Hey, exactly a week ago, when I would fall asleep at night, my mouth would become so dry to where I couldn't hardly move my tounge. It did that for about two days, then I got an extremly bad sore throat, to where I could barely swallow my own saliva it hurt so bad.

Sunday morning, of course it was the same problem. I looked in my mouth, and at the back of my throat were those white patches you get when you have strep throat. So ok, I had a really bad case of strep. I went to the ER to get some antibiotics. they tested me to make sure it was strep, and it was. My White blood cell count was pretty high, so they told me to go to the doc on Tuesday to re check it, and check me for mono.

These antibiotics they gave me, really gave me like a weird high, and made me extremely tired. I did some weird things while I was taking them, if you want to know ask, or I could be writing this for a while and not anyone care.

Anyways, Tuesday morning I go into the doctors office to have my white blood cell count checked, and be checked for mono. Your white blood cell count is supposed to be around 10,000, when I got tested on sunday, it was 20,000. Tuesday when they tested it, it was 17,000 the doc said that should have been lower because of the antibiotics, but at least it's going in the right direction.

Anyways, I tested positive for mono. This could take a month to get over, or it could take 4 months. There is no antibiotic for this, and no medication to help it get by. Some common symptoms of mono are extreme tiredness, and sore throats, coughs, etc.

I am now done taking my antibiotics for the strep (Yes, my doc even told me I was one unlucky man to have them both at the same time) the mono isn't affecting me too bad, but I have been extremely tired which is the most common symptom.

Do you guys think it would still be ok for me to continue my weight lifting routine even with mono? I know it is basically only a bad cold, but I dont' ave the cold symptoms, I am very sleepy, and I didn't know if it would stress my muscles out since I would be so extemely tired, and more symptoms of it are severe body ache.

Any help on this would really be appreciated, I havn't had much luck anywhere else...

Your doctor really kept you on the medication for strep with mono? Usually any kind of antibiotic is contraindicated with mono absolute bed rest is the only cure for mono. If you don't rest you extend the amount of time needed for recovery as well as putting yourself at risk for a ruptured spleen. Mono isn't just like an extended bad cold; it varies for everyone. Some people become deathly ill, others only get lethargic. When I had mono I felt fine, but after runs I felt ill (when I found out it was mono I immediately stopped running). I had it for 5 weeks, and only during the fourth week did I get sick.
You should definitely not do any kind of exercise while you wait this out. Ideally, you should be in bed at home for the duration, but sometimes businesses don't give you leave. In this case be as lazy as possible (take the elevator, park as close to the building as possible, come home after work and go directly to bed).

Yeah, antibiotics is kind of needed for strep throat, without it being untreated it can cause permenat heart damage.

I know for many people it varies, but for me it hasn't been any worse than an extended cold (yet). Thanks for the information on what happend to you, I gues I will just have to wait this out.:(

Can I get a little more opinions on this?

I really feel perfectly fine eery morning, and I am really tempted to try to go weight lifting tomorrow morning. I think I am going to try tomorrow morning and see how it goes.

I would really like a little more feedback on this though, thanks.

"The most dangerous aspect of the disease is the risk of rupturing the enlarged spleen, which becomes fragile. Patients are therefore cautioned against heavy exercise and other physical activities that increase abdominal pressures. If the spleen does rupture, severe hemorrhaging can occur. Death may follow unless a transfusion and an immediate splenectomy are performed."
-Martini., F.H. et al. Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology 6th Edition Applications Manual.Pearson Education Inc. USA. 2004.

"Patients should be cautioned to avoid exertion during the acute illness and during convalescence. Relapses of fever and malaise commonly occur in patients who prematurely return to their customary level of activity."
-Stein, J.H., et al. Internal Medecine 5th Edition. Mosby, Inc. USA. 1994.

"Forced rest is not helpful nor indicated. However, contact sports or other activities that may result in abdominal trauma should be avoided while the spleen is enlarged (usually 1 to 3 months)."
-Rudolph, A.M. et al. Rudolph's Pediatrics 21st Edition. McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division. New York. 2002.

These were quotes from medical texts that I was able to find. As you can read, there are varying recommendations for treatment, but all agree that contact sports should be avoided. Personally, I would definitely recommend against weight lifting because of the tendency to initiate the valsalva maneuver which increases abdominal pressure. Also, weight lifting/resistance training is considered heavy exertion.

I tried to give you advice this time which was garnered from objective measurement and not anecdotal. It's probably exactly what your doctor prescribed because it is his/her job to know this stuff.

Certainly you have to understand that most, if not all, of us are not qualified to give an opinion on this type of issue.

Having said that, I would offer up that there are recent studies which suggest that moderate (stress moderate) physical activity can actually be helpful in times of heavy recovery from injuries and illnesses. I can't speak for mono, of course, but I do wonder whether complete rest would be as beneficial as a lot of rest but along with super light activity (walking, mild swimming, short biking, etc). Weightlifting, though, is extremely strenuous and I would completely avoid it if it was me.

Again, don't take my advice, but I do wonder how great 5-6 weeks of complete inactivity would compare to very light activity once in awhile.

Thank you both for your replies.

I am very aware of the spleen being easily ruptured. However, my doctor did asked me if I had played any sports or anything, I said, "No, but I do go weight lifting every morning" he replied well that should be fine, but he told me to try avoid getting hit in the stomach, as that is what can rupture your spleen. He told me the only danger with weight lifting would be if I dropped like a 100 pound weight on my stomach, then there could be a problem.

I am pretty sketchy about his word though. He has been wrong about things in the past, and has even gave me a shot for the wrong reason. I was told before I needed a shot to help cure my pasts colds that came with a fever, and some other bad symptoms, and told me that I needed a shot to help get over it. A week after I got that shot, I came back in the doctors office worse than before, and finially I got the correct shot.

Right after I am done writing this post, I am going to look up some symptoms of the spleen rupturing before it happens (If there is any before hand).

Like I said, I'm quite sketchy about this whole deal, since a professional doctor said it would be fine, but he has been wrong before, yet I have you guys saying that you would completely avoid it.

I am going to do some more reasearch, and see what else I can come up with.

Thanks once again for your replys.