La Canfora: Collins had a throat infection, lost 20 lbs.

[reflexblue]

If it was strep, I can see the weight loss. Our older son had the flu and then strep a few years ago. The strep knocked him down for a week and he was out of work for 2 weeks. He couldn't eat, sleep, etc.

I had strep when i was 21, it lasted about a week. I was 140 lbs of pure muscle so i had nothing to lose. A month is a long time to still feel the effects of strep, but everybody is different.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

Soooo Ebola is out

 

[Ned Stark]

I'm 23 and had mono this past summer. It was awful. I've had step throat probably 15 times in my life, and the strep that came with mono was like nothing I've ever seen before. Antibiotics do nothing against strep brought on by mono. My throat was screwed for at least two weeks straight, but I felt effects for about a month.

I don't think that's the case here though obviously. You actually run the risk of rupturing your spleen due to it sometimes being enlarged when you have mono.

 

[mosslost]

Strep was once a great diet for me. Not what he needed for sure.

 

[QuantumMechanic]

Sore throat is not inconsistent with a virus. Several years ago I had a viral sore throat that was incredibly painful and I could not eat any solid or warm food for a couple of days. I did have a strep test done (both the rapid one and the full lab one) and it was negative.