WIL WHEATON dot NET: 1.5

Oh Wil. I just groaned when I read MONO. Jeepers, rest up and get well...and if you haven't signed my book yet, um, feel free to wait for a while....is this catching?? ;)

Seriously, take care.

Colleen

awwwww
I hope you didn't give that to anyone at the wedding.

get feeling better soon & I won't check as often on updates so stay in bed

Reddy

I hope you feel better dude. Rest Rest Rest!!

Hmmmm... 7 to 10 days... in my heart of hearts, I hope this means you're setting up for a great excuse to get out of whatever is keeping you from Vegas on June 4th! ;-)

We're only about 70 poker bloggers strong right now. 71 would be perfect ;-)

Good God. Sending lots of "get well" thoughts your way. I had mono in college. Beware of the nap attacks--the "outta the way, must sleep NOW" things. That's the funny thing about mono: you can work through colds, sinus infections, some flu, after a day or two, but mono makes you sit your ass down and keep it down. But you know that already. And don't let that first day of really feeling better fool you and get all ambitious because you'll still probably have to nap 18 times a day.

If you haven't already, get some steroids from the dr. for that throat. It'll help bring down the swelling and make it easier to, you know, breathe.

Okay, enough. I'm reminding me of my dad, and that's no good. Take it easy, Wil.

Ack... feel better, homes. We'll go see ADITL *anyway* because you'd want it that way.

Ok, I just realized that I'm writing as if you're dead.

You're not dead are you?

Maybe you are and this is all a WilBot.

That would be kinda cool.

Sad at first, sure.

But after we sit shiva for you: kinda cool. Admit it.

Later,

--AJ

Hrm.. I don't suppose it would be too much to ask for you to put my copy through one of those USPS grade sterilizer thingies, would it? I don't mind the crinkled and brittle pages, really, I don't. ;-D

I had Mono once. It sucked!!
You need to drink as much liquids as possible. You can dehydrate very easily. I did and ended up in the hospital for five days.

Water, Apple Juice, etc......

You'll feel much better, trust me.

Mono... the "kissing disease"???? BAD WIL!!!

I had Mono when I was a sophomore in high school. I was in the hospital for 3 days, and out of school for a month. Lost about 25 lbs. too.

Never figured out how I got it. My german teacher had it, and so did a kid in the back of class (we never kissed)....lol.

I know how bad you feel. I really do.

You have permission to moan and groan. Pouting is ok too. Being a poo-poo head is not allowed however.

Be sure to watch the Star Wars Saga and maybe the Aliens series while you are down. I would say watch Star Trek movies, but....

Take it easy and try to relax and get better.

-Kel

Yikes!!! Feel better, wil! If it brings a smile to your face, know that last night I flopped four aces and still lost (guy with J2 caught a royal)... augh!

AWWWW...so sorry that you cannot participate in everything that you planned. :( Just take it easy, Mono is no joke, and you need alot of rest to get rid of it. I wish you the best, feel well Wil. :)

Q

Holy crap! You poor thing. Do all the hydrating thingies everyone else said, and know we're all sending get-better mojo. We would send hugs, but then maybe you'd send them back and WE'D get mono!

I keed, I keed.

Get well soon!

Oh, dude, that's the suck. I had Mono in college and ended up having to do a medical withdrawl from the entire semester it was so bad.

Rest ALOT. Make people pamper you. Take care of yourself.

Wow. Take it seriously and rest *ALOT* or else you'll wind up like me...most people only get mono once, I've had it 4 or 5 times (probably just never really got over it...) And trust me, the more often it rears its ugly head the worse it is. Now is when your TV and DVD player can be your best friend...just rest and vegetate, because nothing else matters if you get so freaking sick you can't function.

Oh Wil, I'm so sorry you're not feeling well. As soon as I read "so much pain I couldn't swallow," I thought "mono." When I had it in college, I spent a week wanting to take my throat and put it on a shelf somewhere away from myself because it hurt so much.

Take it easy. Even when you're feeling better, it will still sap your strength and you can relapse if you push yourself too hard. Make sure to call your doc if you still have trouble breathing. Also, no rough-housing. If I recall correctly, it's the spleen that gets enlarged and has the potential to rupture. Wow, I never thought my first comment here would be so dire-sorry 'bout that. In any case, I hope the worst of the throat pain dissipates quickly.

And on an unrelated note: I really enjoy your blog, and I laughed out loud many times while reading "Just a Geek." I don't know how I made it this far in life without having encountered the word "cockpunch," and I thank you for introducing it to me.

