Do I have strep throat? Mono maybe? I don't know!?Hey everybody, I've been looking up symptoms to strep throat and mono but I dont seem to have all the symptoms to either one! Like, I have some of the symptoms for Strep but I also have some for Mono. Here are my symptoms (hope somebody can help me):
-Joint pain
-Swollen tonsils with white patches
-Fever (about 101-103)
-I had something like a rash, but it didn't itch. They were pin-sized red dots on my neck and then went to my arms. They come and go.
-Lack of hunger
-Some abdominal pain (more like my upper stomach)
-Muscle pain
-All over sick feeling
-Trouble swallowing
-It kinda hurts when I open my mouth too wide
So what could it be? Strep says that in addition to what I have I should be vomitting and Mono says I should have extreme fatigue which I don't.
Thanks in advance!
Btw, I will be going to the Doctors on Monday.
Tina
I think it is more than likely that you have strep. Take some Tylenol and gargle with warm salt water until you can get to the doctor. You might also want to drink some hot tea with honey, it can be soothing.
Lauren R
Sounds like the flu. When I had strep throat, it felt like little razors were tearing my throat up. Strep is not something you want to mess around with- you can die from it. If you still have a fever and sore throat tomorrow, call your doctor's answering service and see if you should get checked out at the ER or he could prescribe you antibiotics over the phone. It doesn't sound like mono. For now take Tylenol, drink, and rest. Feel better!
smoogs
I am not a doctor, but those symptoms sound a lot like strep throat. Definitely see a doctor.
Oh, and I've had mono before. Mono is unlike any ordinary viral or bacterial infection I've had before. I felt so weak that all I could do was lay down in bed and sleep. My head felt like it was hit several times with a sledgehammer, and my brain was in such a fog that it felt like I didn't get any sleep in about a week. Mono will make you so extremely fatigued that you'll know something is seriously wrong with you.
Mariel
could be either one. good thing your going to the dr monday. there are tests he can run that you can't find on the internet. fever reducer and salt water gargles until then.
Fater45
Your having some symptoms of tonsillitis which can eventually, if not yet, result into strep throat. The symptoms I see there related to tonsillitis are:
Swollen tonsils with white patches
Fever
Trouble swallowing
Hurts when you open your mouth
I am not sure what you mean when you say you "had something like a rash .... pin-sized red dots" if these are very small bumps or just red dots. If they are just pin-sized red dots, that would be your capillary hemorrhaging as a result of low collagen which is responsible for the production of connective tissues. Vitamin C is what is responsible for the production of collagen. Other symptoms that would be associated with that among what you mention are muscular pain, joint pain, (in your earlier posting you mentioned bone pain). Vitamin C deficiency also makes you susceptible to viral infection, of which tonsillitis is one.
Your "lack of hunger" though: I'm not sure. Usually when one develop a craving, it is the bodies way of telling you that there is a deficiency. Usually as soon as the deficiency is filled the craving goes away. I cannot say if this happens in all cases.
As regards the abdominal pain: when considering the others, I'm not sure, unless you're leaving out some of your symptoms. Apart from very serious digestive problems, such as ulcers, and possibly cancer, the only other reasons for abdominal pains that I can think of right now, are parasite infestation, or gassy system.
In any case it is very clear that your immune system is weak, and you really need to boost it with some anti-oxidants, including vitamin C. And also you also need your doctors opinion - and I'd say, make it urgent.
What do you think? Answer below! Tonsillitis explained | Better Health Channel
Links to information about tonsillitis , including tonsillectomy.
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