And then came the news; 1.5 weeks of fever and feeling like a wet blanket, the doctor gave me the result of the blood-test: Mononucleosis (in short “Mono” a.k.a. Pfeiffer-disease).
It felt kind of a relieve to know that it had a name, but was familiar enough with the disease to know that I would be ill for quite some time. And that last thing is what is bothering me the most. Luckily a have a very sweet boyfriend, looking out for me (buying me food - which I don’t want to eat because I have zero appetite - and books to read to kill time).
The problem with Mono is that there is no cure for it except rest. Rest, more rest and resting. Doing nothing and listen to your body when you’re tired. And I am tired. Very, very tired. I think I have never slept so much in my whole life. With the Mono came a small liver-infection, which I have to cure by not drinking any alcohol (duh..) and watch my food (otherwise it will swell up like a balloon). I have my good days, but most of them is spent in bed or otherwise on the couch (which is occupied by my brother now, with a sprained ankle…) watching t.v. My doctor gave me an indication of 6 weeks at least where I would feel like this. 6 weeks! That is a very long time, peeps.
So if anyone has any suggestions what I could do - I will try to do some work in a while - please advice me, because I’m going nuts already. Give me a list of books to read, dvd’s to watch (and online stores where I can buy those). Anything to kill time. I would really appreciate it.
And I’m out. My energy is gone for the day….
