UPDATE- Diagnose my DH

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Nov 25, 2012 22:03:37 GMT -5 vegas said:

Mono was my guess too but nothing I've read about mono says anything about the flu like symptoms.

I thought I had the flu when I had mono. I also had two rounds of symptoms. The first round was extreme fatigue, then right when I thought I was getting over that I got a really bad sore throat.

[vegas]

It was mono. He had blood test results and they came back today. He started getting a sore throat last week so he had a f/u appointment today anyway.

I hope the kids and I are ok. With a 3.5 month old and a 2 year old and a really sick DH the last thing I need is for me or either of the kids to get sick.

We are on week 4 so I am crossing my fingers that we'd have it already. What sucks is that the doctor said the symptoms could last another month. Uggh.

[takeonyou]

I hope he starts feeling better!

[fbf2006]

I hope he feels better soon!!

[Deleted]

Oh no, I hope he gets better soon.

[Deleted]

Hope he feels better soon. My sister got mono as an adult while living with me (I had a baby too) & it was misdiagnosed for a couple weeks as well. It never spread to us. Hope you guys stay clear!

[vegas]

Thanks everyone!

[Nonny]

I hope he has a speedier recover than I did! When I had mono in college I was sick as a dog for a month, feeling mostly OK but exhausted for another month, and really easily run down for another month after that. Luckily it was in the summer and I didn't miss any school, but it was miserable!

[yellowbrkrd]

Mono sucks! I hope he starts feeling better soon. Be careful that he doesn't overdo it when he starts feeling better.

[orangeblossom]

Dec 4, 2012 14:59:03 GMT -5 vegas said:

It was mono. He had blood test results and they came back today. He started getting a sore throat last week so he had a f/u appointment today anyway.

I hope the kids and I are ok. With a 3.5 month old and a 2 year old and a really sick DH the last thing I need is for me or either of the kids to get sick.

We are on week 4 so I am crossing my fingers that we'd have it already. What sucks is that the doctor said the symptoms could last another month. Uggh.

Glad he got answers. I hope he starts feeling better soon. You are probably okay as far as getting >90% of the population has already been exposed to mono by the time they're an adult. Generally when you get it when you're younger it manifests itself as a simple cold, so you generally don't know you have it.

Your kids and baby are probably okay as well. I can't remember the communicability period, but I "think" it's a short, so he's beyond the contagious stage anyway.

[justkeepswimming]

Seriously, he needs like 12-16 hours of rest a day even (especially) when he starts to feel better. It is really easy to have setbacks if you push it with mono.

[KaraOrNot]

I knew it! I hope he feels better soon!