Three weeks ago I had really swollen tonsils & just felt really tired. Basically I'm still feeling the same but I'm also getting headaches everyday which at first was earache (actually referred pain from my tonsils). I went to the doctors and had a blood test for glandular fever, which came back negative. I've heard lots about false negatives as the test was taken at the wrong time or whatever.
The dr just said it was a virus and didn't think it was worth redoing the test. I've never had a virus for this length of time though.
Everyone seems to think I'm faking it (I don't have a snotty nose or cough so therefore 'I'm not ill') and that I'm only saying that I'm ill to get extra time or compensation for my exams. I genuinely feel really rotten and tired and tearful, but with all this doubting I'm starting to worry if it's all in my head/ it's just stress/ I've developed depression. My parents don't even believe me and my mum is convinced I'm going to drop out & not take my exams. My friend keeps trying to 'one better' me over the whole thing by saying she's had a headache all week but'struggled through it' blah blah.
I am really worried about my exams as because I've been ill I haven't done nearly enough work and even before the swollen tonsils I was feeling very tired throughout the holidays. ( which makes me wonder if it is a false negative). I seem to have lost motivation to work as I have so much to do, which makes me wonder if I am depressed, as I also want to sleep all the time (which is another symptom of depression).
I guess I just wanted an opinion on what this sounds like, I do have a lot of exams (8) because I need 3 a's to get into my uni of choice (atm I'm on bbc) so maybe it is just stress but it sure doesn't feel like it. Thanks for reading and I hope I posted this in the right place! X