Ill with mono, briefly better after steroids, then relapsed with recurring infections
- Condition
- Condition not stated
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 months
- Last post
- Dec 2021
In their words
- Condition: Condition not stated
Are these symptoms of chronic fatigue?
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I get tired around 4pm most days recently but usually ignore it until it goes away.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
I finally got over this ongoing issue and thought I was finally better after a round of steroids. ... Since then I have had lots of other issues
In context ↗ - Began after: glandular fever or EBV
I (19f) started showing symptoms of mono this past August.
In context ↗
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Summary
The 19-year-old college student fell ill in August 2021 with mono, confirmed after two months of alternating very sick and fine weeks. She thought she was better after a round of steroids, then had a two-month cold and an underarm abscess with a staph infection that recurred at Thanksgiving. By December she was tired from about 4pm daily, with blurry vision when tired and forearm pain when gripping.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- two antibiotics · Not said
I had been prescribed two antibiotics as well before the doctors found out what it was.
In context ↗ - steroids · Helped
I finally got over this ongoing issue and thought I was finally better after a round of steroids.
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Approaches: Other drugs and medicines
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | mono symptoms beganI (19f) started showing symptoms of mono this past August.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| August-October 2021 | alternating very sick and fine weeksoff and on symptoms (1 week super sick, 1 week fine, repeat) for two monthsIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| October 2021 | got over the mono after steroidsI finally got over this ongoing issue and thought I was finally better after a round of steroids.In context ↗ | Mild | Corticosteroid pulses |
| late 2021 | cold lasting two monthsI was struck by a cold that lasted two months afterwards.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| late 2021 | drained underarm abscess with staph infectionI had an abscess in my underarm I had to get drained that was also accompanied by a staph infection.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| December 2021 | daily fatigue, blurry vision and forearm painI get tired around 4pm most days recently but usually ignore it until it goes away.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Flu-like symptoms
having off and on symptoms (1 week super sick, 1 week fine, repeat)
In context ↗ - Vision problems
when I become tired my vision becomes blurry
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I’m having pain in my forearm when I grip things or make a fist
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