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My Mono Story SO FAR.

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mike84764
mike84764

35 years of age , extremely healthy and one morning I wake up feeling great, went out for breakfast and after eating I felt Sick like i had food poisoning. This sickness ( little did i know at the time was mono) . After a week of being very ill, i was able to get around and walk a bit little by little . It felt like One hour i was ok, the next i was sick feeling. Then the Bloating started, i would drink a sip of water and be extememly bloated like a pregnant woman. This bloating lasted weeks! and along with the bloating was a Hungover/ feverish feeling that just was extrememly uncomfortable. I felt like my head was cloudy and i was just it a bad state of mind. A week or so later i started getting mouth sores, some inside cheek some on tongue . Then my eyes started to get really red/ bloodshot! i would wake up and i was sickly feeling and hungover feeling. This was End of June. THe terrible feeling was intensified thru july , i was continuying to work out , and felt even worse after. I didnt know why. It wasnt until August that my sister contacted me and said she had MONO too. We most likely got it from her young son. August/ September were terrible and I felt sick almost every day for14 hours of the day or so, finally the bloating was gone after a month and then the headaches started to roll in . I also had jaw pain for a few weeks. My red eyes would get worse at night and the weird feeling would come back at all times of the day. It felt like a rollercoaster of sickness, one minute i would feel fine. the next i would feel ill. Fast forward to November so 5 months in. The sick feelings are a lot less severe and there are times in the day i almost feel normal. The last 3 weeks have been the best so far, but today isnt particularly good. I have noticed that proper diet helps I havent been back at the gym and have been trying to rest but the recovery is very slow. It has been an extrmemly challenging life event and I have been reading forums and they are helpful to know that people are dealing with the same problems as me. I was always really healthy but mono has been debilitating. THere is hope as my sister said she had totally recovered. Howevery my recovery is still going on and i believe my excersize at the outset made it worse initially . I hope to post a progress report in a few weeks and have noticed that every week or so i feel a bit better. I hope if someone reads this they will have hope because it sucks there is no denying that and its a bit scary because the recovery is so slow. Anyway. til next post !

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  • Excitedforgoodh
    Excitedforgoodh mike84764

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    Mike! I feel for you, I got mono in January at 34. I had it for 3 months, 1 month of relief but a surgery set me back another 3 months. I feel like this virus after our 20's is so destructive. Once I started treating it like an inflammatory issue. I recovered fast. That means anything that BOOSTS the immune system gets me sick.

    Immune boosters like garlic, legumes (humus, peanuts, etc), nightshade vegetables (eggplant, tomatoes, etc) melatonin (sleep aid).

    Anti inflammatory help, CBS oil 3x a day, fish (salmon), oatmeal with blueberries +strawberries for breakfast, quinoa to replace grains, glutathione, vit D, curcumin tablets, omega 3 dha+epa.

    NO: sugar, caffeine, yogurt, starch foods, processed/ cured meats, garlic, legume family, nightshade family, melatonin

    I wish you luck!

    • Adora77
      Adora77 Excitedforgoodh

      Posted

      This is uncanny because the worst symptoms I get are from things that boost immunity.

      Melatonin gives me a flare for a week, aches, chills. Glutathione and vit D are the worst.

      I read studies where the cytomegalovirus actually loves the cell defense systems. It does not want to get out once it's in.

      Once it's IN, the immune boosters are keeping it happy, it actually upregulates body's own glutathione synthesis. It downregulates vit D receptors so the amount of free vitamin D skyrockets. I get symptoms of vitamin D toxicity from ridiculously low doses now, because of this disease.

      What feels good are the things that normal people find producing oxidants, like exercise, sweating - I feel like after a slow stationary bike session I get some semblance of balance again.

  • alana67263
    alana67263 mike84764

    Posted

    I am so sorry you have felt so bad. I am so surprised so many have had stomach issues. I am glad you are feeling some better. I like you have good and bad times and agree this virus is scary. How were you diagnosed? My big thing is staying off google as this is so crazy.

  • eric81273
    eric81273 mike84764

    Posted

    hey what is the update Mike. Im currently going through something similar. Please reply

  • mike84764
    mike84764

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    doing much better. not 100 percent yet , but way better than i was doing .CELERY JUICE has really helped , sounds crazy but it works. Proper diet has also helped. Hang in there you will slowly improve .

    • eric81273
      eric81273 mike84764

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      yea I started taking celery juice as well. you really described my symptoms to a T. Thank you for giving me hope. I am on month 4 so still kinda early.

    • eric81273
      eric81273 mike84764

      Posted

      Also what percent would you say you are on now lol? And what month did it take for you to turn the corner? The one hour fine next hour not... how did that play out overtime?

    • mike84764
      mike84764 eric81273

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      so good news bad news. so im in about 1 year , and for sure there is improvement. The bad news are the waves are crazy I still get them, they are not as severe now though. It is going to linger for some time . I know the support groups are helpful, ive read anywhere from 1-3 years for full recovery. You will just keep continuing to improve. The process sucks altogether and all of the major syptoms will slowly get better. My major symptoms now are lightheaded and groggyness. headaches as well, and just a little bit of that OFF FEELING. I stress good diet, that always helps. You will continue to get better but just remember its snails pace and thats normal.

    • SADJ
      SADJ mike84764

      Posted

      Hey Mike, can you describe what you exactly feel when "feeling off"? " I think I understand what you mean, but I'm not sure.

    • mike84764
      mike84764 SADJ

      Posted

      sure, its kinda like feeling disconnected it was really severe the first 6 months . A common symptom from what i gather from most mono sufferers . You just dont have your normal sense of self . Malaise could be a way to describe it as well. It has been the most challenging part, however I do notice it improving . Like all things it will get better and eventually go away in time. Hope this helps

    • SADJ
      SADJ mike84764

      Posted

      Thanks for your description. I'm 14 months in and I also still got the 'off feeling', especially at 6pm every day. For me it's a physical feeling of general malaise/a bit flu-like, but it's gotten better over the months. But indeed, it's a marathon, not a sprint...

  • ren31
    ren31 mike84764

    Posted

    how are you going now mike? im in need of some encouragement.

    kind regards

    Ren

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