Josiep
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Hi, my name is Josie and I'm 43 years old. I was diagnosed with mono last week. Since I knew that mono usually strikes kids and young adults, I did not think that this would happen to me. As a result, it took me a whole month before I even was diagnosed!  It all started after I had returned from Vegas. I was so tired that I couldn't stay awake, but I figured it was all those late nights from the trip!  Then I developed a really bad sore throat, my glands in my neck were swollen and I had a fever. (Five months ago, I had strep throat and so I thought I was developing it again.) Within a week, the sore throat/swollen glands went away....but I was still tired. I had an appointment with my GYN doctor and I told him that I was feeling really tired. He ran thyroid blood tests on me.....which all were normal. So, I assumed that I had caught a viral thing and kept doing "self-care." However, the tiredness NEVER went away!!! It was so bad that I practically fall asleep while I was driving to work, while I"m working on my computer at work or while I was simply just standing in line at the grocery store. I knew that something wasn't right, but then I thought that maybe I had a sleeping disorder. So, I waited awhile to see if I can "sleep" this feeling off. In addition to the tiredness, I developed headaches, muscle soreness and nausea....and I again blamed it on "having a viral thing."  Also, since I walked 2 1/2 miles every morning before work, I thought that my muscles in my legs were sore due to walking. Finally, after weeks of not "shaking" this feeling off, I decided to call my primary doctor a couple of weeks ago. He ran blood test results and that is when I was tested positive for mono (spot). If I knew that I was susceptible to mono at my age, I would have taken better care of myself. (By the way, I work at a local Children's Hospital. It is possible that I got exposed to mono there. Two years ago, I was exposed to tuberculosis and I had to take meciation for 6 months. I wonder because I was exposed to T.B., that is why my immune system is shot?  ) All while I was feeling this way, I went to work and I forced myself through the days. I get so frustrated because I am normally a very active person and having mono is making me feel "blah" and helpless. Also last week when I just got diagnosed, my boss put me through a stressful situation at work. I literally wanted to get a gun and shoot myself because I was physically not feeling well and she was doing a head trip on me!  Anyway, now that I know what I have, hopefully, I can start feeling better soon!  Get well wishes to all of you!! Post edited by: Josiep, at: 08/31/2008 04:51 |
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