Hey Wil, long time fan, first time commenter. I love reading your blogs on a day to day basis while I'm "working". I hope you get well soon.

Hey Wil, long time fan, first time commenter. I love reading your blogs on a day to day basis while I'm "working". I hope you get well soon.

Jeeez man. That is the mother of bitches. Seriously, I sincerely hope you get well soon. What a shame about the ACME run!

Talk about Deja Vu.

Summer before high school I was doing this I don't even remember what it was, middle school acting workshop or something. We were doing this rinky dink little one act called 'Take Five' at the local theatre center. Even overweight, I'd still been struggling just to get through the three hour rehearsals and set builds and shit. Two weeks before show time mommy dearest finally let me see a doctor, and lo and behold, I had mono. The doc said t'was a mild case, but it still knocked me on my fat ass.

I completely know how you feel. I was lucky in that I still managed to muddle through the piddly two performances of the show that we gave, but I think I literally slept the rest of the day of each one.

I'd say lay back and let a cute house boy run errands for you, but I think watching the season premiere of 'Queer as Folk' is overly influencing me right now. So I'll just say do what your body tells you to and rest.

Get well soon,

Jess

WTF, Wil. What the hell am I supposed to do without WWdN!? Tell me, hmmm? Aiieeee! *Tears hair out, wails and gnashes teeth while writhing in pain... real Biblical stuff, btw*

You need to get your ass out of bed and feed ME blog posts - please?

How can I live without WWdN?

Hehe, get better soon, or damn it I'm comin' up from Puerto Rico to kick yer ass *G*.

Mono is a pain in tha ass. A friend caught it at school and it set him back a year. Hope you breeze through it though.

Oh, he [my friend] got severe muscle pains and found that a pain-killing gel helped a lot... it was either ibuprofen or voltarol based, I can't remember which exactly, but I think it was the voltarol that was the best for him.

Good luck dude, I mean it. I wish you well.

PS On a more light-hearted note, your CSI episode was just aired in the UK! Nice work, but are you now going to be worried about being typecast as shambling twitchfest tramps with a penchant for odd wigs?

Yes, listen to the nice, smart people Wil. I had mono in high school, missed a month of class, and it will stay with you for a good year. It's great for a quick diet, but mostly just sucks. And good advice not to go crazy when you feel better. I felt better one day and headed to the paino to pass the time, after one line I had to get my Mom to help me back to the couch. Take care.

Get well soon Wil. Mono, DAMN! I thought we found a cure for that right after polio. I guess not. Sending you good, healthy mojo from Oregon.

I've actually heard that Mono can take even longer than that to work its way out and some people don't fully get over it for years. So take it easy and work on getting yourself better!

Hey Wil,
hang in there! I'll miss your blog updates but I totally understand. Your family rocks so I'm sure they'll help you get through this really crappy time.
Keep your spirits high! Know that lots of people are sendin' the monkey mojo.

Sorry dude,

Seriously NOT to rub it in, but since I spend 8 -10% of my workday reading your posts and the comments I have to note a huge number of your fan base has been trying to clue you in to your imminent collapse! [ The way to interpret that comment is me noting you have a lot of people who actually care what happens to you (or at least to WWDN)]

Unsolicited medical advice from a board-certified internist? Super-infection (ie a bacterial infection landing on top of a viral infection and going nuts) is a definite possibility, so if you remain febrile despite oral antibiotics, motrin and acetaminophen - have a low threshold to bother your doc again. Just a little sicker and you'd easily meet criteria for admission for IV antibiotics. [Caveat: advice is usually worth what you paid for it]

Live long and... well you know...

I truly hope that you will get better sooner rather than later. Having all three at once can really suck, but just take it easy, and the yucky diseases are bound to leave your body much quicker.

(offering chicken soup and a cozy blanket to you, so you can get plenty of rest)

Get Better Soon!

Oh dear, Wil!

Be very very careful! I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, a thing I didn't believe in much but there it is, and now I'm an expert. (Life gets its revenge doesn't it.) I've had it for 10 years, and a bout of insomnia, cold and flu while caregiving my husband for a year may have triggered it but there's no way to know. I didn't listen to my body and tried to be superwife while hubby recovered. Countless doctors and money later I'm still sick with no end in sight. And now my husband has to take care of me, and everything else, too much.

We all enjoy you so much Wil, we'd rather you be there for the long haul. We're ready and willing to be patient for the short one. Do some 'aggressive resting'. And heed the warnings of all the previous posters!

