in pieces from mono

[guitarheroalex95]

HI im 18 and Ive been sick for 3 months, but I am emotionally, mentally, and physically in peices from it. 3 months ago I started getting rapid heart beats that left me hot flushed and exhausted when the left, ny doc diagnosed me with svt and until i was put on a beta blocker for the attacks. One day after i got my first svt i started getting fevers off and on everyday for a month. Now while what Ive said so far doesnt sound that bad, mentally it was tearing me apart. I am a worrier, and my heart condition made me feel like my heart was unstable and could stop at any moment. After tons of research, I accepted that i had this arrythmia and the doc reassured me that its not dangerous but it still felt that way. Well after a month of svt and fevers everyday, i became really ill, the worst of which lasted a week, but i could never rest, there was always something worrying me, if it wasnt my heart, it was my spleen, if it wasnt my spleen it was my liver, it drove me into panic attacks. After the week of feeling like I had a bad cold, i started feeling better, for like a few days and then right back to sick I went, my thyroid actually enlarged too during this time, i couldnt stand not know whats going on, always being afraid of something life threatening. After another month of feeling better for a few days and then horrible for a week, i started getting even better. I would go for a week or over with on a couple days of feeling yucky in between, that lasted for a couple days, yet my mental stuggle still lingered, some days I would have a pain in my stomach near spleen and my whole day I would spend worrying about my spleen rupturing. I thought I was getting better, my good period lasted about a month before I started feeling weird, like I would just feel like I wasnt comfortable in my own body. Then about 5 days ago I became pretty sick again, but it bothers me because its not the same sick, now my symotoms are, panic feeling, feels like my body is burning from the inside but i have no fever when it happens, sometimes my heart just feels uncomfortable, it doesnt last all day, the feeling bad will come for a few ours and then ill feel decent for awhile. I cant do anything tho or ill get sick after it, even sitting up to play guitar make me feel like exercise. I was finally starting to accept my symptoms when I was just randomly pressing on my stomach during tv, when i noticed my skin on my stomach felt squishy like a sponge, which my mom told me felt like fkuid retention, which freaked me out cause I dont have swelling anywhere else, Im so scared of kidney, spleen , or liver failure. I didnt have any symtoms that told my my stomach was carrying fluid if I hadnt pressed on it, but this led to me poking on my stomach alot and today I woke up with my stomach right under my breast bone sore. when im familiar with the symptoms I dont mind them much, but these new symptoms make me feel like im dieing, if anyone has anything to say besides i need to see a doctor i would love to hear it, i really need some resasurrance.....

 

[Diem]

Hi Joshblck! I had mono around the age of 16 on my first summer job. I suspect it was probably from the drinking fountain I used frequently since I had not had any intimate contact with others my age yet. My spleen had to be checked a few times by my doctor who eventually said it would be ok. The only liver symptom I ever had was a raised bilirubin years later and even then the doctor had no explanation whatsoever. My heart seemed to have tachycardia for a few years with no explanation from the doctor and I didn't know at the time it could be involved. After these initial 2 maybe 3 years tops the tachycardia did not seem to bother me so much. I have learned from a book that bay leaves were used in the old days for small pox. Smallpox is a viral infection. Because I suffered from other things later for a long time if I had to do life all over again I would use the bay leaf tea every 6 hours right on schedule around the clock for a few weeks at least and even past all symptoms for awhile. I put 2 bayleaves in water that is still hot from boiling taking care not to let water splash on myself and either pour on top of the leaves or carefully put them in edged down into the hot water and let it steep for a full 20 minutes. This does not look like normal tea but it does have a taste to it so I know something is in the water from the bay leaves. I do use it during colds and I seldom have a truly bad one anymore, thank God, I wish you the best.

 

[MTsBabydoll]

Has your doctor considered giving you something for the panic attacks that you are having? It might help you settle down so that all of these hiccups don't see so serious to you...

 

[Sara]

hey there. I had mono when I was about 15 I can't really tell you much about it because truthfully I didn't even notice it until my mother noticed a lump on the side of my neck due to swollen lymphnodes. I then went to the doctor and mad an mri and went through the process of getting treated. I am 21 now and have experienced the same heart symptoms irregular beating, pelpetations, the feeling of it missing a beat. this all had me so worried I went to theemergency room. they monitored my blood pressure and ran a whole lot of blood work and also did an ekg and everything came back normal. they told me it was anxiety and dismissed me. as soon as I left I felt better I experience those symptoms much less now and am able to shake it off as anxiety now. don't worry about your situation constant googling and internet research just make the symptoms muuuuch worse as you start worrying the more you read and for mono if treated fast enough and docs say everything is fine you have nothing to worry about. once again I didn't even notice I had it! lol I believe you'll be just fine and a trip to the doc/ emergency room always helps but the mind at ease. I am not worried about those symptoms anymore but am now going through an als scare witch people are also telling me is related to anxiety. just calm down and try not to stress on your symptoms if the docs aren't worried about it. I think you'll be just fine hang in there man