Still Sick after so long

Hey Nicole. I'm a little ahead of you- I got Mono July 2017. I'm stick dealing with constant flareups. I'll have a good one to two week stretch then relapse for a few weeks. I too have the fatigue, muscle pain and I get low grade fevers and upset stomach, shakiness and nerve pain. It's awful. I'm still working doctors and doing tests. I'm doing a sleep test because I wake up so sick every morning.

This virus absolutely can do this to you. I wouldn't worry it's anything else. It sounds like we just have to wait it out and take care of ourselves in the process. Lots and lots of water, rest and not overdoing it when we feel better. I'm so sorry you are dealing with this so young. (I was 37 when I got it.) Hang in there.

hi, i got sick november 2017 and though im better any sort of emotional stresss or not eating well really makes me feel fatigued and achey and sore throat. youll be better but please take care of your emotional health i have read that stress even small stress can make us feel unwell quickly. try accupuncture and youtube meditations for healing .. sounds fruity but i think ghose things helped me. i also saw a naturopath which may or may not have contributed to me slowly starting to feel better.

im now 85% to my normal self but im also at the end of my pregnancy so time will tell if that has anything to do with my improvement... the anxiety is terrible but hang innthere because i found that it really changed for me and i started feeling better slowly, slowly... and then things improved much more quickly 😃

Hi Nicole,

You've been through such a horrible time with this virus and definitely empathising remembering my own similar struggle and experience of the virus. I absolutely agree with Lisa and Mono too that what you are going through most definitely is highly likely just to be from the EBV virus and nothing else, it does take an extended period to fully recover from this thing Nicole - after 15 months I was seeing some improvement but still in a fragile state and experiencing some flare ups at times too. But it did pass and get better with time Nicole, thanks only to God. These do pass Nicole and this doesn't last forever, truly I believe you will get there with this and that you will see notable improvements as time goes on, and believing that this is going to be a much better year for you, praying it can be one of hope, breakthrough and recovery.

This really is a nasty nasty virus and your body really needs proper extended time to get back on its feet again so to speak - but you will get there Nicole. Hang in there and God willing you won't have to go through anything as intense as the last 15 months again over the coming year - my experience very much was that the second year was when really started to see some change and my health and confidence bit by bit started to return - that will come for you Nicola, it really will.

Lisa's point about grieving for your old way of life is such a relevant one, it completely changes your life this virus and you have to slow down and sometimes stop doing some things you enjoy etc for a while, but it won't always be this way - Nicole you are young and your body has amazing resilience and recovery powers (thanks to God), even if it doesn't seem that way now, you will recover and I believe have lots of healthy and happy times ahead in your 20s. Thinking about you still and hang in there - you WILL get over this and don't beat yourself up or expect too much of yourself when not feeling great - be kind to yourself, rest when you need to rest and remember that you will get better and get back to full health again with time.

Craig