Jeekers! That's a lot of sick. I wish you a speedy recovery and a relaxing convalescence.

On a selfish note, I am truly bummed that you won't be able to finish the ACME run. I hadn't been able to make it yet and was still hoping to see you.

Wil,

I don't know if you've had mono before, but it's pretty nasty stuff. You'll start feeling better, but rest up until you're sure it's gone. I had mono off and on for three months in middle school because I felt better and decided I was okay before I actually was.

Rest up, man. We're with you.

You have been having a lot of tough luck this year. Hope you can shake this off eventually without to much suffering. Too bad we don't quite have the nanotechnology ready to combat this for you. Everytime I hear something about that on the news or read about it I think about you. Take care, we are all very selfish and want to read your thoughts as often as possible.

Bummer Wil. Get well soon...sending you mojo. Take care of yourself. =^)

Oy, I hope you take good care of yourself and that you get better real soon!

*Sending virtual home-made chicken noodle soup and healing mojo your way*

Wil, you MUST REST. This sounds monotonous coming from all these people - but I've had mono _3 times_, including the Christmas when my wife and I were treated like lepers by relatives I don't talk to anymore :/ I managed to lose 35 pounds in 2 weeks the first time I had it - you could see my spleen against the wall of my stomach - I'm 6'8", and I was down to under 185 lbs - it nearly killed me, and took me a good two years to feel myself again - mainly because I tried to do too much too soon after the first bout. Steroids DO help with the inflammation (although my throat swelled shut anyway), but they make me grumpy (see above mention of my vertical stature - folks don't like me being grumpy). It's an odd illness, and you're likely to get sick for the first six months or so after you're diagnosed, with other niggling things - go to the docs and get treated quick.

That said - you'll be OK if you rest up. Sleep a lot. Life will be there when you get back.

Take care and get well, Wil.

I think that all of the people here will still be here waiting for you when you get better.

On a positive note for all of us, though...a week or so of not having to hear about poker! (Said with a laugh).

Just wanted to send you some good mojo. Feel better, man.

dude . . . . seriously, dude! lots of rest and liquids. poor, poor man. lots of serious get well mojo heading your way.

peace,
enderFP

This just in: In a sudden burst, many geeks around the US seem to have contracted mono. It's unknown at this time where they may have all obtained it from, but we're warning everyone to stay indoors and read 'Just a Geek'. :-)

Hope you feel better! Mono sucks!

Oh Wil, you have my utmost empathy. I had that exact trifecta, and it took out my entire second semester of college. My throat was so bad I was in the campus infirmary for almost a week, during which time at one point I surfaced from one of my 23-hour naps to find a bunch of med students from UConn hovering over my bed, being told by a doctor "take a good look kids, you'll probably never see a throat this bad again!" (At that point I decided that since death was obviously imminent, I might as well get some more sleep. :})

As many others here have said, the key is not to overdo it too soon. Pace yourself, and force yourself to get back into life slowly.

Get well soon!!!

Hey Wil,

I know that it's very exhausting! I had it 9 years ago. I was living with my parents then and my room was in the basement. The washroom and the kitchen were upstairs. I would have to stop and rest at the top of the stairs every morning; I couldn't just continue on to where I was headed. It gives you a new found respect for people with serious illnesses. I have never experienced something so draining. Your mind is there, but your body will not comply. I got better though and so will you!

Rest, rest, and rest some more!!

Heather

Dude......That Bites. I Was going to hear you speak in New Oleans. Was I the only person to not to get Mono in College; but there was a girl in my College art Class got it. She missed some classes then i missed some,the class thought she gave it to me. The class thought this because we joke and hit on each other. How stuff starts....

Will Dude get better....slow down some
(must be planing wireless right NOW)
MetalHealth

Being sick is hard enough, but having to rest for a long while just to get a few minutes of anything done is the worse. Laying around gets boring, but getting up takes its toll.

Hope you feel better soon.

Shannon (new to your blog)

ahhhh, mono - the high school graduation gift I wish I could've returned! I was diagnosed with mono and strep just before I left for college, and the situation improved once I got on the meds - steroids for the strep and amoxicillin for the mono (or is that the other way around?) Turns out the 'roids can mask drug allergies, but I went off them before the 'cillin, so I was able to discover that I have a nasty reaction to that.

stay relaxed, ppl will be understanding about the books, just so long as you don't lick them or spit in them at least...

We Christians will pray you live to complete your test here.

