So, I just have to have another little ****ing session about this! Last September, I got really sick to the point that I could barely move. My throat was very sore and nasty, my glands were swollen in multiple places and I was just plain sick. Was tested for mono because it was going around work and it came back negative, but doctor said it was too early and he still felt like I most likely had it, so that was the tentative diagnosis. I slept and didn't eat much for the majority of 11 days initially. Couldn't afford to be retested for mono because I didn't have insurance. I felt like **** for months until about December and then I felt better. Didn't last for long as I was working 40+ hours a week and overdid it. I relapsed in January and my symptoms came back and my spleen was really swollen. I was given an official diagnosis of mono then and since then, I have just not felt right. I've missed a lot of work already and I am just so tired. I still have a sore throat almost every day and I have random pains in my spleen. I'm just really sick of it. Doctor says this can go on for months if I don't take care of myself. Here's a little list of what I've been dealing with for months:
bad sore throat
swollen glands
nausea
stomach pains
joint pain (ugh!)
no appetite (I've lost 13 pounds, roughly a stone for you UKers and I was already underweight to begin with)
extreme fatigue
brain fog
headaches/migraines
oral thrush (very painful)
etc. etc.
This is really wearing me down and I know some of you are tired of me complaining, but I don't handle being sick well at all. :/ I never expected to be dealing with this 7 months in. Thing is, they're going by my official diagnosis/relapse in January and that's only been 3 months. Ugh. Not sure how much of this I can stand. :/ I just want to cry some days and all I want to do is lay around. Plus, I've been under some major stress lately and have barely been getting sleep. The mono is wreaking havoc on my immune system, too.
Sometimes, I feel like people don't understand. The thing with mono is that it doesn't just go away like most other viruses. It stays with you and you can have flare-ups for the rest of your life. It can be fairly uncomplicated, but has to potential the **** you up. It hasn't been life threatening for me like some stories of people I've heard, but it's annoying, inconvenient, and just downright sucky.
I want to feel better!!!! Oh, and I want a hug and a cookie.
bad sore throat
swollen glands
nausea
stomach pains
joint pain (ugh!)
no appetite (I've lost 13 pounds, roughly a stone for you UKers and I was already underweight to begin with)
extreme fatigue
brain fog
headaches/migraines
oral thrush (very painful)
etc. etc.
This is really wearing me down and I know some of you are tired of me complaining, but I don't handle being sick well at all. :/ I never expected to be dealing with this 7 months in. Thing is, they're going by my official diagnosis/relapse in January and that's only been 3 months. Ugh. Not sure how much of this I can stand. :/ I just want to cry some days and all I want to do is lay around. Plus, I've been under some major stress lately and have barely been getting sleep. The mono is wreaking havoc on my immune system, too.
Sometimes, I feel like people don't understand. The thing with mono is that it doesn't just go away like most other viruses. It stays with you and you can have flare-ups for the rest of your life. It can be fairly uncomplicated, but has to potential the **** you up. It hasn't been life threatening for me like some stories of people I've heard, but it's annoying, inconvenient, and just downright sucky.
I want to feel better!!!! Oh, and I want a hug and a cookie.
