Very enlarged painful lymph glands, chronic sore throat , exhaustion

Hi all,

As the title of my posts implies i have had a chronic bad sore throat for over a month and all of my lymph glands are engorged and enlarged around my neck and I feel like i could sleep for days. It honestly feels like i am wearing a 10lbs weight around my neck and makes it almost impossible to move my neck, swallow food and sip water. I have been to my primary care 3 times and each time she does a strep test and every time the strep test is negative. She has also put me on 2 rounds of antibiotics along with omeprazole and ranitidine to reduce stomach acid since i have gerd and acid reflux. Finally got into an ENT dr today and he threw around the word eppstein barr and mono. I also did blood work today but won't get the results until tomorrow or the next day. Meanwhile i am in so much pain and my throat is so sore i can barely swallow and have tried just about everything to reduce the swelling and pain from gargling salt water to drinking oregano broth and eating as much as i can stand of raw garlic and locally sourced honey. I have had the eppstein barr virus in the past and when it became reactive in my system i was 16 years old and it took me down for over a year but never had the chronic bad sore throat. Just wanted to know if anyone else has had similar symptoms and what they did or more tests? I have missed alot of work and if i miss anymore days i will lose my job of 13 years and my benefits. Need help/advice

Hi there. I am very curious how you are doing. I had a virus just as you describe at around the same time. I'm still in bed from it, aside from the occasional shower and brushing teeth (which I could not do until a month ago). It has been brutal. I have had Epstein-Barr in the past and my titers remain high, so there's a good chance I experienced a reactivation. There's a product from Researched Nutritionals called Plasmyc, and it contains antibodies to Epstein-Barr (and many other specific viruses), so if you know that you have a history with EBV, then it might be a good product to try. My PCP and functional medicine doctor both recommend it highly and say it's very powerful. I have chronic Lyme and adrenal issues as well, so I am using a PEMF device to target a broader spectrum of microbes, but I might try the Plasmyc if I don't see improvement soon. Sending you good vibes and good luck!

Sara (Lyme, ME, POTS, HPA axis dysfunction)