Mono

So, my son, Casey, called us just before his first training camp (Nov 27 - Dec 1) and race series in West Yellowstone to tell us he would not be competing. He had mono. As he is going to school in Albuquerque, NM on a x-country ski scholarship, this was a major setback. Not only was he struggling with fatigue and a sore throat as he went to classes, but now he could also not do anything physical for a while. This was a big disappointment to him, being an elite athlete.

For the last 2 months, I have been sending him Xocai chocolate, and he has been consuming it on a regular basis. When he went to the doc at the University for tests to see what he had, it was definite that he had mono, but his spleen was not enlarged.

Within 2 weeks of the diagnosis, Casey said he was starting to feel a whole lot better and was going to start training again. I was surprised and apprehensive, but he assured me that the doc said he could resume his activities as soon as he felt well enough to do so.

I wondered if the fact that he was eating Xocai was the reason that the mono did not seem to be as acute as it could have been. Xocai is chock full of antioxidants.....is that why his spleen had not enlarged? I have posed the question to Doc Warren, the validating voice of Xocai, and am waiting for a reply.

I am anxious to hear what he has to say!