Glandular fever and transatlantic travel???

Yesterday I was diagnosed with glandular fever, having suffered from difficulty swallowing, headaches, neckaches, swollen glands, exhaustion and puffy eyes for 12 days. The doctor advised bed rest, plenty of fluids and gargling with salt water.

The problem is, on Sunday I have a flight booked to Toronto (I am in UK) as I'm going to stay with friends for a fortnight. What should I do?? My options are: #1 go for the full two weeks. #2 Go a week later, for just one week. #3Don't go at all.

I have only had two days off work so far, and am constantly on my feet in work, so I just kept going and tried to ignore the exhausted feeling. Now that I'm resting I can really feel how knackered I am.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

I had glandular fever as a teenager and it knocked me off my feet, took over 6months to get over it as you have recurrent bouts every few weeks. A friend of mine who's a GP had to start uni a year late after he contracted it after his A-levels.
I would suggest that you don't go, it could really knock you for six, especially with the jet lag too. It could make your recovery even longer than its going to be.I'm sure your GP would suggest cancelling. Hope that helps

My advise would be to cancel. Ignore Glandular fever at your peril. My daughter had it and was not diagnosed for a while. She ended up with M.E. and was ill for a year. The same thing has happened to a good friend , she pushed herself and now hasn't worked for 12 months.

i had glandular fever a few years back-and was in an isolation ward in hospital.Which is why ia am very surprised that you hane not been admitted. As far as i can remember it is a contagious disease and travelling not only puts yourself at risk but others too

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