I’ve cut dairy and gluten , sugar too without consulting with any doctor. I needed to do something myself as my throat was swelling without reason.
Hi Christine, I’m taking Colloidal silver, oregano oil capsules, Lysine and Olive leaf extract. After starting those my throat felt a lot better. I’ve just upped taking the oregano and olive leaf extract twice a day and the Colloidal silver and Lysine three times a day. I’m taking other supplements also and like you have cut out sugar. When I first had my blood test results back, my liver enzymes came back abnormal so I cut the dairy, except in my coffee. It (the liver) was 3cm bigger than it should have been on palpitation so I was sent for an ultrasound which showed it was 2cm bigger but not showing any disease or tumours. My gall bladder showed stones though, but I don’t have any symptoms!
i don’t know if it was a coincidence or if they really have helped, but this year when the Murraya bloomed, I didn’t get sinitis or asthma! So when I’m better I will continue to take the Colloidal silver and the Olive leaf extract indefinitely.
i found Yogi Throat Comfort really soothing on my throat. It’s a tea bag and I’d have a cup made up all the time and sip it if it was hot or cold. It doesn’t taste too bad either!
I hope some of this info helps . Really do your research as far as buying any of these supplements as they vary a lot in price from different suppliers. I’m in Australia and the cost is extraordinarily high compared to overseas and that includes postage!
Hey Christine and Amanda - you guys should be pleased with yourselves because you are doing all you can to help yourselves by eating healthier, etc - remember that's not easy and it's an achievement to take note of at this time, so if you ever feel like beating yourself up, remember how you have responded positively in the face of adversity and shown courage even though you don't realise it always!
Craig
It's that kind of attitude that convinces me that you both are going to make a FULL and COMPLETE recovery, even if it's not tomorrow or next week, that is going to happen I do believe for both of you and trusting God with that.
Craig
Thanks Amanda for your suggestions. I love natural methods over medical treatments.
Just a quick one guys, just to say hoping for a good and settled day for everyone - remember not to give up and that resting isn't giving up, sometimes we are just weary mentally as well as physically and it's okay to rest, God can renew our strength through rest a lot of the time.
Craig
Hey Jen, how did your appointment with the infectious diseases doctor go?
Hi Amanda, they have run a number of tests and I am clear on most of them (they are looking for a reason why the CMV activated.) I have another followup next week, so we will see what the ID doctor says. Thank you for asking. How are you feeling?
Christine,
I am seeing a specialist, an Infectious Disease doctor. Just fyi, he told me that CMV lasts from six months up to two years..
Good luck with your follow-up appointment Jen, take it as reassuring that most of the other tests are fine, although I know that can be very frustrating when still feeling so poorly. Keep trying and remember what the docs say not the be all and end all - some of them can be so inconsiderable in their manner and forget how worried and anxious this virus can make people and be very dismissive or whatever - whatever they say you are going to get better!
Craig
Hi, I know this discussion was a while ago but I have been struggling with what I thought was mono for about 5 weeks. I got diagnosed from a positive mono spot but my EBV test came back normal so I couldn’t have had mono. Does this sound like it could be CMV instead as I didn’t suffer with an extremely sore throat either.
Hi Paige,
It might be worth asking your doctor to do a blood test for CMV, I think they can do that anyway same as EBV not 100% sure. I think the two viruses cause similar kind of symptoms and effects, so I'm guessing it would be hard to tell the difference between one and the other just from symptoms alone. Not everyone gets a sore throat with mono, it wasn't something that particularly bothered me much I felt more just unwell and fatigued and with low grade fever most of the time.
Still thinking of you and believing you are going to get better - do something nice for yourself today as you deserve it as you've been through such a rough few weeks.
Craig
Hi Paige,
I agree with Craig, ask the doc to test you for CMV. Not sure if you have any of the following symptoms? I have the extreme sore throat off and on, some pretty intense lymph node pain in my neck/under my ears, joint and body aches, dizziness, nausea, and cycles during the day of slight energy and then extreme fatigue. I have actually had to pull over, thought I was going to fall asleep driving. I guess it is a little different for everyone. I also have an underlying condition, so that could also be adding to it.
Just FYI, My regular MD sent me to a specialist, Infectious Disease doctor after I tested positive for CMV, and he said that the virus usually lasts for a minimum of six months and up to two years if you don’t slow down and take care of yourself. So, do get checked and do slow down and take care of yourself.
Hi, i have nausea, dizziness and body aches. Unfortunately my doctor wont test me for CMV. I am in the process of finding a new doctor
Goodness Jen I really hope you're feeling much better soon, it is so horrible when you feel like you want to make progress and are ready to in your mind but your body isn't wanting to go along with it. Thinking of you and hang in there.
Good luck with finding a new doctor Paige, I really don't know why doctors refuse simple tests, empathising with you for that and if you have someone maybe to go with you to stress the point that this test is really important to you maybe that might help a bit, I know how hard and daunting it can be trying to debate or disagree with a doctor, but they should listen more to patients after all the person knows their body better than anyone else.
Craig
Sounds about right Paige…. yes, find a new doctor. They can’t do much as far as medications to get rid of CMV, but you should know if you have CMV. They should run a bunch of lab work on you just to make sure you don’t have anything else going on, per my specialist, it’s not something that is very common.
Thanks Craig, how long have you have CMV? I appreciate your support, trust me!
Hi Jen,
It wasn't CMV I had but mono / glandular fever caused by EBV - that was a number of years ago thankfully, it took me a number of months to get over it but did get there in the end - just want you and others to know that there is recovery out there and things do get better with time!! Hang in there!
Craig
Hey Je n,
i'm going to through the same exact thing you are! i don't know how many hours of googling it took me to find this forum! how did the second follow up go? this experience has been brutal. i'm 8-weeks in, hoping my summer isn't over
Oh no, you are!? I am so sorry… It’s really hard to find information on CMV, isn’t it? Most of the articles that I found are fluff about CMV. That is why I posted here too.
Are your lymph nodes in your neck just painful and awful too? Along with the fatigue, aches, etc, but the lymph nodes. yikes.
May I ask, what is going on with you? Have you seen any specialists or plan to? How are you treating the CMV at home, for example are you taking any herbs or vitamins? Just curious.
The follow up, the Infectious Disease doctor ran a ton of lab tests, nothing came back as suspicious , but apparently CMV doesn’t typically just activate. However, I do have an underlying condition, then caught a nasty flu and had strep throat simultaneously back in February. Then the CMV hit me.. my immune system tanked in other words. That is how I am looking at it anyway.
Because of my underlying condition, they did refer me to an immunology doctor to review everything in a few weeks on May 31. My GP doctor is still concerned we should be looking for an autoimmune issue, but I can’t keep worrying about what I can’t control. Now, enough about me, how are you dong with all of this??
Good luck with your immunology appointment Jen, that's really good you've got that to go and I really hope they can put your mind at rest that everything is being caused by this virus, which is most probably the case, and not anything else - but of course it's very wise to get checked out I remember seeing a specialist like that too when I had mono and it put my mind at ease a bit even though he couldn't take it away instantly (things will get better in time).
So sorry to hear you're having a really hard time with it Code Monkey, the forum here is a really good one the people are so nice and supportive and it's more full of people providing practical help and support for each other and offering hope and encouragement rather than the scare stories which you generally find on google - it's always the worst stories that get the posts on there, and remember that vast majority of people do recover from mono (with EBV or CMV) even though it can take a little bit of time for some unfortunately - hang in there and remember you will get there!
Craig