My Son Has Mono

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And, a REALLY nasty case of it.

 

Tuesday, Shane (just turned 14) came home from school feeling punky.

By 11:00 PM, his fever had spiked to 103.4 and nothing seemed to

bring it down. He was vomiting and covered in a red rash. So, we were

off to the ER where we spent the next 3+ hours. He was diagnosed with

mono. We saw his pediatricion the next morning and he said that Shane

seemed to have a severe reaction to the virus. Considering the stress

he's endured (another story, another time) I know his immune system

is down. It's something we've been working on.

 

Shane hasn't eaten since dinner before the ER and that all came up.

I've been on the phone with nurses and his MD and am told that as

long as he stays hydrated, don't even bother with encouraging him to

eat. He's had strep before (just last month, in fact) but I've never

seen a more mean and nasty looking throat in my life. It's really

painful and impossible for him to swallow food.

 

Anyway, we're utilizing all kinds of home remedies. Gargling with

apple cider vinegar, aloe vera and thyme tea along with the usual

salt and warm water. He's been drinking Gatorade (I don't like it but

he does and it keeps him hydrated), tea, juice and water. Yesterday,

he had a smoothie that he enjoyed so we'll do more of those today.

We've got the humidifier going and he's using some good throat

lozenges. His high fever finally broke yesterday, but is back again

this morning.

 

The Dr. says no contact sports for 6 months, which is disappointing

to him. Of course, they also say there's nothing that can be done to

help speed the long recovery time, but I don't buy into that. My

cousins son missed half of his junior year in high school due to

mono, but she refused to do anything holistic. My ex missed a term of

college, and my friends niece wound up in a wheelchair for 3 months.

My point is, there are plenty of horror stories out there about mono

and I'm fighting any fearful thoughts.

 

Right now, it's just one day at a time. He's SO miserable and is

having a really hard time being bed bound. He's very fatigued and

sleeps most of the day. I've been doing everything I've read to do

along with prayers and EFT, but I'm sure open to suggestions from

anyone out there.

 

Thanks in advance for any helpful hints you can offer.

 

Michelle

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I would suggest some Vitamin D3. Purchase the liquid drops. Give him

50,000IU for only 3 days, and 10,000IU thereafter for up to 2 weeks. Have

his Vitamin D levels checked. Here's a good link to do research on Vitamin

D http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/.

 

Irene C.

 

On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Michelle

<michellewrote:

 

> And, a REALLY nasty case of it.

> He was diagnosed with mono.

 

 

 

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For a rapid cure of mono, you have to go to bowel tolerance of vitamin

C. In the past, I have recommended 2 grams (2000 mg) of vitamin C per

hour until diarreah just starts, then cut that down to 2 every 2-4

hours, just keeping below the level of diarreah.

 

As the vitamin C conquers the infection, the amount of vitamin C needed

will drop, and should be lowered accordingly. The usual cure is 24-36

hours.

 

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you can give him homeopathy.  Belladona-6c in liquid, dose:- 2 drops in half

teaspoon water every 2 hours . As the problem abates, and he feels better,

reduce frequency of doses.

 

 

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yogurt is good for the immune system.  so are foods with vitamin c.  eat organic

foods too.you can also buy probiotics if he wont eat the yogurt, but I think the

yogurt may be better.  airborne tablets are helpful, they dissolve in water. 

those are the ones the teacher invented.  good luck.

 

--- On Fri, 2/13/09, Michelle <michelle wrote:

 

 

Michelle <michelle

My Son Has Mono

 

Friday, February 13, 2009, 11:32 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

And, a REALLY nasty case of it.

 

Tuesday, Shane (just turned 14) came home from school feeling punky.

By 11:00 PM, his fever had spiked to 103.4 and nothing seemed to

bring it down. He was vomiting and covered in a red rash. So, we were

off to the ER where we spent the next 3+ hours. He was diagnosed with

mono. We saw his pediatricion the next morning and he said that Shane

seemed to have a severe reaction to the virus. Considering the stress

he's endured (another story, another time) I know his immune system

is down. It's something we've been working on.

 

Shane hasn't eaten since dinner before the ER and that all came up.

I've been on the phone with nurses and his MD and am told that as

long as he stays hydrated, don't even bother with encouraging him to

eat. He's had strep before (just last month, in fact) but I've never

seen a more mean and nasty looking throat in my life. It's really

painful and impossible for him to swallow food.

 

Anyway, we're utilizing all kinds of home remedies. Gargling with

apple cider vinegar, aloe vera and thyme tea along with the usual

salt and warm water. He's been drinking Gatorade (I don't like it but

he does and it keeps him hydrated), tea, juice and water. Yesterday,

he had a smoothie that he enjoyed so we'll do more of those today.

We've got the humidifier going and he's using some good throat

lozenges. His high fever finally broke yesterday, but is back again

this morning.

 

The Dr. says no contact sports for 6 months, which is disappointing

to him. Of course, they also say there's nothing that can be done to

help speed the long recovery time, but I don't buy into that. My

cousins son missed half of his junior year in high school due to

mono, but she refused to do anything holistic. My ex missed a term of

college, and my friends niece wound up in a wheelchair for 3 months.