Wow, man, that sucks. I hope you feel better really soon. I've had a bad sinus infection, and I've had mono, but both at the same time?! I can only imagine how bad you must feel. Take it easy and get yourself well.

Go to sleep. Come back when you are better. Really. If you try to do anything right now, you may regret what you thought was just fine at the time.

take care of yourself wil...get well soon.

Wil'

I am so sorry to hear you have that mono crap. My aunt had that about two or so years ago, and she had sleep attacks every second of the day. When you have that stuff sleep is one of the key steps to getting over it. DO not worry about the books or this blog ar anything else! Getting yourself well and back up again is all that is important!! None of us want you to be sick! Get better soon!! I be keeping you in my prayers and thoughts!! Again, take your mind off of everything because All that matters is your health. You are way too important to all of us, and no matter how long it takes we(I) will still be here!!

Egads, Wil, that sucks! Its never fun being sick. Thankfully, I've somehow managed to dodge the mono bullet. It sounds yucky. But you'll make it... you're tough. Just take it easy, be good to yourself, and everything will be ok. I'll be thinking about you! Get well soon!

Well Wil it all comes down to this
If you were a car you got screwed with a bad service warnenty,its time for ethe wife/nurse to change the fluids,check the filters and lube the points and if that don't work and make you better she could always trade you in for a newer model
Good luck

I feel your pain. Three years ago my "trfecta" was Hepatitus-A, mono and jaundice that they thought was gallstones but they never proved it. Oh was THAT ever a joy.

All is (more or less) good now though. And sooner than you want to admit it, you will be too.

Hang in there buddy.

Wil,
I am sorry to see that you still have not got rid of the yuck. I'm glad that the wedding went well. Get some sleep and get better.

FG

Get better. Usual advice - chicken soup - especially if you have jewish grandmother around to make it for you.

I had a sinus infection last year it floored my for three days I could barely make it to the bathroom. I don't envy you at all mate. take the Doc's advice and rest up ...... take it easy

I had a sinus infection last year it floored me for three days I could barely make it to the bathroom. I don't envy you at all mate. take the Doc's advice and rest up ...... take it easy

Ooooh, that sucks. I'm not feeling well, but I'm not even close to feeling that crappy.

Hope you feel better soon!

Dude, I had mono for only a week, it cleared out after a sat in bed watching movies for seven straight days.
So chin up, Wil.

Then again, my sister had it for almost six months...

Feel better..as you can see most of the people here had it in college because that's when you stress yourself out! All it means is that you are a very hard working person and your body is saying "SLOW DOWN!" I ahd it in college as well..so sick I had to have an IV because I couldn't swallow..you could feel ym liver eww gross! I so feel your pain..get well soon

Sorry to hear about your Woes of Bad Health. get well soon.

Sorry to hear about the Mono Wil, I had it a couple of years ago and ended up missing 3 months of college, which eventually caused me to have to repeat a whole year. Mono is about the suckiest virus to have it lasts so damn long and you don't feel so ill you can't do anything and when you do something it drains you so much you end up feeling even worse for the rest of the day. Take you Dr's advice get lots of rest and relaxation, if you feel up to doing something slightly strenuous don't you will only feel ten times worse after.

Best wishes

Ben

Aww... sorry to hear that. Been through two anginas (tonsillitis) this year already, too. Will have my tonsils removed later this year...
Get well soon!

Great Scot!!! Mono?!? What have you and Darwin been doing? I told you that you two shouldn't have shared that banana!!!

You better be good to yourself, otherwise I would advise Anne to pin your sorry @$$ to the mattress and force feed you juices. Also get a little sun while it lasts. (You've been looking a little pasty lately...j/k). Remember people love you, despite your occasional "Foot in Mouth" problems. (Did I say that in my OUT LOUD voice?)

I will send a bottle of Vitameatavegamin as soon as I can ("... and it's TASTY Too!!")

Good Health To You! - Dusty
[My name has been changed to preserve my lack of innocence]

P.S. Get Darwin to a Monkistufficologist ASAP!

Oh BTW...I forgot to mention. (RE: The Tonsils) I find that the REAL JUICE popsicles tastes best. My favorite was the one with real grape juice (and not grape flavored.)

Bon Appétit & Get Well! -Dusty

Fingers crossed that you feel better in 10 days, rather than 2 months, Wil. Sending lots of good mojo your way,

Erro xx

Wil, you've got to quit kissing strangers at Cons, man! Especially if Jerry Doyle is there as a speaker (who knows where his lips have been apart from on Rush Limbaugh's butt?).

