just found i have mono and thanks to budget cuts the on-base hospitall can only hand out motrin for mono (i understand antibiotics dont work but give me something) as it a miracle cure. Anyone have anything that i can obtain easilly (in japan) to help reduce swelling or pain at this moment it hurts just to swallow anything. Thanks in advance if you can help.
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Dr. shankster recommends you swallow a teaspoon of this every 4 hours until the pain subsides.
Dr. shankster recommends you swallow a teaspoon of this every 4 hours until the pain subsides.
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Gargle with salt-water?
Echinashea (sp?) is supposed to boost your immune system, so that may help you fight it off. Allegedly. Maybe someone else will chime in.
Gargle with salt-water?
Echinashea (sp?) is supposed to boost your immune system, so that may help you fight it off. Allegedly. Maybe someone else will chime in.
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yes and you should be able to find it in japan although i bet it will be expensive
COCONUT OIL
and a lot of sleep!
yes and you should be able to find it in japan although i bet it will be expensive
COCONUT OIL
and a lot of sleep!
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Well, it's good to see the Mil is still so fond of Motrin. I'd love to be exec who landed that contract, it had to be worth trillions.
Well, it's good to see the Mil is still so fond of Motrin. I'd love to be exec who landed that contract, it had to be worth trillions.
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Panty 6 says take a hot cup of suck it up and drive on with a spoonful of honey and whiskey in it
Panty 6 says take a hot cup of suck it up and drive on with a spoonful of honey and whiskey in it
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I would normally suck it up but my throat is so swollen that i choke if i lay on my back. On another note went to hospitall and they gave me 3L iv i was so dehydrated they then gave me some stuff to desensitize my throat and steroids. The iv also had something to reduce swelling for awhile.
I would normally suck it up but my throat is so swollen that i choke if i lay on my back. On another note went to hospitall and they gave me 3L iv i was so dehydrated they then gave me some stuff to desensitize my throat and steroids. The iv also had something to reduce swelling for awhile.
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You can take Tylenol (acetaminophen) and Motrin (ibuprofen) together. Motrin works by reducing inflammation, thereby reducing pain associated with it. Tylenol works by helping to suppress pain, with the added benefit of reducing inflammation.
Or fly to Macau and pick up some Vicodin lol.
And no more kissing girls in Roppongi!
You can take Tylenol (acetaminophen) and Motrin (ibuprofen) together. Motrin works by reducing inflammation, thereby reducing pain associated with it. Tylenol works by helping to suppress pain, with the added benefit of reducing inflammation.
Or fly to Macau and pick up some Vicodin lol.
And no more kissing girls in Roppongi!
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The only issue is that with mono you spleen and liver increase size and become unstable. Tylenol does something with both those organs that may cause liver damage and your spleen to erupt. They think i recieved it on the flight over or the uso beds where i crashed for a co.uple days
The only issue is that with mono you spleen and liver increase size and become unstable. Tylenol does something with both those organs that may cause liver damage and your spleen to erupt. They think i recieved it on the flight over or the uso beds where i crashed for a co.uple days
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Sounds like military care.
Retired Army doc/flight surgeon here. Still in practice.
Mono is caused by an infection from one of two viruses, EBV or CMV. EBV being the most common it causes about 75% of all infectious mono and you don't have to kiss someone to get it. Once gotten, it stays with you for life. Generally. The virus incorporates into the nuclear DNA of liver cells and may come out from time to time to make you just a little sick, a little achy, "flush" then go away. You will be shedding the virus for weeks to months (some data show people "sharing" mono for upwards of 18 months, it varies).
There's nothing specific you can do or take to hasten your recovery. Sleep a lot. Watch netflix. No chick flicks.
Tylenol (acetaminophen/paracetamol) OR Motrin/Advil (ibuprofen) can help with fever and achiness. Look for throat lozenges with "slippery elm" (it's an herbal thing, they should have this in Japan) or anything with benzocaine for gargling OR chloraseptic spray. Chloraseptic used to be formulary in most hospitals until the era of Clintonian downsizings in the 1990s, but I seem to recall it was available locally around 2006.
Fluids. Force yourself to drink fluids. Like we told our guys in the sandbox, "pee clear." And no, IV hydration isn't ideal, plus no one really wants you spewing virus in their emergency room.
Echinacea ONLY works to prevent viral illnesses; taking too much too often it's associated with some blood cancers.
I have, in some rare instances, prescribed steroids (60 - 100 mg of prednisone daily after a 125mg injection) for severe cases. If your tonsils are close to meeting in the middle, you're choking, drooling, CAN'T swallow, get your ass back to the ER and tell the to DO SOMETHING.
Mono isn't always a mild illness. In your copious free time, google "infectious mononucleosis AND fulminant hepatitis." Seen it. Isn't pretty. If your urine starts turning brown or your eyes then skin turn yellow, GET TO AN ER.
I'm sure your docs have taken the time to explain all this to you.
Be well. And thanks for your service.
Sounds like military care.
Retired Army doc/flight surgeon here. Still in practice.
Mono is caused by an infection from one of two viruses, EBV or CMV. EBV being the most common it causes about 75% of all infectious mono and you don't have to kiss someone to get it. Once gotten, it stays with you for life. Generally. The virus incorporates into the nuclear DNA of liver cells and may come out from time to time to make you just a little sick, a little achy, "flush" then go away. You will be shedding the virus for weeks to months (some data show people "sharing" mono for upwards of 18 months, it varies).
There's nothing specific you can do or take to hasten your recovery. Sleep a lot. Watch netflix. No chick flicks.
Tylenol (acetaminophen/paracetamol) OR Motrin/Advil (ibuprofen) can help with fever and achiness. Look for throat lozenges with "slippery elm" (it's an herbal thing, they should have this in Japan) or anything with benzocaine for gargling OR chloraseptic spray. Chloraseptic used to be formulary in most hospitals until the era of Clintonian downsizings in the 1990s, but I seem to recall it was available locally around 2006.
Fluids. Force yourself to drink fluids. Like we told our guys in the sandbox, "pee clear." And no, IV hydration isn't ideal, plus no one really wants you spewing virus in their emergency room.
Echinacea ONLY works to prevent viral illnesses; taking too much too often it's associated with some blood cancers.
I have, in some rare instances, prescribed steroids (60 - 100 mg of prednisone daily after a 125mg injection) for severe cases. If your tonsils are close to meeting in the middle, you're choking, drooling, CAN'T swallow, get your ass back to the ER and tell the to DO SOMETHING.
Mono isn't always a mild illness. In your copious free time, google "infectious mononucleosis AND fulminant hepatitis." Seen it. Isn't pretty. If your urine starts turning brown or your eyes then skin turn yellow, GET TO AN ER.
I'm sure your docs have taken the time to explain all this to you.
Be well. And thanks for your service.
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I had it for 3 weeks my senior year of High School.....Dr pretty much told me to suck it up and when you think you are ready to get back to normal life, give it another week.
I had it for 3 weeks my senior year of High School.....Dr pretty much told me to suck it up and when you think you are ready to get back to normal life, give it another week.
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Aloe Vera plant attacks swelling pretty quick. Cut it out of the casing so to speak. Then cut chunks of the inside out and rinse with water. Then put it in your mouth like your chewing tobacco. It works! Good luck!
Aloe Vera plant attacks swelling pretty quick. Cut it out of the casing so to speak. Then cut chunks of the inside out and rinse with water. Then put it in your mouth like your chewing tobacco. It works! Good luck!
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