My point is, there are plenty of horror stories out there about mono

and I'm fighting any fearful thoughts.

 

Right now, it's just one day at a time. He's SO miserable and is

having a really hard time being bed bound. He's very fatigued and

sleeps most of the day. I've been doing everything I've read to do

along with prayers and EFT, but I'm sure open to suggestions from

anyone out there.

 

Thanks in advance for any helpful hints you can offer.

 

Michelle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear Michelle,

 

Sorry to hear that!

 

The usual immune boosting remedies come to mind:

Massive probiotics, Echinacea, vitamins A and C.

 

You know as much about health as most of us (and a lot more about

hormones), so this following anecdote is just to keep up Shane's

spirits.

 

The son of an old friend here came down with mono many years ago.

This was before Echinacea was a well-known standby. They were way

ahead of the curve and had dried roots in the house. The kid was

supposed to be home for at least 6 weeks. He kept craving the bitter

Echinacea tea and swilling down pot after pot. He went back to school

in 2 weeks.

I dont know how severe the case was, just that he got better way

faster than expected.

 

All the best, and remember to tap on him too!

 

Ien in the Kootenays

http://freegreenliving.com

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Sounds like a heat invasion. There are acupuncture points for that. I

would also tonify vital qi to fight pathogen. Sore throat means heat. You

could get rid of that with acupuncture.

For the stomach, use peppermint tea. It is great for stomach/digestion and

has a cooling property. You could try colloidal silver if you want. Make

sure it's made properly. I would also try coconut. Garlic is a food that

will kill virus, bacteria, fungi, etc, but it has a warming, pungent

property which may not be suitible here. So try coconut, it still kills all

those pathogens, but it's more cooling.

Chicken or wonton soup might be good. Just the broth, if he can't take the

solids. Make it with black chicken, if you can. Should be available at

Asian groceries.

 

 

-

" Michelle " <michelle

 

Friday, February 13, 2009 8:32 AM

My Son Has Mono

 

 

> And, a REALLY nasty case of it.

>

> Tuesday, Shane (just turned 14) came home from school feeling punky.

> By 11:00 PM, his fever had spiked to 103.4 and nothing seemed to

> bring it down. He was vomiting and covered in a red rash. So, we were

> off to the ER where we spent the next 3+ hours. He was diagnosed with

> mono. We saw his pediatricion the next morning and he said that Shane

> seemed to have a severe reaction to the virus. Considering the stress

> he's endured (another story, another time) I know his immune system

> is down. It's something we've been working on.

>

> Shane hasn't eaten since dinner before the ER and that all came up.

> I've been on the phone with nurses and his MD and am told that as

> long as he stays hydrated, don't even bother with encouraging him to

> eat. He's had strep before (just last month, in fact) but I've never

> seen a more mean and nasty looking throat in my life. It's really

> painful and impossible for him to swallow food.

>

> Anyway, we're utilizing all kinds of home remedies. Gargling with

> apple cider vinegar, aloe vera and thyme tea along with the usual

> salt and warm water. He's been drinking Gatorade (I don't like it but

> he does and it keeps him hydrated), tea, juice and water. Yesterday,

> he had a smoothie that he enjoyed so we'll do more of those today.

> We've got the humidifier going and he's using some good throat

> lozenges. His high fever finally broke yesterday, but is back again

> this morning.

>

> The Dr. says no contact sports for 6 months, which is disappointing

> to him. Of course, they also say there's nothing that can be done to

> help speed the long recovery time, but I don't buy into that. My

> cousins son missed half of his junior year in high school due to

> mono, but she refused to do anything holistic. My ex missed a term of

> college, and my friends niece wound up in a wheelchair for 3 months.

> My point is, there are plenty of horror stories out there about mono

> and I'm fighting any fearful thoughts.

>

> Right now, it's just one day at a time. He's SO miserable and is

> having a really hard time being bed bound. He's very fatigued and

> sleeps most of the day. I've been doing everything I've read to do

> along with prayers and EFT, but I'm sure open to suggestions from

> anyone out there.

>

> Thanks in advance for any helpful hints you can offer.

>

> Michelle

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Be careful about pushing this one along too fast. I have a friend who

had it and had to be hospitalized. He was sick for over 2 months with

a bad case.

 

I was lucky when I had it, I was only sick for a week and lived off

apple sauce. The doctor told me no PE for 3 months and to watch

anything too strenuous or I could relapse for 6 month.

 

You really want to be careful with mono as even when you feel better

you can still rupture your spleen for months afterward.

 

Jal

 

 

, " Michelle " <michelle

wrote:

>

> And, a REALLY nasty case of it.

>

> Tuesday, Shane (just turned 14) came home from school feeling punky.

> By 11:00 PM, his fever had spiked to 103.4 and nothing seemed to

> bring it down. He was vomiting and covered in a red rash. So, we were

> off to the ER where we spent the next 3+ hours. He was diagnosed with

> mono. We saw his pediatricion the next morning and he said that Shane

> seemed to have a severe reaction to the virus. Considering the stress

> he's endured (another story, another time) I know his immune system

> is down. It's something we've been working on.

