mono - how would you handle?

mom60
Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:56:42 +0000

Please warn her to not overdue it at the first sign of feeling better.
My senior son has been sick since October. We aren’t sure when the Mono actually started. He had a week in October where he couldn’t get out of bed. Sore throat. The Dr cultured the throat and it came back positive for an unusual bacteria that can cause a severe sore throat. Over the next several months he kept getting sick. Visits to the Dr. He would get better for a few weeks and then have fever and sore throat and fatigue all over again. He missed more school in the first semester of his senior year then he did in his entire previous 11 yrs. In January they finally did a mono test after him barely being able to make it to class for finals. The mono test was positive. He has since had problems with his tonsils. He needs them out but doesn’t have the time. He just had another week where he missed 2 days of school with a 103 fever. The Dr feels until he gets the tonsils out he will keep getting every germ that passes his way.
I wish we had pushed for the mono test earlier. By the time we figured out what it was he had already missed so much school and the first semester was just over. He barely passed AP CALC on the block schedule since even when he dragged himself to school he didn’t feel well.