Mononucleosis and Splenomegaly

So, I've officially got mono, as of the 19th. My spleen is swelled to around 4x its normal size, and all of my other organs seem to be squished. Tuesday was terrible; all of my muscles ached, even my legs and arms. It was weird, but luckily I've been better since. I choose to look at that as the peak of the mono: I can only get better! So, I have started in on garden plans, and have been doing a lot of math. 

Also, I am on something like the fifth chapter of Emma, by Jane Austen. It's not bad, but Emma isn't my favourite heroine. She seems to be rather nosy, and can't leave her friend Harriet well enough alone. That makes it harder to continue reading, but I know that I must. Besides, it isn't written badly: it's Austen! So, I am resigned to content myself to reading for reading's sake.

However, I am officially supposed to be resting. I have some of the less common symptoms of mono, that are still connected: tightness in chest, difficulty breathing, and rapid heartbeat.  That is, when I seem to do just about any kind of work. I mean, I can cook, or pick up my room. But when I take a comforter downstairs and put it in the washing machine, I have to sit down for a moment. And sometimes I get dizzy, if get up too quickly. It's been a pain. But, I thought I had asthma: now I suspect that it was only the mono, and that it will all be cleared up by spring.

I plan a flower garden, and also a wild flower meadow, in what is now called "The Savanna".  I think it will be nice, and that spring will come soon.

Pictures of mono:

 

 

This so-called "Downy cell" (above) is typical of lymphocytes infected by EBV (Epstein Barr Virus) or CMV (Cytomegalovirus) in infectious mononucleosis. Downy cells may be classified as types I, II, or III. This is a type II Downy cell.

 

(I assume that the abs will soon come.)