I've Been Sick For Over A Month Now. It's Gone

Posted on Sun, 5 May 2019

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Question : I've been sick for over a month now. It's gone through many different phases. First I had one day of extreme fatigue, then I had a sore throat that developed into an ear infection, then I had an eye infection for 3 - 4 days, (lots of eye discharge) and then I was feeling better for a day or two and then I got another sore throat

Answered by Dr. Aaron Branch (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Consider infectious mononucleosis

Detailed Answer:
Hello, I'm Dr. Branch, thanks for using Ask a Doctor. I'm sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well for the past month, it can certainly get frustrating when dealing with an illness for that long. The symptoms you describe sound like a viral infection, which can last several weeks, and sometimes just as you are recovering from one, you can get infected with another. But especially with your fatigue and sore throat symptoms, I would want to check you for infectious mononucleosis, particularly if you also had swollen lymph nodes. This can be done with a blood test. You should also be checked for HIV if you have any risk factors (such as being sexually active).

With infectious mononucleosis, there is no specific treatment, and most symptoms resolve by one month, but the fatigue can last several months.

I hope that helps, please let me know if you have any other questions about that and I would be glad to discuss it further with you.

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