Seriously - I hope you get better soon, and have the strength to keep your blog updated in the meantime.

Holy Crap, Wil.

You have MONO.

Looks like you wore youself down leaving your ugly bag of mostly water exposed to viral attack.

And last thing you want is for your MONO to get twice as bad and turn into - STEREO!

Just rest and the rest will take care of the rest.

What the f**k IS Mono? Anyone outside the US know how this translates... I've heard of this loads of times on US TV and Films, but no idea what it is. Must be an American's disease, like obesity :) LOL

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OMG Wil !!! That sucks !!! You've been pushnig your body so hard.... It just kinda gave up on you! But you seem well enough to sit at the computer for a few mins, so at least we know you're not on your deathbed or anything. lol ;-) (teasing)

Take care of yourself! :-)

Ouch, I had glandular fever (which is what we call mono in the UK) back when I was 19. I know it knocks some people for six, but after spending a week on my parent's couch sleeping through daytime TV (fell asleep during the littlest hobo, woke up during quincy - I spent a lot of my waking time very confused) I was more or less ready to join the land of the living. Take it easy mate, drink lots of fluid - I found those del monte tins of fruit in fruit juice nice and easy to eat when my throat wasn't up to much and my tummy was too tired to eat!

Get well soon!

Netean - mono (full name mononucleosis, or something like that) is a US name for glandular fever, which is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus.

It's beem going around my university lately (Newcastle, UK), so it's definitely not just an American thing!

Erro xx

I got mono [glandular fever] first in 1985 and again in 2003. I had no idea you could get it twice. The first bout was rather extreme (I was barely conscious for over a month) and kicked off chronic fatigue, which is, I understand, not the norm. You'll probably feel crappy for quite a while, but I'm sure you'll be fine. Just have the doc check for temporary spleen enlargement, as that can happen, and it can be a problem if you're physically active. All the best.

Oh, karenls -

I found that sleep therapy has helped enormously with my chronic fatigue. 20 years of The Amazing Collapsible Immune System appears to have been offset by a few months of behavioural therapy, which has meant that I sleep properly every night and actually wake up feeling human. The doc says that she doesn't know if I still have CFS or not, but that my immune system has been so boosted by the regular deep sleep that I am functioning like a healthy person. 5 months without illness. Check out the National Sleep Foundation [www.sleepfoundation.org/] - it might work for you.

Rest up, Wil. Lots of chicken soup, oj, and sleep. Take rest and know that everyone will be hear waiting once you're back up to speed.

I'm just getting over a sinus infection myself, so while I was spared mono and tonsilitus, I can definitely identify with feeling like your head is full of cement.

I don't know if it is available in the U.S., but I've heard good things about a ginseng-based cold medication called ColdFX. Might be worth a try.

Otherwise, rest up and take it easy. Maybe you can proove your doctor wrong about the recovery time. :-)

Oh Wil, I'm so sorry that you're sick. It sounds like your best bet is just follow Dr's orders and listen to your body. Don't try to bounce back too soon. Just rest until you don't need to anymore, however long that takes.
We atheists, though not praying, are certainly pulling for you and hoping that medical science gets you back to where you should be as soon as possible!

i sure do hope you feel better soon. im sending
you some feel-good-mojo.

Dang! And here I was feeling sorry for myself because I woke up with a sore throat this morning. That royally sucks! So sorry about all the stuff you're going to miss out on, too. But you are your number one priority right now. Follow the doctor's orders. Good health mojo coming your way.

Well damn.. I had conjunctivitis for the win, bummer really considering the odds of hitting that trifecta.

Seriously though.. hope you feel better soon Wil.

Holy Shit! I'm very sorry to hear that you have Mono. I had that when I was in 8th grade and it kept me out of the last two months of school and in bed for at least 5 wks, 2 of which I can't remember as I was rarely awake. Oh, I also lost like 30lbs and quite a bit of muscle tone. But I was a very sickly child and I'm SURE you are in much better physical shape and will not have the same ill effects. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Hey look! Someone else over seventeen has mono! I'm twenty seven and was suffering for a month before going to the doctor at the start of May and getting diagnosed.

me: Hey! Wil Wheaton has mono, too!
husband: Geez, honey. How many damn people have you contaminated?

And with that I say I'm over the "kissing disease" jokes.

As my physician told me, "Sleep when you are tired." It's taken me about six weeks to get from near-death-like to making it through the day without an hour nap.

