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samd
Hi
I have just found out that I have glandular fever. I have been really ill with it for a week and have come home from uni to try and get better.
Just wondered what other people's experiences of it were and how soon they recovered.
Thanks xx
I have just found out that I have glandular fever. I have been really ill with it for a week and have come home from uni to try and get better.
Just wondered what other people's experiences of it were and how soon they recovered.
Thanks xx
Someone I know had it a couple of years ago. I'll ask him next time I talk to him! From what I can remember he was really ill for a couple of weeks, then it improved quite dramatically, although he was still under the weather for a couple more weeks, he came back to school.
Hope you feel better soon!
It varies tremenously.
My personal experience (Dec last year) was horrendous - almost needing hospital admission for airway obstruction. I was jaundiced, and had an enlarged spleen. I guess I was acutely ill for about 6 weeks, and then unwell for a few months after that. The fact I kept on going all the time probably didn't help. I'd overdo things (like having a labour week with zero sleep) and would almost go back to square one - not with the sore throat, but just feeling like I didn't have the energy to move. Even now, almost a year later, every time I get a cold, I feel completely zonked out, and seem to suffer from swollen glands a lot more severely.
I really do sympathise... but hopefully you'll make a quickish recovery.
Don't do what I did. You really do need to get as much rest as possible.
My personal experience (Dec last year) was horrendous - almost needing hospital admission for airway obstruction. I was jaundiced, and had an enlarged spleen. I guess I was acutely ill for about 6 weeks, and then unwell for a few months after that. The fact I kept on going all the time probably didn't help. I'd overdo things (like having a labour week with zero sleep) and would almost go back to square one - not with the sore throat, but just feeling like I didn't have the energy to move. Even now, almost a year later, every time I get a cold, I feel completely zonked out, and seem to suffer from swollen glands a lot more severely.
I really do sympathise... but hopefully you'll make a quickish recovery.
Don't do what I did. You really do need to get as much rest as possible.
In my experience, it took me ages to recover. It took me about 6 months before I actually started feeling myself again, I just felt completely drained of energy and tired all the time. Even after that time I still used to feel very run down all the time. Just make sure you get loads of rest.
A girl I went to school with also had it, and she was ill for around 18 months. She had nearly 6 months of school, but I know she used to take advantage of it and used to have days off school even when she was ok. I suppose every one is different though.
A girl I went to school with also had it, and she was ill for around 18 months. She had nearly 6 months of school, but I know she used to take advantage of it and used to have days off school even when she was ok. I suppose every one is different though.
My form tutor had to take 4 months off school when she had it.
i had it for 2 weeks. i just thought it was the flu. it only got diagnosed by a blood test months later.
A friend of mine had it for a week but went out jogging and brkoe his leg, apparently you joints weaken.
I had it for nigh on 6 months, still get the tired feeling from time to time. It was a complete beatch to get rid of because the only thing to do is rest and when your doing A levels/Uni you dont have the time to rest.
The cause of glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis) is a virus known as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). This is most frequently seen in teenagers and young adults. It is thought to spread in a similar way to many other viruses, from saliva, and is sometimes jokingly referred to as the "kissing disease", as it is often passed from boyfriend to girlfriend or vice versa.
joyabbott
It varies tremenously.
My personal experience (Dec last year) was horrendous - almost needing hospital admission for airway obstruction. I was jaundiced, and had an enlarged spleen. I guess I was acutely ill for about 6 weeks, and then unwell for a few months after that. The fact I kept on going all the time probably didn't help. I'd overdo things (like having a labour week with zero sleep) and would almost go back to square one - not with the sore throat, but just feeling like I didn't have the energy to move. Even now, almost a year later, every time I get a cold, I feel completely zonked out, and seem to suffer from swollen glands a lot more severely.
I really do sympathise... but hopefully you'll make a quickish recovery.
Don't do what I did. You really do need to get as much rest as possible.
My personal experience (Dec last year) was horrendous - almost needing hospital admission for airway obstruction. I was jaundiced, and had an enlarged spleen. I guess I was acutely ill for about 6 weeks, and then unwell for a few months after that. The fact I kept on going all the time probably didn't help. I'd overdo things (like having a labour week with zero sleep) and would almost go back to square one - not with the sore throat, but just feeling like I didn't have the energy to move. Even now, almost a year later, every time I get a cold, I feel completely zonked out, and seem to suffer from swollen glands a lot more severely.
I really do sympathise... but hopefully you'll make a quickish recovery.
Don't do what I did. You really do need to get as much rest as possible.
thats the very rare and very extreme case scenario though isn't it.
Well yes, certainly was very severe... but I think people often underestimate the potential implications of GF. I certainly did - and now when I see patients with it, I look upon it very differently.
Some people who become infected remain completely asymptomatic, most are ill for a few weeks. An unfortunate few are much more severely affected
Some people who become infected remain completely asymptomatic, most are ill for a few weeks. An unfortunate few are much more severely affected
joyabbott
Well yes, certainly was very severe... but I think people often underestimate the potential implications of GF. I certainly did - and now when I see patients with it, I look upon it very differently.
Some people who become infected remain completely asymptomatic, most are ill for a few weeks. An unfortunate few are much more severely affected
Some people who become infected remain completely asymptomatic, most are ill for a few weeks. An unfortunate few are much more severely affected
Other way around chuck. Most are asymptomatic. people who catch EBV after about 12 years of age then have a 40% chance of developing GF. Of them its less than a few percent who have really severe symptoms.
Still a nasty thing which takes yonks to recover from and leaves you completely drained/zapped for weeks.
well mines certainly not an excuse
I know I'm run down (having not had a holiday for 22 weeks and working 10-12 hr days plus studying), but there's a BIG difference between my normal 'run down' prior to EBV and 'run down' post EBV. It's very difficult to describe - I'm pretty used to being stressed and pushing myself to (and occassionally beyond) my limits. However, since EBV, I find I just don't have the energy/concentration. I'm full of a cold, but it's not just coryzal symptoms.
I know I'm run down (having not had a holiday for 22 weeks and working 10-12 hr days plus studying), but there's a BIG difference between my normal 'run down' prior to EBV and 'run down' post EBV. It's very difficult to describe - I'm pretty used to being stressed and pushing myself to (and occassionally beyond) my limits. However, since EBV, I find I just don't have the energy/concentration. I'm full of a cold, but it's not just coryzal symptoms.
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