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[crankylex]

After a few trips to my friendly local ER, TWENTY different vials of blood, and two weeks leave from work, it has been determined that I have ... Mono! And as a complication to the mono, I have also developed a case of hepatitis.

From the National Center for Infectious Diseases:

Epstein-Barr Virus and Infectious Mononucleosis

Epstein-Barr virus, frequently referred to as EBV, is a member of the herpesvirus family and one of the most common human viruses. The virus occurs worldwide, and most people become infected with EBV sometime during their lives.

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When infection with EBV occurs ... it causes infectious mononucleosis 35% to 50% of the time.

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Symptoms of infectious mononucleosis are fever, sore throat, and swollen lymph glands.

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Sometimes, a swollen spleen or liver involvement may develop.

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Full text of the article can be found here.

I can honestly say that I have never had a throat so swollen in my entire life. Nor have I had glands swollen to the size of golf balls.

But my main nemesis is the fatigue that causes me to sleep constantly.

::grumblespitsnarl::

/self-pity

Comments

[laitiane.livejournal.com]

Hey Lex,

I was going through LJ (friends of friends and all that, which only shows how bored I am!) and I clicked in your site and then in about. This post came out. I only wanted to wish you a quick recovery.

Hope you're feeling better.
Laura