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What to do about exercising
I have mono and I felt that I wasn't getting too tired. Even though I do have an enlarged spleen, I was told to avoid contact sports, but could run if I felt up to it. Yesterday I decided to try walking for 30 mins to an hour and took a friend with me. I was fine during the whole walk and we hung out after. I got home a bit late, after 10, and felt horrid. My whole body was sore, I was extremely tired, and my spleen was definitely enlarged and I could feel it when I went to lay down. Now I'm still extremely tired. My body is exhausted and I felt as though I barely slept, even though I slept 10 and 1/2 hours. I don't even think I want to try running. The enlarged spleen scares me because it gives me back pain and obviously walking tired me out so running would only be worse right?? The thing is, if I began running again in September, would that be a bad thing?? I used to run 5 times a week on my treadmill for 20-30 minutes each run. My body is used to exercising. My problem is I have an eating disorder. I'm on a diet and have been on one since last September. Obviously I watch what I eat. If I don't exercise, but still stick with my diet [and only try walking as an exercise], is my weight going to change by a lot?? I'm 5'9 and 125 lbs. I weigh myself once a week and it's been at a steady weight. Any ideas?? Thanks!!
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OK first of all, no doctor would ever tell you to run if you felt up to it during your mono illness. My doctor specifically told me to stay away from exercising and sports when I had mono. So you should'nt exercise... I'm sorry to tell you that, but it's true.
Since you are on a diet and exercising, without exercise.. well your weight might increase a little. but not by a huge difference. It's good that you are eating healthy, especially since you cannot exercise at a time like this.
Running again in September is a bad idea. Doctors run in my familys history and they said mono doesn't completely go away after a few months. So I would say after about 1 month, you can try walking again.
If you must walk, then limit it down to 10 minutes or 20. If you feel exhausted at all... SLEEP!! even if you get 11 hours of sleep a day, that's not enough for a person sick with mono. You have to have at least 15 hours of sleep a day (obviously, only for people with mono) I know it seems like a lot, but the more sleep you get, the quicker it will go away. Just keep reminding yourself that. If you feel sore, take a hot and relaxing bath. you can even include bubbles and scented candles and a warm fuzzy pillow. That's what I do, when ever i'm stressed out.
I'm 5' 7" and weigh 118 lbs, so you arn't really that much overweight. Honestly, you don't really need to focus on your weight that much. Main idea, relax. Any stress or lots of movement will cause your spleen to rupture, and that can be fatal.
I hope you feel better! and hey, it's not like you can't be around your friends. Just as long as you don't share spit/kiss. Do something fun with them like go to the beach and suntan, or watch a movie etc.
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Try leg lifts and excersises where there is low strain and pressure on your body but gives excellent results.Really sorry here im not calling you a 80 year old but here is a site I went to after I had my appendix removed.[Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
Ya so if that doesnt come out in a link just copy and paste it in. Once again sorry I don't think your a 80 year old. I just found it kept me at a good weight and kept it at low stress and pressure on my stomach and joints. Hope I helped =)
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