Hi, I was told I had glandular fever on Friday the 20th after feeling unwell for about 3 weeks. However it is only recently that I have felt at my worse and I wonder if this is normal as I must have had the glandular fever for over 3 weeks for it to show positive on a blood test. I’m not sure if it’s normal to have good and bad days, some days I can even make it out of the house and some days i feel very nauseous. I have also been experiencing stomach pain and discomfort in various places around my stomach. Wondered if I could get and feedback. Thanks
Hi Paige,
this is all sounds very normal to me!
i had glandular fever november 2016 and it really kicked in 8 weeks later, so by the January I was ill in bed for weeks. I slowly progressed but it is very much good days and bad days.
i felt tingly, nauseous and very teary amongst other symptoms. Now at a year and 4 months I am loads better but you have to really look after yourself. Eat healthy, drink plenty of water, take vitamins and very much listen to your body, rest loads!
you will get through it. It has be the worst thing ever that I've had to deal with...it's the length of time it takes and the relapses.
but you will recover.
caroline x
Thanks for the reply! Good to know your journey with GF was slightly similar. I wondered if you know if it’s normal or heard of to have GF with no swollen glands as I haven’t suffered with this
Paige x
Hey Paige! I got sick on July 26 and wasn’t diagnosed until August 30 with Mono. The first month was a weird range of symptoms and my most sick was September so I think what you’re experiencing is normal. I only had one swollen gland in the back of my neck and it went away after a week.
I’m almost at 9 months. I’m not bed ridden anymore. There are good days and bad days and I still struggle with fatigue and achey muscles/joints. But I just reread my journal and it reinforced that I am progressing. I highly encourage keeping one with your day to day symptoms! It helps to look back on. Hope this is a mild case for you and you recover quickly!
Hi Paige,
Caroline and I are on the same schedule with glandular fever. I had all these symptoms, the throat and glands weren't that bad, the nausea, weakness, body aches and exhaustion were terrible. It is very normal to have good and bad days.
I am sorry you have to go through this, you will recover it is just a long process. The forum is a great place to come and ask questions and get support.
Hiya, thanks for the reply, I’m just struggling to understand why I feel so horrific now when I must have had the virus for atleast 3 weeks! Also, 2 weeks ago I was out going shopping and going to the cinema so I don’t get how I can go so down hill when I’ve read that the worst symptoms are over signing 2 weeks😦 feels like I’ve been up and down and ill for about a month and the worst of it is now
Thanks for responding and sharing some of your story. Out of curiosity how were you diagnosed?
Hi Paige and mono,
i would agree with mono, I didn't really have swollen glands much. But the nausea, aches, exhaustion were horrendous.
I managed 1/2 a mile at the pool yesterday!! As well as other daily life activities....my doctor told me to go for it now, just to get over this last 5% I reckon. So I am doing well, it's so nerve wracking as normally any activity used to floor me. just goes to show that things do get better.
lovely to hear from you mono xx
Given its taken me 12 months before I had a noticeable leap forward, I would say 3 weeks is not long at all.
x
I feel as though because I’m 18 I’m expected to recover quicker which isn’t fair and doesn’t seem the case. How were you diagnosed? Was it the mono spot blood test? X
Hi Paige,
It took my friends daughter who is 16, well over a year to get over her glandular fever. She was really bad.
i am 41.
i had a blood test and all it showed was a past infection.
im in the u.k and that's the only blood test I had. I did have other tests to rule out other nasty stuff, which came back clear. So it was basically rest and time.x
I was feeling so weak and my legs felt like they would not hold me up, so I went to the ER, they put me on a heart monitor and did blood work and then they said you have mono! My teenage granddaughter had it a couple of months prior and my daughter and my other granddaughter got it too. Maybe it was from blowing candles out on her birthday cake? because we didn't share food or drink.
I was diagnosed with mono spot and then the test for Epstein Barr virus, I was ill for 11 months and my granddaughter for 9 months, I think that it just depends on the person and their immune system. I think the information online is outdated or that the virus is stronger than it used to be. It is a long road but you will recover.
I was lucky enough to catch a positive mono spot too. It really is the worst virus. I had no idea you could be that sick and live through it.
I am high dosing vitamin C (3,000 mg a day in liquid form) and have started taking Co-Q10 (thank you Craig for that rec!) as well as doing adrenal support with Ashwaghanda. Then hitting all the regular vitamins (A,B,D and a probiotic.) I get everything in liquid form and just put it in a glass of water and down it.
Take it super easy. I rushed back in to activity when I started coming out of it at 3 months and I replaced horrible and have been slowly recovering since. People gave me that advice and stupid me didn't heed it.
Thanks for the advice, I feel like I am stressing myself out more by thinking I am ill with something more serious because I read about a false positive mono spot test and along with that I didn’t get swollen glands and only a moderately sore throat?
Hi Paige,
Just as Caroline and all the guys have been saying, definitely what you're experiencing is very normalf or glandular fever. I really do want to reassure you that things will get better, make sure you get plenty of rest that is very important after diagnosis, don't push through too much as your body needs recovery time. Taking vitamins and herbs can be really helpful too, a good strong multi-vitamin per day, high doses of Vitamin C (1000mg-3000mg per day), Co-enzyme Q10 and immune boosting herb like siberian ginseng or echinicea.
The forum here has some great guys on it who can offer encouragement and advice, definitely worth checking in and remember that you WILL get better from this - it can take a bit of time sometimes so don't panic if you don't feel perfect right away, but you definitely will get over this and back to full health again given time.
Thinking of you and hang in there.
Craig
Is it strange that I haven’t been in the bed ridden state? Just occasionally tired but the nausea and loss of appetite is the worst
Thanks Craig! I am just super worried as I don’t sound like the classic GF case , I’m not bed ridden and I don’t have swollen glands, I just feel nauseous and have a loss of appetite. Hopefully will feel better soon though
Hi Paige,
I wasn't bed ridden when I had the virus either, I worked on for a month whilst I still had it but then had to stop for a while after that as was so exhausted. I was still able to be up and about a lot of the time though, just with more rest. Please don't worry as it is most likely your symptoms are being caused by the glandular fever, I don't think there is a typical case of this, there are commonalities but everyone seems to be affected differently!
Key thing to know (from someone who has been through it) is that you WILL get better, and this difficult time will pass - hang in there and thinking of you - trusting God that things will get better!
Craig
Out of curiosity what other tests did you have to rule out nasty stuff? I really feel like I need to put my mind at ease and get more tests done