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Re: Patti Tessler, FNP-mono twice?From: Beth (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 29 Oct 1999 17:10:11 -0500 (CDT)
At Fri, 29 Oct 1999, Gina wrote: > >Hi, >Thanks for replying. I have another question you might know the answer >to regarding this subject. >I have heard that getting mono can pre-dispose a person to getting CFS >or EB syndrome as well? Is it possible that my >mono symptoms could be one of those disorders, caused by having >contracted mono so severely? > >As for it showing up in the EB tests twice, I think once it's in the >blood it always shows up in the blood whether symptomatic or not? Or the >antibodies would anyway? I'm NOT a nurse so I don't really know, I am >just assuming this is how it works? > >Thanks again, >Gina > >PS: I am so glad this subject came up because I have had these questions >since last summer, and always get shoo'd away when I try to ask a doc >about it. They just say "You can't get it twice, so you must have a >virus or something". > >At Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Patti Tessler, FNP wrote: >> >>At Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Gina wrote: >>> >>>Hello Patti, >>>I have a question for you from something you replied here. >>>You mentioned a room mate having 2 episodes of mono in her teens. It is >>>my understanding, from my Dr., that once you have mono you can't get it >>>twice? You develop anti-bodies that keep you from getting it again, like >>>chicken pox. >>> >>>But you said she got it twice? >>> >>>The reason I ask is because since I had mono last summer, I >>>have had numerous bouts of the exact same symptoms and often wonder if I >>>have mono again, but the docs tell me I can't get it twice. I had it >>>for 3 months last summer, at age 35. I lost 50 lbs. in 3 months I was >>>so sick from it. >> >>Gina, >> >>It's also my understanding that, in general, one can't get mono twice. >>However, it's worth noting that a person can get, for instance, a mild >>case of chicken pox, with inadequate buildup of antibody to prevent a >>second case. >> >>I was not privy to my roommate's medical records first-hand, so I can't >>guarantee what I was told, but she advised that she had lab-confirmed >>mono twice. The use of the mono antibody test (Epstein-Barr) stirs up a >>fair amount of controversy in health care circles, so I'm sure that >>you'd get different opinions from asking different providers. >> >>Your summertime illness sounds awful; I hope that you don't experience >>this problem again. >> >>-- >>Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS >>Family Nurse Practitioner >>
-- Beth: I have a question for you. I am 49 years old and have been feeling really lousy for months now. I've had all kinds of tests and the only thing that shows up is raised Epstein Barr antibodies, so I've been diagnosed with EB virus. I was wondering, however, if I could have that and not have had the usual symptoms of sore throat, fever and swollen glands. I never had those symptoms. Did you have them? Did you have any other symptoms? I've only had really persistent abdominal pains, nausea, and loss of appetite along with extreme fatigue. I have lost about 12 pounds in 2 months. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated, as I am still reluctant to accept this diagnosis.
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