Feel better soon.

Hope you feel great soon, Wil!

Take care!

thanks everyone for the clarity. It's all so clear now :)

Sucks a big fat one. I had Glandular Fever/Mono when I was 12. Get the echinacea out!

My mother gave me guiness (Slightly watered down, but sadly not watered down enough!!!!!) and fresh coffee.

Worked for me. Although I am a cafeine junkie, alcoholic hypnochondriac now :)

oysh!
if i recall correctly, i had that trifecta once myself. and i didn't rest enough and i got slight liver infection from it. yucky. rest rest rest, water water water. feel better soon. *heart*

There's a hat trick nobody cheers for...

I have Epstien-Barr Mono, it's the best mono in the World! It never goes away, it just lies dormant, then if you get yourself sick or really run down, BAM! GOTCHA BITCH! It goes active...and subsequently puts you on your ass for a good 2 weeks.

There is a bright side though, when I get sick, I become the worlds largest candy-ass, and my wife feels bad for me in my ill state and waits on me hand and foot, it's really sweet. I was sick this past weekend and she went to the store and bought me Chef Boyardee Ravioli (my favy) and Airplane/Airplane II on DVD.

Get well,
--ChipTheDip

Wil, you do realize that this is the perfect opportunity to have someone dig out an original Nintendo and all the games that go with it and play until you (a) can't feel your thumbs or (b) fall back to sleep. Well, that's how I survived over a month of nasty viral infection.

Seriously - rest and drink lots of water, juice, and chicken soup. Don't worry about us - we'll be here when you get well enough to come back to us. Just take care of yourself and hold the couch down. I'm sending you all the get-well-soon mojo I can muster.

Take it nice and slow, and don't do anything until you are fully recovered, or it will take you even longer to get well. We can handle not getting our Wil fix for a few weeks. ;)

duuuuuuuuuude!
as i was reading i thought, "oo! that sounds like strep throat!" and then you said mono. that sucks. have, um, fun?

***just don't give it to anyone in your house!!!!***

Hi Wil. Long time reader, first time poster. Just one more thought about the mono (I went through a bout of it myself). Since it's so difficult to eat, I had a couple of protein shakes every day -- made with vegetarian protein powder, banana, and ice. Simple, but it kept me from starving while I was recovering AND got some much needed protein into my bod.

I wish you a swift and strong recovery.

Awwww...Wil... so sorry. Take care and get lots of rest. We'll be here when you get back.

I've had that particular trifecta myself, I was in third grade and was duly picked on when I returned to school after 6 weeks of being out with "the kissing disease" I remember the steroid shot and that John Lennon was killed right before I returned to school. I was knocked on my ass again last year with it - this time 2 solid months of feeling like shit...Take care of yourself, sleep and then sleep some more, I hope you feel better soon.

Gentle, restful healing hoped for you.

The timing's really too bad, as I'm going to be in LA next week for 10 days (6/3-13). I was hoping to pull a Hooter's waitress reprise (Boogaloo, of course) and beg you to sign my books (or maybe my iBook :P) after the show at ACME. Ah well, c'est la vie...

I'm just bummed; you're the one sick and miserable. You just gotta ride it out. Hang in there, and take good care of yourself.

Wil,
So sorry about "teh trifecta". Mono totally sucks, mostly because, as you have already explained, it knocks you out of your life for so long.

I will be waiting patiently for my copy of JAG. No worries, man. Just take care of yourself and stock the house with hand sanitizer and hand soap for all the bathrooms. Don't want the rest of the gang joining you, now do you?

Mucho Mojo, dude.

-AmyO

I would like to point out that Mono is known as "the kissing disease" in playgrounds the world over...so I hope you're 'stunningly beautiful wife' can resist the 'phlegmy' temptation.

poor baby!

get well soon!

Oh snap, that sucks dude. However, unlike all the other well-wishers that flocked to this post like sheep to a stream, I do not wish that you get well soon. I wish that you fall into a deep, long slumber for a month and a half and the family thinks you've slipped into a coma and then six weeks later when you finally wake up they'll call it a miracle and praise the heavens that you're alive until you tell them, "I had the STRANGEST dream."

No, not really. I'm just kidding whole-time. Get well soon.

Oh snap, that sucks dude. However, unlike all the other well-wishers that flocked to this post like sheep to a stream, I do not wish that you get well soon. I wish that you fall into a deep, long slumber for a month and a half and the family thinks you've slipped into a coma and then six weeks later when you finally wake up they'll call it a miracle and praise the heavens that you're alive until you tell them, "I had the STRANGEST dream."No, not really. I'm just kidding whole-time. Get well soon.

