Let me start off with a few things to better describe the situation. I
was diagnosed with Mono about two weeks ago (been dealing with it for
about a month and a half), and I have IBS.

For medications I take Methylin E.R. 20MG twice a day for ADD, Zebeta
5MG tablets once daily for high blood pressure and rapid heart rate and
Atrovent inhaler for asthma as needed. For over-the-counter medications
I take Chlortrimiton (sp?) for seasonal/occaisonal allergies. I'm also,
if it matters, 50 lbs overweight (5'10").

Last Thursday (February 2nd) I went to work with mild pain on my left
side. I worked through the day wild mild discomfort. I work sitting in a
chair in a call center for about eight hours a day. I got home that day
feeling pretty good, tired and weak (from the Mono) but was a hurting a
bit on my lower left side.

Later that evening the pain progressed to extreme pain levels and I was
rushed to the ER. They gave me pain medication and did a CT scan along
with blood work and everything checked out normal. They sent me home
with instructions to rest and drink plenty of fluids. The pain has been
continuing and fluctuating but thankfully has gotten to the levels it
was at on Thursday. According to the ER they said it was likely an
inflamed, but not enlarged, spleen.

Monday, February 6th, I went to my doctor who was a bit puzzled by the
symptoms I was describing. I described as I did to the EMTs as a pain
that began on my lower left side that migrated up to form essentially an
 upside down L on my left side with the lower portion of this L over
where my spleen is. As I type this the pain is moderately-high but
tolerable. The ER gave me a prescription for Vicodin which has gone
unfilled. I don't believe in taking pain medication.

What I'm trying to find out is what this could be, pain wise, and what I
could do for it. It could all be related to the mononucleosis I was
diagnosed with.