>

> Shane hasn't eaten since dinner before the ER and that all came up.

> I've been on the phone with nurses and his MD and am told that as

> long as he stays hydrated, don't even bother with encouraging him to

> eat. He's had strep before (just last month, in fact) but I've never

> seen a more mean and nasty looking throat in my life. It's really

> painful and impossible for him to swallow food.

>

> Anyway, we're utilizing all kinds of home remedies. Gargling with

> apple cider vinegar, aloe vera and thyme tea along with the usual

> salt and warm water. He's been drinking Gatorade (I don't like it but

> he does and it keeps him hydrated), tea, juice and water. Yesterday,

> he had a smoothie that he enjoyed so we'll do more of those today.

> We've got the humidifier going and he's using some good throat

> lozenges. His high fever finally broke yesterday, but is back again

> this morning.

>

> The Dr. says no contact sports for 6 months, which is disappointing

> to him. Of course, they also say there's nothing that can be done to

> help speed the long recovery time, but I don't buy into that. My

> cousins son missed half of his junior year in high school due to

> mono, but she refused to do anything holistic. My ex missed a term of

> college, and my friends niece wound up in a wheelchair for 3 months.

> My point is, there are plenty of horror stories out there about mono

> and I'm fighting any fearful thoughts.

>

> Right now, it's just one day at a time. He's SO miserable and is

> having a really hard time being bed bound. He's very fatigued and

> sleeps most of the day. I've been doing everything I've read to do

> along with prayers and EFT, but I'm sure open to suggestions from

> anyone out there.

>

> Thanks in advance for any helpful hints you can offer.

>

> Michelle

>

[Guest guest]

My son had mono in 11th or 12th grade, recall it was December. He

also was told not to play sports (the spleen). He did get to play

soccer that spring...April or so? We just had to go back to the

doctor to get permission, he wanted to check the spleen before any

sports.

 

It did take some time to get over that tiredness that could come on

after being too active but he was much better by spring. He was back

to school in a couple weeks but just that he seemed to tire more some

weeks. (He's also been leading too " active " a life at that time, so

wasn't surprised he'd wore himself down to catching mono.)

 

I want to add that in years since then (he's 23 now), he sometimes

seems to begin feeling bad in December around the same time he had

mono. I was wondering if it's chronic or something in some way, just

seems too coincidental.

 

Hope your son feels much better soon!

 

Chris in NC

 

 

, " Michelle " <michelle

wrote:

>

> And, a REALLY nasty case of it.

>

> Tuesday, Shane (just turned 14) came home from school feeling

punky.

> By 11:00 PM, his fever had spiked to 103.4 and nothing seemed to

> bring it down. He was vomiting and covered in a red rash. So, we

were

> off to the ER where we spent the next 3+ hours. He was diagnosed

[Guest guest]

I took Shane to have an acupuncture treatment yesterday and it worked

wonders! As soon as she put the needles in, I literally watched his

lips turn from dark red to a natural flesh color.

 

Then, get this...

 

He hadn't had an appetite for 10 days. I was having to force him to

take broths, soup, pudding, yogurt, etc. Before the appointment, I

couldn't get him to eat a thing. Well, when we got home, he

immediately went to the refrigerator and said he was " starving. " I

fixed him what he wanted, scrambled eggs and toast and he chowed

down. Today, he has more energy, ate oatmeal for breakfast and is in

much better spirits.

 

Apparently, mono (Epstein Bar virus) stays in the body forever and

can resurface.

 

One happy and relieved mom touting acupuncture, big time!

Michelle

 

 

It did take some time to get over that tiredness that could come on

after being too active but he was much better by spring. He was back

to school in a couple weeks but just that he seemed to tire more some

weeks.

 

I want to add that in years since then (he's 23 now), he sometimes

seems to begin feeling bad in December around the same time he had

mono. I was wondering if it's chronic or something in some way, just

seems too coincidental.

[Guest guest]

, " Michelle " <michelle

wrote:

 

I took Shane to have an acupuncture treatment yesterday and it worked

wonders! As soon as she put the needles in, I literally watched his

lips turn from dark red to a natural flesh color.>

 

That is fantastic! I am so glad to hear it.

 

Ien

[Guest guest]

Hi Ien,

 

Get your son up to bowel tolerance on vitamin C asap. Most cases

respond within a day or so. I start with 2 grams per hour until bowel

tolerance, then back off to tolerance . Mono is pretty easy IMO.

 

--

 

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http://drbate.com

 

Free Alternate Health Advice

 

Neuroliminal Training (NT) helps solve

mental problems without drugs at low cost.

ADD to Autism, Anxiety to depression etc.

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks Doc, but it wasn't my son, it was

Michele's.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thanks from me too, Doc!

 

Between the herbs, homeopathics and vitamins to address mono and boost

his immune system, along with acupunture and EFT, Shane is back to

normal after just two weeks.

 

YAY!

Michelle