please help!!

[englishdave]

hi, my name is dave from England. Im desperately seeking advice!!! i have felt really off for 5 or 6 weeks now... my GP         (PCP IN THE STATES I THINK?) Has been brilliant, however he thinks im a bit of a hypercondriac! the best way i can describe my symptoms was like regularly feeling i was getting a bout of the flu... would get hot, then cold, sometimes sore throat. This would pass, for upto a week, then return for varying legnths of time and severity. GP ordered a mass of blood tests, some really obscure. Everything , such as blood count, kidney / liver function and things such as hepatitis and HIV came back as totally normal.
This morning i spoke to him and he told me that he had some more results through... He read them and seemed surprised that there was a positive reading for Epstein Barr, but nothing else. he said that is what causes what we call over here Glandular fever, and would explain why ive felt the way i have. but he didnt offer any more information, except i wopuld need to take what he called a "convalesing repeat test" when i fealt better. I explained that i had for the last week felt like i'd had intermittent pain in my right upper abdomen and side. Again he said he wasnt surprised as the liver doesnt like EBV.!!
Can someone please explain what this all means??? im really confused and quite concerned, especially the liver aspect.
Any help is greatly received. Thank you so much.
Dave.

[9DodgeFan]

Hi Dave, liver swelling (actually hepatitis, by definition) is a very common symptom of EBV infection.  So, to answer your question, I would say there's a very, very strong chance the 2 are related.  The good thing is that, as your body fights the virus into remission (once you've contracted it, it stays in your body for life), your liver numbers will fall, and the swelling will go back to normal.  So it's really nothing to worry about; I think the best way to look at it would be that you know your body is trying to fight the virus.  I would, however, advise you to refrain from anything that could cause physical shock/contusion to the liver, as that can cause damage; otherwise, your body is doing what it's supposed to!  Hopefully this helps, but don't be afraid to ask any more questions!

[sstnow]

Dave

I have just recovered from the EBV strain of the mono virus.
Symptoms  vary from individual to individual but please drink plenty liquids.
Water with lime and honey is not bad at all.
The body will fight off the virus and your life will indeed return to normal.
There is no damage to the liver except those antibiotics we take which cannot fix a vural infection.

This helps?

[englishdave]

Is the liver thing something else and no connection with EBV

[englishdave]

Anyone? Please?