After three trains, a missed stop, 12 blocks of walking, and I really had to pee, I may have found the answer I have been looking for. I was told by my infectious disease doctor that my blood test came back positive for Epstein Barr Virus.
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is a common human virus that causes infectious mononucleosis and may play a role in the emergence of two rare forms of cancer: Burkitt's lymphoma, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Some doctors and medical textbooks describe and diagnose EBV as infectious mononucleosis and vise-versa. Although the symptoms of infectious mononucleosis usually resolve in one or two months, the EBV remains dormant in cells in the throat and blood for the rest of the person's life. Periodically, the virus can be reactivate and can be found in the saliva of infected persons. This reactivation usually occurs without symptoms of illness. EBV also establishes a lifelong dormant infection in some cells of the body's immune system.
I was informed by the infectious disease doctor, to still consult with the lymphoma specialist from Cornell to 100% rule out any type of lymphoma. If lymphoma is off the table, then this whole time I was suffering from EBV.
It make sense since I had mono when I was 16 and my spleen was enlarged. If it is EBV it will take about 6 months for the virus to take its course, and a year for my spleen, liver and lymph nodes to go back to its natural size.
You think they would have tested this in the beginning when I first gave my history to the 15+ doctors and 60+ vials of blood in the past 3 months. Yes 60+ vials of blood. No wonder why I am anemic right?!
About Me
- Michelle
- I have a past... just like anyone else. Don't judge me for the things I have done and the mistakes I have made. Because my past and my mistakes have brought me this far and has made me the person that I am today. I am perfectly content with myself. The more mistakes the more you learn... The more you're hurt the stronger you get... it's called living.
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