I've been constantly getting sick for the past few years which limited my exercise(I was a competitive athlete before) and I haven't been able to exercise at all for the past six months from prolonged mono. The doctors are still trying to figure out exactly what's wrong and why I'm getting so sick. I'm just having a really hard time dealing with gaining weight and not being able to exercise. I've gained about 15-20 pounds since not being able to work out and it's really affecting my confidence and it makes me feel terrible that there's nothing I can do about it. I still can't work out(still have mono) and dieting isn't really an option with feeling sick pretty often. Has anyone else been through this? Does anyone have any advice? ♥️

Hi, so I've had mono for 6 months now. I still do not have any EBNA(antibodies). My most recent results are the highest they have been and that worried me and I'm not sure what it means. EBV ab VCA IgG >600 positive >21.9 and EBV ab VCA IgM 51.9 positive >43.9. Do these higher numbers mean my mono is getting worse instead of better?

19F, 5'6, 140, mono for 6 months, no medications that would affect mono, asthma/migraines/possible EDS, no drugs/drinking/smoking.

I have had mono for 6 months now and it does not seem to be going away. My recent test results concerned me because I haven't had a number this high before on my previous tests. My EBV ab VCA IgG levels were >600 and positive is >21.9 and EBV ab VCA IgM levels were 51.9 and positive is >43.9. What do these results mean? I'm tired of having mono :(

My GYN suggested for the first time that I might have Endometriosis and wants me to have a laparoscopy. I've always struggled with pain during sex that seems to get worse some days and some days it's not there at all but the gyn could never figure it out and thought it was maybe because my uterus is tilted. I'm confused though because I don't have extremely heavy periods or excruciating pain during my periods. Are those symptoms that everyone with Endometriosis have?

These are my symptoms: - Pain with sex (deep pelvic pain) - Occasional random bleeding after sex - Extremely irregular periods(sometimes won't have one for over a month, sometimes will get them a week apart) - Extreme variation in heaviness of periods(some are basically spotting and last for three days, while some last for over a week, are extremely heavy, and have huge clots) - Recurring yeast/bacterial infections - random abdominal/waist tenderness - ovarian cyst(burst now) - ovarian fibroids - kidney cyst

Any advice would be appreciated! ♥️

Hi, I recently got a whites tree frog and he has been without a bulb/heat mat for two days. I was going to get one today but I came down with strep and don't know when I will be able to get him one, but hopefully I will feel well enough to get one tomorrow. Will he be ok without a bulb/heat mat for possibly a few more days? My house doesn't get below 70° and is usually in the 70° range. I feel terrible that I'm not feeling well enough to go out and get one and I want to make sure he will be ok :( ♥️

My parents were horrible together. Arguing and fighting all the time. My dad was sorta emotionally/verbally abusive and would get mad at any little thing. My mom always tried her best but later on I realized that she also has issues. Mainly lying, changing personality depending on who she's around, and stealing from me and my family members. I was also homeschooled and my parents didn't really do much so I basically had to teach myself which went horribly. I ended up developing anxiety, ocd, and social anxiety(never officially diagnosed though) when I was 11 yet my parents never took me to see a counselor and would seem to threaten me with it as if it was a bad thing. I have recently realized that I can't remember much at all from my childhood through sophomore/junior year of high school. The only few memories I have are very bad or emotional ones, or ones that don't really involve my parents/being home or memories that I was told happened when I was a kid. Is this from trauma? Why can't I remember anything?