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I got mono the week before finals last year. I thought I had strep; I had been feeling pretty sick for a couple weeks but just put off going to our health center because they are horrible. I woke up on a saturday barely able to move or speak. I walked to the health center in my pajamas, was told that I had tonsilitis, and probably mono. My strep test had come back negative, and since mono takes at least a week to appear in your bloodstream, they gave me a ton of vicadon and told me to come back in a week. Helpful.....riiiight. So basically I couldn't move or function-I was tired ALL the time and pretty much just slept. You often have something that accompanies mono-like strep of tonisilitis. Mine got to the point where I was coughing up blood, (sorry) I went to the hospital and they gave me a mono test which came back positive. I requested a steroid shot to liven me up a bit so I could make it through finals. They refused; my mom kidnapped from my dorm and made me come home to rest so I ended up having to take my finals over the summer and I never got to say good-bye to all the dorm friends! I still have no idea how I got it, the guy who I was dating at the time didnt get it. Hope you dont have it~it can be a MAJOR pain!!!
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