EBV and your lungs

[Adytzoo]

Hi all, I am new arround here. I have one question: can EBV influence the functionality of your lungs? I mean, it is possible that i am just recovering(i hope) after an EBV reactivation and when i did a spirometry it looked bad- could this be probably because of the shorter breath that EBV causes?

[9DodgeFan]

Obviously you're sick!  I don't mean to sound rude here, but there's no way you should be working 12+ hour days when you're trying to fight off this sickness!  What you really, REALLY need to do is REST!  Otherwise it will take your body a very long time to get over the EBV.  I know it's not easy to "pause" your life, but please do yourself a favor and get some rest!

[Adytzoo]

A correction:

Epstein Barr Ig G >8.0
Epstein Barr Ig M   0.4
Epstein Barr Nuclear Antigen (EBNA) > 8.0
Early Antigen (EA) Ig G <0.2

[Adytzoo]

  My show started in September 2011 after having an extremely busy period at work (I have worked for several weeks from 8:00 AM- 11:00 PM). On 21st September i felt so bad that i stayed home and rest for 3-4 days. Between those days and now my simptoms were:

unrefreshing sleep or  insomnia
joint pain (without redness or swelling)
persistent muscle pain
headaches of a new type or severity
tender cervical or axillary lymph nodes
some tingling in different parts of my body
sore throat
irritable bowel, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea or bloating
chills and night sweats
brain fog
chest pain
shortness of breath
jaw pain
difficulty maintaining upright position

I did many medical checks including those for autoimune diseases, IRM, neurologic, heart etc.

These are my blood test results for EBV:

Epstein Barr Ig G >8.0
Epstein Barr Ig G   0.4
Epstein Barr Nuclear Antigen (EBNA) > 8.0
Early Antigen (EA) Ig G <0.2

Lab conclusion: recent or previous infection with EBV.

   Until now, everything points to the fact that it was an EBV reactivation.
2 nights ago i had fever upto 39 degrees Celsius and chills. I am currently "enjoying"sore throat,irritable bowel, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea and bloating.

What do you think? Need help here.

[Adytzoo]

Breathing is better. No sports. Last 1 had fever (upto 39 degreec Celsius) again and all my body was in pain. I have started to go to work for 1 month... it is somehow eating my life:(

[9DodgeFan]

If you're asking if you should be playing sports, absolutely NOT!!  EBV is somewhat like the flu, but for a lot of people it's worse and takes quite a bit longer to recover from.  You need to get rest, rest, and more rest.  No sports or physical activity!  The more rest you can get, the quicker your recovery should be.  On another note, is your breathing doing any better?

[Adytzoo]

That is the issue: here in Romania I barely was able to find a doctor that could tell me which blood test to do for EBV. Most of the doctor heard about EBV as if that is only a "flu". Do you know also if during EBV recovery, doing sport is indicated? Thank you.

[9DodgeFan]

This is a good question, and unfortunately I don't have an answer for it (I'm not a doctor!).  Has your doctor said anything about what could be causing it?