Glandular Fever - can you still travel?

[Bloomburger]

DS has been moaning he feels a little under the weather, nothing serious, sore throat, tired, snotty for a few weeks and on Sunday told us he has swollen glands in groin and neck. Couldn't get an NHS doctors appointment until next week so booked a private one for this evening, worrying that it is something serious and this afternoon received notification from his school that they have cases of glandular fever diagnosed.

It's probably this, but a very mild case, just waiting for DH to come home to take him to appointment, to confirm.

Thing is he is supposed to be gong to visit DH's brother in France, they are only going on the Eurostar, Friday to Sunday, taking other dc with them. DH's brother has a DS a year younger than my DS. Should I not send DS? How contagious is it?

This is going to make DH 😡, nothing we can do about it but he hasn't seen his DB in years (due to me refusing to have anything to do with him because he's a bit of a @#£&*(+-=%).

I said to DH he just has to let his DB & SIL make the call if it is confirmed that DS has glandular fever.

I have experience of having had glandular fever and I felt dreadful.
When it was eventually diagnosed it got worse before it improved.
I cannot imagine travelling with the illness. There are no prescription drugs to be given, but normal painkillers, lots of rest and fluids.The tiredness is quite debilitating and at this time of year, being out in all weathers might take it’s toll.

I had it as a teenager and it wiped me out for at least a week, possibly more. I can't imagine that travelling with it is a good idea.

My son currently has the Epstein-Barr virus which causes Glandular fever. He’s 20 and has gone from going to the gym six days a week to barely being able to climb the stairs. He’s lost 1.5 stone in 2 weeks.

He started off feeling tired & run down then ended up in hospital overnight on morphine & a drip were he was diagnosed. A few days later he developed a secondary infection of severe tonsillitis and a few days after that I had to rush him to A&E because he was suffering from excruciating shoulder pain which can be a sign of a ruptured spleen. Fortunately his hadn’t ruptured but is grossly enlarged causing it to compress his other organs, & thus the pain, he’s more or less on bed rest because even a minor knock could cause it to burst. His liver function is also affected and it could be 6 months before it’s back to normal.

I believe around 50% of people who get glandular fever suffer complications and it’s highly infectious - don’t risk giving it to someone else just because your son is (potentially) mildly effected by it - they might not be!

Wow, sounds dreadful. I'm sorry you were badly affected and for what your son has gone through Bailoutchapsgingersgornsquiffy that sounds truly horrendous, I hope he is on the mend soon.

I'll tell DH that DS can't possibly travel. He can still take DD and DS can stay with me and rest.