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mono
i have recently gotten mono and i have been dating my boyfriend for quite a while. the most common way to attain mono is through kissing. he is the only person i have kissed for over a year. should i be worried that he has been messing around on me?
when i ask him he swears that nothing is going on.
not only that, but i have just had my doubts lately. i really love him and i dont want to be a controlling crazy girlfriend but i dont want to be strung along like an idiot either. what do you recommend i do?
and if you have ever had mono, how long did it take until you felt better?
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don't jump to conclusions just yet! you can get mono from sharing a drink with somebody, and lots of ways other than kissing. so don't dump your boyfriend just because you have mono :) or, if he drank after somebody, or something... you can't really tell necessarily. i bet you can get it from sharing chapstick or something. anyway, he swears that nothing is going on, so you need to trust him for now until you hear something from a friend or something. i've never had it (that i can remember) but i would think that it might take around a week to get rid of it? drink plenty of fluids, and get better soon!
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Kissing is actually not the only way to pass on mono; it can also be passed along by things such as sharing drinks and food and anything that contains one's saliva in general. Does your bf have mono as well? It could be that it wasn't in fact him who gave you mono, and that you got it in a completely different way other than kissing.
I'm no mono expert but from what I've read you'll have it for about a month (or according to wikipedia, it takes one to two weeks to realize you have it and then from there you have one to two weeks to recover.
You would have somewhat of a right to be paranoid if you actually suspect your boyfriend of cheating for other reasons. Does he still seem into you? Is he flirting a little too much with other girls or is he okay in this area? You should probably think about these things when determining your boyfriend's loyalty, and if you are really unsure you should ask a friend. Or you could ask him (again). But if you do, don't accuse him. He's already said he hasn't cheated, and in principal it would probably the best thing to trust him, at least for now. If you've been with him for this long, hopefully he has given you plenty of reason to trust him so far.
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You could have picked it up from another source.
Mono is spread through saliva, which is not only spread through kissing.
Have you shared anyone's drink, lipgloss, eating utensils, straws, etc?
If so, that might've been the cause.
But I'd definently ask your boyfriend about it. Let him know he's the only one you've kissed, and now you have mono. See what he has to say about it.
And I have never personally had mono, but my close friend did last year. She was sick for a while. She was gone from school for about a month and a half.
The best ways to get better is to rest and take it easy. And also, just a warning, don't take asprin without doctor consent. It can cause issues, and it wouldn't be very fun =/
Feel Better!
-Laura. (15-f)
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I've never had mono but I know someone who does and it took them awhile to feel better.If he gave you mono ask yourself what else did he give you?What you need to do is get yourself checked out for stds? You still can get certain things from kissing someone.Come on now that if you ask a guy is he messing around he will say no of course that is what they do when they are tryihng to hide something from you!If you love him you will have to trust him if not let him go there are plenty of other men out there.I know one thing if someone gave me mono I definately would worry and that is a hint girl that he is messing around.Be carefull girl because there are others things out there two that you can get from kissing that are worse then that.Watch yourself girl!
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