Mononucleosis: Teen
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Help! Need Assistance to Keep My 16 Year Old Healthy - Has Mono for the 4Th Time
Asked by D.B. from St. Louis
on November 13, 2008
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My 16 year old daughter just was diagnosed with Mono again! - This is her 4th bout with it in a year and half. She is a very busy kid - Marching Band, basketball, swim...
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- Hi D., You probably know what Mono is and how it's spread. Check and see what conditions are where she works and at her athletic events. is she sharing food and dri...
- She should increase her intake of vitamin c, it boosts the immune system. You could also have her start taking vitamins daily.
- I know many on her are selective vaccinating but I am surprised no one mentioned getting this one. My 13 y/o was vaccinated 2 years ago and I know from my own experien...
Advice on "Mono"
Asked by D.S. from Dallas
on March 2, 2009
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Hi moms, my 16 y/o was diagnosed over the weekend with mono. In the beginning DR. thought it was the flu,although he tested negative.(thought it was to early to tell c...
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- I had mono in the 4th grade. I missed the first month of school and had very high delusional fevers. I don't remember a lot of that time, except the delusions. It t...
- Hey D., I had mono when I was about 18. My was very sick throwing up and couldn't keep anything down. My liver enzimes(SP?) were up and they couldn't figure out wha...
- When I was 16 I also was told that I had the flu and wasn't diagnosed until I developed what looked like broken blood vessels all over my face. The best advice I can ...
Your Experience with Mono Please.
Asked by A.W. from Kalamazoo
on December 2, 2011
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*I know you're not doctors, but I need some good momma advice :)
My son has been sick since before Halloween. He went to the doc then and was diagnosed with a Lary...
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- My daughter had mono in 6th or 7th grade (the years begins to blend) - I must have taken her to the doctor 3 or 4 times over a couple of months. Eventually they drew ...
- I had mono when I was 18. I don't remember much. I just remember needing to go to an internal medicine doctor, and getting stuck with needles. Then they wrote a Dr.s n...
- You should do a lot of reading about Mono so that you know what to expect. It's rather dangerous and can last up to 6 months for teenagers. I didn't notice that you ...
Mono in 3 Year Old?
Asked by J.R. from Miami
on December 31, 2011
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Dear Mommas, My 3 year old son started with 'low' fever week ago Sunday (38) and by Tuesday it developed to 39-40. Our doctor saw him twice and did a blood test to ens...
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- Hi J....Mono is a virus. and a pretty hard hitting one. No matter what kind of virus it is, digestive enzymes will help. They eat away at the lining of the virus cell ...
- Weird, mono usually is accompanied by swollen throat/glands, muscle pain, feeling unwell and serious fatigue that lasts for weeks or even months, and it is highly cont...
- My three year old had mono and we never even new she had it until we had to get blood work done because her tonsils were swollen. It turned out that she did not have m...
Advice for Son with Mononucleosis
Asked by J.C. from Rockford
on April 6, 2012
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Ok, so my 16 year old son thought it would be fun to come down with mono for spring break :(
We thought it was strep throat at first, but he tested negative for th...
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- Rest is terribly important! And sleep. What does his doctor say? Make sure he doesn't do any sports. To be honest, I was lucky enough to have it in summer. I ...
- I had it in college...ugh. If I remember correctly...the spleen (or something) gets swollen and part of the reason for abstaining from physical activity is because yo...
- The long term side affects of mono can be a challenge. Doing things to help build his immune system will help him recover quickly and be able to get back to normal act...
Seeking Additional Info from Those Who Have Had Mononucleosis
Asked by L.A. from Dallas
on January 25, 2008
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My 15 year old daughter was diagnosed with Mono about 3 weeks ago. She is supposedly in the recovery stage according to the test. We might have gotten diagnosed earli...
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- L., There is a Silent Killer (please don't get alarmed) called INFLAMMATION. Ask your doctor for a CRP test, the C-Reactive protein test, this test will show how mu...
- EDITED TO ADD: I just read she was diagnoised 3 weeks ago--if the pain just started , please go to the ER ASAP. My pain was pretty much there from the start. A sudden ...
- i had mono when i was 18 and they did an ultrasound to see if my spleen was enlarged or not. maybe the dr. didn't suggest it to you since you don't have insurance. t...
16 Year Old Daughter Very Sick
Asked by R.S. from Birmingham
on November 24, 2006
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My daugher,Rebekah,is 16 and has been sick for about 5-6 months, but since Oct. 31 has been very sick. She's missed about 3-4 weeks of school. We've taken her to abo...
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- Have they checked for pancreatitis? People with pancreatitis have abdominal pain (can be severe) and are very ill. It happens when the pancreatic duct becomes obstru...
- Hey R. I my self have been dealin with the same thing your kid is.. Mine all started after i had my baby witch is 8 months old now i wasnt have MY FRIEND every month f...
- Just wondering if they have considered it to be a side effect of the Yasmin? That might be something to research - even though they say side effects are in a small pe...
My 15 Year Old Has Ran a Fever of 103 for the past 2 Days
Asked by J.B. from Des Moines
on June 24, 2007
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I know that 103 is a pretty high fever for an older teenager, so I was wondering what some thoughts on this was.. we called the ER last night and they said to watch th...
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- I really wouldn't worry yet. A temperature of 103 is really not that high and means his body is trying to fight an infection (usually viral). The increase in body temp...
- Is he not eating because it hurts him to swallow? I was a teenager when I got Mono, and it could be a possiblity. It's alot like flu sytoms, you have less than 0% en...
- What Lowell says is what I have been told at Acute Care when I bring in my young kids, I have a 7 yr old, a 2 yr old and a baby. As long as he is alert and taking in ...
Female Teen Hormones/Lack of Concentration
Asked by D.W. from Dallas
on October 28, 2010
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I took my 16 year old daughter to the gynocologist for frequent periods. She is an athlete and as expected has very little body fat. Rather than having no periods, s...
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- Get a second opinion. I'm not fond of doctors who just prescribe meds without doing a deeper analysis of the possible causes. I'm a 42 year old woman whose periods cha...
- I would be skeptical of any doctor who recommended birth control for an off-label use like this without fully explaining why he's recommending it, what the actual prob...
- I had a similar issue when I was a freshman in college. For several months I had a period every 2 weeks. Turns out, my ovaries were confused about which one was supp...
Teenage Sleep Problems
Asked by S.P. from Hartford
on March 27, 2008
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My 16 year old son is always tired and has a major problem getting up in the morning. He ways he doesn't fall asleep until early morning, so when it's time to get up ...
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- I have this problem with my 16 year old as well. He goes to bed by 10:30 and doesn't fall asleep until 11 or 11:30 and has to get up by 6. He takes an herbal supplem...
- Hi S., We had the same problem with our son. It was so bad his teachers in his first classes said they hadn't seen anyone so tired in the morning and it was affecting...
- I had the same problem with myself. I've been diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Mono... Fibromyalgia - all things that that have sleep problems! I now use...
