Re: Anyone experience repeat infections of mono?

[Guest guest]

my older (15)daughter has mono now, hopefully my son will not get it

although long incubation time so we don't know yet ...instead of a

reinfeciton,as it were, would it be that he just never cleared the ilness in

the first place and it manifested itself of and on for a long period??-----

Original Message -----

From: " " <thecolemans4@...>

" " < >

Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:12 PM

Subject: Anyone experience repeat infections of mono?

> Hi all -

>

> I spoke to a lady today whose son had several

> infections with mono since age 11, like every two

> years and at one or more times every year, along with

> the enlarged spleen, etc. He also had multiple strep

> infections as a younger child. He's 19 now, but has

> pretty bad social anxiety and difficulty with social

> skills, although acedemically he does great. He is

> leaning to substance abuse trying to cope with

> anxiety, etc. I'm wanting to introduce the mom to

> and will be forwarding her lots of info.

>

> Anyway, it sounded unusual to me for someone to have

> that many diagnosed cases of mono, but it was

> diagnosed during several physicals for him to play

> football, so it must be valid. I wonder if the virus

> ever actually went away.

>

> Have others had children have so many re-activations?

> (Assuming they were even reactivation and not several

> years of the same infection, of course). If so, what

> was the general underlying immune defect? I.e., low

> NK, low immunoglobulins, etc? I can't believe this

> kid never had an immunological workup.

>

> Thanks-

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

When I got mono, I was told that there are two kinds. One kind

that is re-curring. In other words it just sits there and waits

until your a little run down or haven't had enough sleep and it re-

occurs. They said that I'd notice it if I didn't get enough sleep.

I did notice that I could not handle a lack of sleep the same way

that others do. I was so tired that I'd just cry. I wasn't just

tired, but, also sick. No one actually helped me to resolve the

problems or the illness. During early college when other kids were

up all hours and acting crazy...I couldn't do it. Always had to get

atleast nine hours to survive. I'd be interested to see how a

type protocol would work. Seems that there should be some sort of

anti-viral in place or something. I think that over the years,

I've had less of a problem. Or, maybe I'm just used to it.

Hopefully, my immunity has kicked in.

>

> my older (15)daughter has mono now, hopefully my son will not get

it

> although long incubation time so we don't know yet ...instead of a

> reinfeciton,as it were, would it be that he just never cleared the

ilness in

> the first place and it manifested itself of and on for a long

period??-----

> Original Message -----

> From: " " <thecolemans4@y...>

> " " < >

> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:12 PM

> Subject: Anyone experience repeat infections of mono?

>

>

> > Hi all -

> >

> > I spoke to a lady today whose son had several

> > infections with mono since age 11, like every two

> > years and at one or more times every year, along with

> > the enlarged spleen, etc. He also had multiple strep

> > infections as a younger child. He's 19 now, but has

> > pretty bad social anxiety and difficulty with social

> > skills, although acedemically he does great. He is

> > leaning to substance abuse trying to cope with

> > anxiety, etc. I'm wanting to introduce the mom to

> > and will be forwarding her lots of info.

> >

> > Anyway, it sounded unusual to me for someone to have

> > that many diagnosed cases of mono, but it was

> > diagnosed during several physicals for him to play

> > football, so it must be valid. I wonder if the virus

> > ever actually went away.

> >

> > Have others had children have so many re-activations?

> > (Assuming they were even reactivation and not several

> > years of the same infection, of course). If so, what

> > was the general underlying immune defect? I.e., low

> > NK, low immunoglobulins, etc? I can't believe this

> > kid never had an immunological workup.

> >

> > Thanks-

> >

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >