<p>D is in tears because prom is Saturday night and it’s her senior year. Her doctor told her to stay home from school this week, but she’s hoping she’ll get the o.k. for Sat. night. I think her date will get scared off when he hears the news. Any words of advice? She’s been feeling bad off and on for the last week, but hasn’t been tired.</p>
<p>Ask doctor and follow doctors orders.</p>
<p>Aside from you Ds health, she doesn’t want to be known as the girl that gave the whole school mono at the prom.</p>
<p>bigtrees- ditto</p>
<p>What was the dr.'s advice on the prom? Staying home for a week means that he does not think she will be contagious by Monday or he wouldn’t have told her she could go back to school. As long as she is not in danger of passing the virus on to her classmates at the prom, she should go. </p>
<p>No kiss goodnight for the date though!</p>
<p>D had mono last fall and after a week in bed, she felt well enough to go to schools half-days. so it is a very individual thing. I agree, she should follow doctor’s orders, but if she is feeling up to it, she might be able to go to prom.</p>
<p>I don’t think that you will ‘give the whole school mono’…you have to be in pretty close contact (like kissing, sharing drinks, etc.). If her date is her boyfriend, she might have already exposed him to it.</p>
<p>If she feels up to going for a short time and sitting more than dancing (and then coming home to sleep) and her doctor clears her, I say go for it. My best friend had mono last year and she was able to do the occasional fun things…going to movies, baseball games, out to eat, as long as she got lots of sleep and didn’t stay out too long. Also, her boyfriend never caught it, and she’d drank from my water bottle the week before she was diagnosed and I didn’t get sick either. But each case of mono is different and the doctor’s advice should take precedence over anything people say here.</p>
<p>Sorry to hear this, toledo.</p>
<p>My son stayed home from school today because he has a stiff neck–sore on the right side and can’t turn to the right–and "inside his neck hurts between the throat and the outside " in the front to the left of his adam’s apple. I’ve never heard of such a thing. Does this sound mono-ish? He’s also tired (but was up all night Saturday for prom and After Prom). He had an episode last Tuesday when he came home from school and laid down on the thick rug in the main entry and slept for hours (I wasn’t home). I attributed this to having taken a dose of short-acting ADD medication that morning (instead of the usual long-acting), thinking he had kind of crashed. I just quizzed him about how much he’s been sleeping and he told me he’s been sleeping every day after school from about 3 to about 7. I’m ashamed I didn’t notice–it’s not strange to disappear to his room and I’m up to my eyeballs in selling a house and buying another…and planning a graduation party and a move. Just reading what I wrote I know I should get him checked out, shouldn’t I?</p>
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<p>Toledo, if your daughter takes it easy this week, she may feel OK to go Saturday. Every case of mono is different so it’s hard to predict. My younger son was completely wiped out for a week, and then felt better (although he felt tired on and off for weeks afterward). Definitely check with your doctor. Because most kids have been exposed and already have mono antibodies in general I don’t think there is much worry about contagion - my son was not isolated in any way when he had it this year and was sent back to his dorm by university health after diagnosis.</p>
<p>Schmoomcgoo, that doesn’t sound “mono-ish” (but I am not a doctor)!</p>
<p>No one can catch mono from her just by being in the room with her.</p>
<p>If she feels up to putting on her dress, taking pictures with friends, and then going to the dance for a little while, I really think that it is all right. If you think she is only going to last an hour, you could always wait outside in the car for her.</p>
<p>Just monitor her symptoms and make sure she rests this week. When I was a high school junior I was hospitalized with mono for two weeks and for a short while the doctors weren’t sure I’d pull out of it. Funny thing is my boyfriend never got sick. (I guess he was a carrier.) Also, have her take it easy for a while after she resumes normal activities - she might be fatigued for a few months after recovering.</p>
<p>I went to prom with mono, but my only symptoms were extreme fatigue and swollen glands. I had to sit down and take breaks pretty frequently and work extra hard to keep myself hydrated, but I was okay. I’d gone with friends and they were all really understanding and at least one person came to sit with me when I needed a break. I did go home and go to bed after, one of my friends stayed the night with me and we just put a movie in and passed out. It really didn’t affect my night too much, but mono tends to hit some people much harder than others, fatigue was really my only problem.</p>
<p>When D had mono, she felt miserable for a week or two and not even a prom could have moved her from the couch. Most people don’t get it that badly, though, so hopefully your D can have at least part of her prom night. Stinks.</p>
<p>What a shame. I feel for her. </p>
<p>If she’s not trading saliva through kissing or drink sharing etc., she can’t pass it to anyone. She should go as much as she’s able to, determined the day of. It should be up to her, and it would be so nice if she could muster the energy to go for even just a bit.</p>
<p>No kidding bad timing, but I bet this will be incentive for her to truly REST all week with the hopes of going to Prom on Saturday. Keep us posted!</p>
<p>@Shmoomcgoo That’s not mono. He may have just pulled a muscle in his neck. I’ve done it a few times and can’t twist my neck for a few days. But in any case you should probably schedule a doctor’s visit and not rely on strangers on the net for medical advice. =)</p>
<p>D’s symptoms began with general body aches, followed by a fever that came and went over the course of 3 days. Dr. tested her for strep, but it came back negative. Three days later, she developed white spots on her tonsils and a sore throat. I thought that it had to be strep, as her sleep habits were normal. That test came back negative, too, do Dr. recommended the mono blood test. She doesn’t know anyone who’s had mono in recent months and has no idea how she contracted it. </p>
<p>Sax, I read an old post on your D’s mono experience. How scary! It just goes to show how serious mono can get.</p>
<p>Schmoomcgoo - take your son for a strep culture. You described one of the ways in which strep can manifest. Otherwise, he may simply have pulled a muscle/pinched a nerve.</p>
<p>toledo - not to throw a rain on your parade, but you might want to check on what the school’s policy is regarding absences and attending after school activities. Our prom is always on Fridays, and if kids aren’t there at least a half day, they cannot attend (unless there are extenuating circumstances). With no school obviously on Saturday, they may not care. But when a student is out a certain number of days due to illness, are they not required to provide a doctor’s note upon return? She may show up Saturday night and they may want a doctor’s note. It is basically a school function.</p>
<p>Just asking.</p>
<p>Mono affects each person differently. The “risk” issue is fatigue and they can give you a measure of that from lactic acid levels in the blood. Some people barely feel it, while others can’t lift their heads. I could not stay awake.</p>
<p>Mono incubates for a long time so you don’t remember where you got it.</p>
<p>Symptoms in the neck with throat pain can be anything from tendonitis to strep to mumps (unlikely these days) to allergies, etc. It can even be a nerve condition so it makes sense to be seen.</p>