A 36-year-old member asked:

Can you explain if it's possible to have mono with a normal cbc blood test?

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Dr. David Foxanswered

Family Medicine 35 years experience

Yes it is possible: The best way to determine if you have mono is to do a monospot test or do a blood test for the epstein barr virus igm titer. If positive it would tell you that you have mononucleosis.

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Had 3 tests a CBC, Lymph and mono...all came back normal. I am on an antibiotic now too but my lymph node and neck pain seems to be getting worse.

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99.8 fahr. fever, chills & fatigue for 2-3 days every week, for last 5 weeks. Mono negative, cbc normal. No swollen nodes What tests should I get now?

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I've a swollen lymph node above my left collar bone 3 weeks, no other symptoms. Went to dr had a CBC and mono test. Everything came back normal. Next?

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A 31-year-old male asked:

Test positive for Mono in late May; was told I had positive antibodies and I was about over it. CBC w/ diff and comp 3 months later completely normal. Now discomfort in armpits and chest, poss swollen lymph nodes in armpits. Is this still the mono?

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