Mono

I don't know what it is about Mono but it apparently loves me. Maybe its my blonde hair or my blue eyes... I dunno but it loves me =)

This is twice in the past 2 years that I have had Mono. Mono short for mononucleosis is usually caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a very common virus that most kids are exposed to at some point while growing up. Infants and young kids infected with EBV usually have very mild symptoms or none at all. But teens and young adults who become infected often develop mono.

Symptoms of mono can often be mistaken for the flu or strep throat. Common symptoms of mono are:

headaches
sore muscles
larger-than-normal liver and spleen
skin rash
abdominal pain

Swollen Lymphnodes

Fatigue and weakness

fever

sore throat

Mono is no fun. When I had it last year it dragged on FOREVER. . I always so so tired I would do nothing but go to work get off at 3 and get in bed until I had to wake up the next morning to go to work. I have been battling a sore throat for a week now I can hardly talk I have no voice coughing so much my chest hurts and a 102 fever since last Thursday night. I would love nothing more then to go back to bed right now. If I do not keep myself busy at work I will just stand here and slowly close my eyes... until I catch myself doing that and I have to keep myself awake.

People think you can only get mono from kissing. Well. I have kissed no one. And I have it.

I didn't even get it the FUN way...

I am still alive.

While going threw all of this Kidney Failure stuff I have not been the best at keeping up with this blog. I am goign to really try and post atleast once or twice a week. I hope that everyone enjoyed the post from my friend Rashell who also has Fibromyalgia. She is a great support system, and I can't tell you how nice it is to talk to someone who understands and really does " Know how you feel."

I don't know if its because my kidneys and bladder hurt so bad and also my stomach from growing so much from my bladder being full and not able to empty out that I have not been focusing on the Fibro but it has not been that bad the past few months. The warm summer weather helps alot. People think I am crazy when I say that I can tell there is a storm coming in because I can feel my body just aching from it. I swear I'm not crazy. =)

I was suppose to have surgery on Monday June 8th but my insurance would not approve it. It was a huge dissapoitment and upset to hear that it was not going to happen anymore. I am going threw the process of appealing it but ... its a long frustrating process. They told me to call back after I have had these symptoms for 12 months. Its not nessacary right now. . . I am not always the sharpest tool in the shed but I am pretty sure a functioning bladder and kidneys are pretty damn nessacary. The Surgery is 40,000 Dollars. Feel free to donate at anytime.=)

There is a new medication out that is made just for Fibromyalgia patients. I was given a sample book to take for 2 weeks. I didn't really notice any kind of difference but again my fibro has not been that bad the past months or so. I don't remember the name of the drug but I want to put it out there so that anyone who reads this that has Fibro can maybe get more information on it to see if it could possibly help them.

Thank you for everyones love and support threw all of this. I really appreciate it =) Keep the Flowers coming.. Those help hehe =)