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wildwood · 01-22-2013, 01:17 PM

I am looking for a bit of advice , my son who is 15 has been really sufering with headache , sore throat , pains in his leg , very high temps and is exhausted. All the time and just wants to sleep . He is having a blood tedt tommorow , if there is any one out there with some medical know how , does this sound like glandular fever

TotallyAngelic · 01-22-2013, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by wildwood

I am looking for a bit of advice , my son who is 15 has been really sufering with headache , sore throat , pains in his leg , very high temps and is exhausted. All the time and just wants to sleep . He is having a blood tedt tommorow , if there is any one out there with some medical know how , does this sound like glandular fever

My son had glandular fever at age 16 .... just before his GCSEs. The big problem was the throat, so if that is really bad then it could indeed be glandular fever as my son had all the same symptoms. Hope it isn't though as it is really long winded getting over it.

wildwood · 01-22-2013, 01:51 PM

Thanks for the reply , he has had a constant sore throat I think we r in fir a bumpy rude . He is also taking his GCSE ( july baby ) I feel so sorry for him , he even asked me yesterday why was it happening to him

darthtatty · 01-23-2013, 05:34 AM

my husband suffers from Gladular fever.
your son's symptons do seem to point to glandular fever, he should get tested by the Doctor. I think it takes a while for the results but its worth knowing.
It does take a long time to recover and you are pretty exhausted all the time.

I know its only meant to be a 1 time illness but my husband has suffered from it many times.
Even now he has to be careful, making sure he never over does things and get too tired. He has his own signs that he is over doing things and then makes sure he rest before getting glandular fever again.

Good luck and hope your son recovers quickly.

Netty · 01-23-2013, 07:22 AM

our youngest daughter had glandular fever whilst we were on holiday at wdw a few yrs ago, we thought it was just the heat etc at the time. she had the same symptoms as you described.she also had a rash develope on the top bit of her feet, like a sort of heat rash. every yr since in the summer the rash appears back and she feels run down.

catherine · 01-23-2013, 10:01 AM

DD now 18 had very similar symptoms around this time 3 years ago plus she had such a sore throat that she couldn't swallow anything and we couldn't get her temp. down and she became dehydrated and ended up having to be admitted to the hospital. The exhaustion showed up first when we at WDW and we just thought that we'd been doing too much, the exhaustion went on for approx 3 weeks before any other symptoms appeared. Once they have run some blood tests it shouldn't take too long to figure out what is going on

taylor3297 · 01-23-2013, 10:04 AM

I had to google glandular fever. Here in the US we call it Mononucleosis or just Mono for short.

I had it one time and it was no fun. Mine lasted for 6 weeks.

I hope the OP child has a mild case if they have it.

wildwood · 01-23-2013, 11:00 AM

Blood test done today should be able to get results tommorow

01-22-2013, 01:17 PM	#1
wildwood DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: plymouth england Posts: 666	glandular fever I am looking for a bit of advice , my son who is 15 has been really sufering with headache , sore throat , pains in his leg , very high temps and is exhausted. All the time and just wants to sleep . He is having a blood tedt tommorow , if there is any one out there with some medical know how , does this sound like glandular fever __________________ 1991, 1994 , 1996 , 2000, 2001 , 2002 OFF SITE , 2005 WDW ON SITE @ ASM , Aug 2006 , Feb 2007 , Oct 2007,Dec 2008, Dec 2009, Oct 2010 , August 2011 all at Chatham park villa , August 2012, August 2013 @ Chatham park villa

01-22-2013, 01:51 PM	#3
wildwood DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: plymouth england Posts: 666	Thanks for the reply , he has had a constant sore throat I think we r in fir a bumpy rude . He is also taking his GCSE ( july baby ) I feel so sorry for him , he even asked me yesterday why was it happening to him __________________ 1991, 1994 , 1996 , 2000, 2001 , 2002 OFF SITE , 2005 WDW ON SITE @ ASM , Aug 2006 , Feb 2007 , Oct 2007,Dec 2008, Dec 2009, Oct 2010 , August 2011 all at Chatham park villa , August 2012, August 2013 @ Chatham park villa

01-23-2013, 05:34 AM	#4
darthtatty DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Leicestershire UK Posts: 2,706	my husband suffers from Gladular fever. your son's symptons do seem to point to glandular fever, he should get tested by the Doctor. I think it takes a while for the results but its worth knowing. It does take a long time to recover and you are pretty exhausted all the time. I know its only meant to be a 1 time illness but my husband has suffered from it many times. Even now he has to be careful, making sure he never over does things and get too tired. He has his own signs that he is over doing things and then makes sure he rest before getting glandular fever again. Good luck and hope your son recovers quickly. __________________ Nicky.xx May 2004 - Wedding@ Disneys Wedding Pavillion May 2004 - Honeymoon@ Contemporary Resort Feb 2005 - Sequoia Lodge@Disneyland Paris May 2009 - Holiday@ Contemporary Resort Trip report August 2011-Holiday@Contemporary Resort Trip report March 2013-Perth Australia

01-23-2013, 07:22 AM	#5
Netty A six foot palm from Wal-Mart would make a very festive Christmas tree Especially if covered with FROG ornaments! Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: PRESTATYN N. WALES Posts: 8,779	our youngest daughter had glandular fever whilst we were on holiday at wdw a few yrs ago, we thought it was just the heat etc at the time. she had the same symptoms as you described.she also had a rash develope on the top bit of her feet, like a sort of heat rash. every yr since in the summer the rash appears back and she feels run down. __________________

01-23-2013, 10:01 AM	#6
catherine Hey not fair, you guys already have a bunch of tags, and poor me I haven't got one Cheer up. You've been tagged by the tag fairie Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Sunny Lancashire, UK Posts: 4,351	DD now 18 had very similar symptoms around this time 3 years ago plus she had such a sore throat that she couldn't swallow anything and we couldn't get her temp. down and she became dehydrated and ended up having to be admitted to the hospital. The exhaustion showed up first when we at WDW and we just thought that we'd been doing too much, the exhaustion went on for approx 3 weeks before any other symptoms appeared. Once they have run some blood tests it shouldn't take too long to figure out what is going on __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill "In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity." Albert Einstein UK Spending Game #2

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01-23-2013, 10:04 AM	#7
taylor3297 DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NC Posts: 3,709	I had to google glandular fever. Here in the US we call it Mononucleosis or just Mono for short. I had it one time and it was no fun. Mine lasted for 6 weeks. I hope the OP child has a mild case if they have it. __________________

01-23-2013, 11:00 AM	#8
wildwood DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: plymouth england Posts: 666	Blood test done today should be able to get results tommorow __________________ 1991, 1994 , 1996 , 2000, 2001 , 2002 OFF SITE , 2005 WDW ON SITE @ ASM , Aug 2006 , Feb 2007 , Oct 2007,Dec 2008, Dec 2009, Oct 2010 , August 2011 all at Chatham park villa , August 2012, August 2013 @ Chatham park villa

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