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I have been so depressed and upset seeing myself this ill, that I have been crying not understanding what was wrong with me...on July first I woke up with my pelvic, groin, and belly swollen and after the entire lymphatic path all over my body started to swell...we thought it was an allergic reaction...we tried anti allergic meds, diet, antihistamine meds, antibiotics, an aggressive plan of steroids with anti allergics, blood tests, allergies testing, all came back “normal” but the swollen persisted (until this day ,this minute) the pain everywhere, my armpits are swollen and in pain, my breast I can’t even touch it! , my neck, my face, my hands, my feet....and we didn’t get any answers...I thought I got cancer or something terminal! But not positive tests....until they did the EBV test and my antibodies came back super high! I am concerned though cz I haven’t come across anyone with so many days of inflammation...I see cases in pain, with lack of energy...but swollen like me for two months?....I am so depleted, so drained, so many questions...and I feel so ill...I am 36 y/o and I usually wake up and go straight to the gym, I am normally active and full of energy...and seeing myself in a bed for two months and barely starting gathering answers by myself bcz the doctors that I have visited about this they don’t know what I have and they haven’t been sympathetic...so I am trying to survive this by myself...with so many questions and so sick...thank you for your advice I have to do something myself so I will start that plan that you mentioned and see if there is some hope for me...

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@jgee18 I think it's a great idea to follow magbatt's advice and stay in touch with your doctors as needed. Keep us posted!

Everybody has different symptoms so try not to worry too much . I’m on month 7 and the last 2 months since I stopped working out are by far the worst. I so feel your pain as I live alone and no family around . Trying to rest and get better but I’m so fed up too. Let us know if you’re doing any better as this post is from September .