EBV flare up starting

Well I went out to have breakfast for fathers day with my family and went to the grocery store and got home.

Realized my throat is hurting. Its not a usual hurt either. This is the type of throat pain I get before I have an EBV flare-up and I know I need to take more valacyclovir. I usually take 500mg nightly but if I think im about to flare or have flaring up symptoms I go ahead and take 1000mg or sometimes 1500 mg. I'm going to go ahead and take 1000mg now and my usual dose later tonight.

Other flare up symptoms i am experiencing are body aches and pains. My arms feel heavy and ache.

Sometimes it will make my interstitial cystitis flare up too and that causes my bladder to spasm and I have a hard time urinating. Its like it is spasming so much it won't release and allow anything to pass. It is the symptom I had when I first found out I have EBV. I couldn't pee for 2 days. Not enough anyway. I had to go get catheters and have my urologists nurse help me and figure out what was wrong. Came back EBV was flaring up and I had no idea what it even was.

I'm not embarrassed to talk about this because I know im not the only human to have these problems. And I want whoever has these symptoms to know you are not alone.

Anyway I can tell because it will feel like I have the flu. Im starting to feel the weight of my body becoming heavy.

If this is truly a flare ill likely become extremely fatigued for a couple days and not want to eat much. Lots of water though.

If you notice I had a decent amount of days feeling pretty good. Then without warning a red flag pops up with my throat (always on the right side) starts to hurt.

Here we go. Ill update as it progresses. I warned my partner im having a flare up most likely just so he knows and he is aware of it. I sometimes get short tempered because I'm not feeling well for one, and I become frustrated with my own body and will sometimes spiral into a self loathing. Its hard to accept this type of disease.

So starting around 12pm I started the throat pain, right side. From my throat up to my right ear. Feeling extremely fatigued and slightly nauseous.

Gonna go take the valacyclovir and advil and lay down.