mono, or not?

my name is Liz and i was diagnosed with mono in 1996.  it took me three months to recover.  i am now going through my SEVENTH round of mono, and i just can't get any answers.  my symtoms (symptoms) vary every time i am re-infected, but the fatigue and frustration remain the same.  every time i get mono again, i am sure to get blood tests run, so i am quite sure i get it a lot.  my doctors are just as confused as i am.  from the research that i've done, it's almost impossible to get it more than once.  yet i just keep on getting it year after year.  then, last year i was also diagnosed with fibromyalgia, but the docrtors said it should have nothing to do with the reoccurance of mono.  i feel as if my life ended when i got mono, and i wonder if something else might be wrong with me. why can't my body get over it?  what is wrong with me?

[Phoenix29]

Liz i know you posted this a long time ago. How are you doing?  I was diagnosed a year and a half ago with mono and I'm concerned becuase i feel very tired although not quite as tired as i did when i was first sick.  I was wondering if you could tell me what your reoccurances were like so that I might be able to tell if thats what I'm feeling?  Did you ever feel back to normal between occurances of mono or were you always pretty fatigued.

Thanks and i hope you feel better,

Tamra

[Ophelia23]

In my experience, you can almost certainly get mono more than once. My mother had it three times, and I've had it twice - I am still working on getting over the second one X____X  Mono belongs to a group of viruses that tend to reactivate randomly, so it would make sense that it does this.

I really don't know how to help you. I would recommend having tests done for other viruses that cause similar symptoms - HIV and Lyme Disease among them. Talk to your doctor! And if they don't listen, find a new one!!

[uggghhh]

i have had mono the last 3 yrs in a row b4 that twice within 10 yrs of each other
1st time i was sick as a dog throat swollen out to my ear could not eat or drink fever 102 for 2wks i slept almost day and nite for 7 days then woke up on the 7th day with no problems and full of energy i was 18 yrs old then

2nd time just really tired all the time

3rd again sick fever, cold tired blah
4th did not know i had it when i found out low thyroid and i was checked for mono cuz i was tired
5th time extremley tired so went to doc yeterday asked them to test me for mono a tada well what do ya know  that has been my experiences with mono and it ***** all the time cuz most people dont believe you can get it over and over i sure do tho

[rivll]

This is a Hep. C forum.

[uggghhh]

glad i aint got that. wasnt tryin to invade your spce sorry