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Hi, I got glandular fever in 2012 when I was 12 years old. I am and was a healthy female doing sports regularly. I got very poorly with it and it was diagnosed as glandular fever.
I still sometimes get the symptoms of it even now and I'm 17 - can it still stay in your blood? I heard it could but not sure
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jeff93529 XoMonkey
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Hi XoMonkey,
I'm still getting recurring bouts of fatigue 40 years after first contracting glandular fever so my answer to you would be 'yes definitely'. If you follow the suggestions on this site I believe you can reduce the frequency & severity of any recurrences but in my opinion (and note that I am NOT a doctor) once it is in your system it stays in your system - sorry
XoMonkey jeff93529
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craig07920 XoMonkey
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Hi Monkey,
It really is a horrible virus, but don't want you to worry about things - I had it 10 years ago and it took me some time to get over it, sometimes even years on you can have mini relapses or it can affect you in that you feel a bit more tired or more run down when you have a cold or infection or whatever.
But main thing is don't want you worrying about it! You are young and that is a great advantage and for the vast majority of people despite some lingering symptoms they are able to get fully well again and live a normal and active life - and that will be the case for you too. A good thing that really helped me is taking vitamins and herbs, a good strong multi-vitamin per day as well as immune boosting her like siberian ginseng or echinicea really can make a big difference.
Thinking of you and don't worry - you will get there with it and things will fade as you get older - you're young and lots of good, happy and healthy days to look forward to!
Craig