 1,632	If you think you have mono, then there really is nothing that's just going to make you better. Best go to the doctor and get tested tho to find out, because if you do, and you spend time with your b/f, then you can't really have any physical activity with him(kissing etc) or even sharing a cup/drink would get him sick. Mono's not fun, it sucks I know, but there's not really a quick cure either, just drink a lot of fluids like you've been doing and rest a lot, it can take like 6 weeks for the fatigue to go away. Again, getting tested would be better to make sure of it, because also I think something like your spleen is very tender at the time of having mono and could easily rupture based on certain physical activies. __________________ A smart person learns from his own mistakes... A wise person learns from others... - ? ...I'm pretty smart...sometimes I wish I was a little more wise. dance to express...not to impress... every man dies, not every man really lives...

12-26-2005, 09:26 PM	#4
Cherokeelion Offline Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Redding, CA Gender: Male Age: 39 Posts: 84	Mono takes a long time to recover from... especially if you push yourself while it's active in you. I did, and ended up bombing my second semester of college too tired to do anything. Get tested and rest if positive... no contact either, it's not called the kissing disease for nothing. I got mine after sharing an ice cream spoon with my girlfriends college room mate one night...lol. Try explaining " Mono " to someone who thinks its the kissing disease...LITERALLY. __________________ "All that you need will surely come"

12-28-2005, 03:31 PM	#7
RayKay Offline Platinum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Middle of Canada Gender: Female Age: 30 Posts: 13,270	Sounds more like a flu to me, rather then mono. I had mono when I was a young teenager, and I could not even move out of bed for weeks. Then you have to be really careful for months after, as your spleen enlarges and can easily rupture. Anyway, generally it presents itself differently then what you described...less flu/cold symptoms, more fatigue (and I mean intense) and often headaches and some other symptoms. I would just treat it as a flu for now, stay warm, very well hydrated, and away from too many people. If symptoms do not improve in 3-4 days, consult your doctor. __________________ [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkolivegreen][B]<--- [COLOR=sienna]Carbun the Super-Bunny[/COLOR][/B][/COLOR][/FONT] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=#556b2f][/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkolivegreen][B]At the end of the day, how you imprinted on someones life and heart is the only true mark any of us leave on this earth and is what we are most proud of... [/B][/COLOR][/FONT][I][SIZE=1]- My Biggest Hero and Mentor: My Mum.[/SIZE][/I] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=orange][B]Il faut d'abord durer [/B][/COLOR][/FONT][I][SIZE=1]- Ernest Hemingway[/SIZE][/I]

12-26-2005, 06:48 PM	#2
annie24 Offline Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 29 Posts: 26,827	Go see a doctor. Hopefully it is not mono. Go to the doctor and see what they say, and stay away from people until you find out what it is. Don't get your bf sick Who will bring you soup then? Keep resting and drinking fluids.

12-26-2005, 09:40 PM	#5
Tigris Offline Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: England Gender: Female Age: 46 Posts: 3,556	Go and see a doctor. I hope everything goes ok for you. Take care

12-27-2005, 12:31 AM	#6
seekinghappYness Offline Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Gender: Female Posts: 28	thanks everyone for the replies. Im not so sure its mono after all. My nose has literally been running water for the past 3 hours. My throat pain has subsided somewhat. I already taken a tylonel, drinking orange juice, and gaterade. Just Hopefully tommorow I will better and not worse.