Oh my freak. I am so sick of being sick. It's terrible!
So I started feeling awful the night of March 30th. Yeah! That was almost three weeks ago! So I was home for conference, and when I drove back that Sunday night, I was just crying by the time I reached Park City. I felt awful. So I stayed home from school all day Monday and Tuesday. On Tuesday I went to a clinic where they told me I just had a cold and I should get some rest and it will go away. Well it didn't. But I went back to school and went to work for the next two weeks. Only.... I wasn't getting better at all. In fact I was getting worse. Last Thursday I got up to get to school but by the time I got there I was almost in tears because my throat hurt so badly. I got a priesthood blessing and went home right after that. When I got home, I pulled out a flashlight to check my throat and found it visibly swollen, flaming red, and covered in white spots. So I went back to the clinic. Surprise! I have mononucleosis. And since I didn't know I had mono, I've been around tons of people over those two weeks. My bad everybody.
But mono really sucks. It's a virus so there is absolutely nothing that can be done about it. (AND they had to do a blood test to see if I had it.. ..... I. Hate. Needles.) So all you can do is sleep a lot, (which you really have no choice because you're exhausted and it's hard to just keep your eyes open) and wait for it to go away. The Doctor told me not to worry, "it can last anywhere from 3 weeks to 6 months". Oh great! Thanks Doc! That sure makes me feel better. Anyway. Totally sucks.
So I have been waiting to get better, and I think I'm slowly recovering. But once I say that I'll get feel awful again a little while later.... I haven't practiced my instrument; I keep falling asleep during class; I don't even go to some of my classes. Basically I'm just not motivated at all. So... there ya have it. Mono is awful. Someone just make it go away.
And NO. I DID NOT GET MONO FROM SWAPPING SPIT. Oddly enough, I got it from being at work. Another girl there had it and I'm pretty sure I was cashier after her one day.
If you have any further questions just Google mono or something. This website also has quite a bit of information: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001617/
I got it in six grade from a drinking fountain. It's the worst. :/ Lasted about a month for me.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry Brooke I hope you get rid of it quick! I'll keep you in my prayers!
ReplyDeleteWell, you know your siblings and parents are praying for you every day.:) Some temples let you call and put your name on the prayer roll. We could have put your name on last week, but Dad was too sick to go on ward temple night. :(
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