Your body caught this because it's wanting you to slow down and take care of yourself more. Bodies have a way of doing a smackdown on us when we don't heed the little warnings. You have a lot of advice already tossed your way, plus some humor and gentle fun. You know to stay positive. I'll add the idea of Odwalla drinks for some quick nutrition. Get some good rest--speedy recovery to you!

Mono is nasty stuff! Get LOTS of rest & don't try to do too much. It's good that you've got meds, because, left uncaught/untreated, mono can develop into lots worse stuff. Get well vibes are certainly winging your way from many places around the globe!

I'm sorry this is hitting you all at once. Hopefully you'll feel better soon.

My experience with mono is extremely different from that of the other posters. I managed to get mono from my sister just after graduating high school... and right before I was supposed to leave on a three week trip to Europe. My doctor said that I could still go, as long as I kept away from dairy and citrus. Supposedly, its the way your body processes these two that really makes you tired, and having an excess could rupture something (I forget what). At any rate, I had enough energy during the trip, lost a few pounds, and was just fine once I was back home. I still think mono was the best disease I've ever had. :)

Here's wishing you some wonderful Green Chili Stew! Here in New Mexico they say that Green Chili can cure anything! But here's hoping & praying that you will feel better!

Hi Wil, Sorry about the mono. I had it 7 years ago. It was the sickest I've ever been. It took the doctor a long time to figure out what was wrong with me. I was considered too old (27) for mono. It wasn't until my liver quit functioning temporarily, and he did a blood test. My urine was dark and my eyes were yellow. I had the worst body aches and headache ever - like someone was trying to turn me inside-out through my forehead! I couldn't eat or sleep. I just cried.

I bet you're back on your feet soon, but pay attention to that tired, dragging feeling and allow yourself to rest when you need it. They say it never really leaves you.

OHMIGOSH...I'm not alone. And neither are you Wil. I was diagnosed with Mono last Wednesday. Sure does explain a lot. Of course it doesn't make you feel any better.

I'm so sorry you are feeling this bad too. Take comfort that there is a lump on a sofa in Tennessee that feels just as bad as you do. Hopefully we'll both be better soon.

FYI - my mom hooked me up with a supplement called Monobrex that's suppose to kick it quick. You might want to check it out. Available online and arrived in just a few days. I'm only 2 days in - I'll let you know if it makes a difference.

If Wikipedia is any guide, you also need to avoid aspirin and be careful with paracetamol, but ibuprofen seems to be OK.

In the UK, Infectious Mononucleosis is also known as "glandular fever" or "Yuppie Flu"! (Hey, take it as a compliment - young & upwardly mobile, you is.) So get some rest, Yuppie! 8-)

So sorry you are ill Wil. Mono sucks, get some reading in! Try a half a lemon soaked in Hot water and then juiced into the water, add a tablespoon of honey and some Scotch. Always makes me feel better.

Hi kiddo, hope you feel better soon. And regarding hitting the trifecta, you might want to buy some lottery tickets about now, considering the odds. Once again, let me tell you how much I love your website. Hugs, Jenna

Wil,
I'm really sorry to hear about the mono. Don't worry about the blog or work. We'll all be out here sending you good health mojo.

Somebody who posted before me said that she keeps hearing and nanotechnology and she always thinks of that Next Generation episode. I've had the same experience. Everytime I hear or see something about nanotechnology, I see Wesley telling Guinan that he always gets an A. Weird.

Anyway, get better.

Lee

Wil
Sending you some distance Reiki (mojo, to you). Enjoy the fever dreams, and take your time getting back to "reality". The world will still be here when you get well.

P.S. Noble Poker with Iggy isn't resting. ;)

I'm sending good health mojo!

Wil,

I've been reading your blog for a while and finally got around to registering to comment. I'm sorry to hear you're so sick. I hope you get better as fast as you can. I'm sending good vibes your way.

oh poor Wil! get well soon!

Ugh! I'm so sorry! I think one of the worst things about being laid up sick is that you have "free" time but can't do anything with it!

I recommend the Quadruple Cocktail:
Echinacea + Garlic + Vit C + MultiVitamin/Mineral

I used to get sick a lot. With asthma and various allergies, my immune system has never been up to snuff. But since I started taking Nutrilite vitamins I rarely get more than the sniffles. Double X Multivitamin/mineral daily. Then I just add the garlic, echinacea, and Vit C when I start to feel that I'm-about-to-get-sick tingle.

Get rest. Get well.

Ugh! I'm so sorry! I think one of the worst things about being laid up sick is that you have "free" time but can't do anything with it!

I recommend the Quadruple Cocktail:
Echinacea + Garlic + Vit C + MultiVitamin/Mineral

I used to get sick a lot. With asthma and various allergies, my immune system has never been up to snuff. But since I started taking Nutrilite vitamins I rarely get more than the sniffles. Double X Multivitamin/mineral daily. Then I just add the garlic, echinacea, and Vit C when I start to feel that I'm-about-to-get-sick tingle.

Get rest. Get well.

Damn dude...

I had mono when I was in high school along with strep, so I have buckets, nay barrels of sympathy for you. It sucked like a thing that sucks a lot.

Apparently this is Nature's way of telling you to sit the hell down for a bit and you best listen. I mean it. Rest, sleep, consume healthy foods and liquids and try to keep the crankies to a low roar. Do not think you are better just because you feel ok one day. This crap takes time to work out of your body. I wish you a speedy recovery and best wishes to Anne in taking care of your illin' butt.

For what its worth, my wife and I just went through the same thing in February. It started the same, we both developed Strep infections (thank God for Antibiotics!) and then spent the next six weeks with something that acted alot like mono.

Along with exhaustion, watch for liver pains and expect to be completely "spaced out" whenever you try to work/blog.

The kids tend to get less severe sympthoms, but you and your spouse may be out for the next month or two, or three...

Get well soon, Wil. One thing I enjoy about feeling a bit (or a LOT) under the weather is that there is no expectation that you be 'productive.' Nap. Read. Nap again. Drink tea. Catch some TV. Nap.

I downloaded your Gnomedex readings to my iPod and listened to them as I flew to San Jose on business earlier this week. What a hoot. Luckily I had a cool seatmate who simply smiled at me when I giggled. And what a pleasure to hear familiar stories read aloud. I won't be able to watch William **** Shatner in anything in the future without getting an unfortunate visual courtesy of Spiner's toupee comment. ;-)

Listen to your doctor and lay low for a bit so this crap doesn't boomerang back on you.

Get well - karmelrio

P.S. Do you ever think it's weird that thousands of people you've never met are so wired in to your life? I've lurked here for years, have just posted a few times, but I just want to thank you for letting us get to know you. You have many e-friends. Whether that makes you happy or squicks you out ??? Who knows. ;-) But it's quite an accomplishment, this little community you've created. I appreciate it.

Oh, I almost forgot, my brother lost hearing (all of it) in his right ear as a result of Mono so keep an eye on your bodt temp. If you get above 100, jump in the tub with a few bags of party ice.

Hopefully you'll get better a lot sooner than what the doc says, Wil. I'm sending all the mojo that can be carried to try and help.

get well soon, wil!

on the bright side, you'll have enough time to watch all the star wars movies now :')

There have been a ton of college mono horror stories, so I won't share (much of) mine, other than to comment that my mono started to come in earnest in early August and it was late October before I kicked it. Of course, that was almost twelve years ago, so I bet medical science has better answers on how to manage it than I did.

Otherwise: if you want a truly surreal experience, now might be a good time to dig out The General in His Labyrinth, just for the sheer synchronicity of reading about Simón Bolivar’s night sweats and interminable illness while you’re experiencing the very same thing! I still think that Gabriel Garcia-Marquez must have been suffering from mono or something like it when he wrote that book.

I totally feel your pain. I got it twice (yeah, it can recur, but it's rare) in 2000 and had to drop out of grad school.

Everyone's left some good advice, and here's mine to add to it:

-Don't make any commitments for the next three months.
-Find a comfy place to hang out with close proximity to the bathroom and common areas so you don't have to try to yell for help.
-The infection will be totally gone in about four weeks. Don't worry about that part, it's just like having strep. Just do the usual popsicle/soft foods thing and you'll be fine. Crushed ice is your friend...if you can get/make that, you're set.
-Join Netflix if you haven't already, and make Amazon.com your homepage. You're going to be doing a LOT of reading and and a LOT of watching TV. And even that will make you tired at first, so start with simple stuff.
-Milk it for all it's worth. You're going to be really really weak for a while. Enjoy a few months of mindless entertainment.

Good luck. You have our sympathy. :)

Oh, and you should also post a link to your amazon wish list so we can send you reading material. :)

get well soo