Red Sox Shortstop Jed Lowrie has a case of mononucleosis.
“He can play as tolerated,” Red Sox manager Terry Francona said Wednesday. “There’s a reason he was feeling run down last week. He was on the bike yesterday. I don’t think he’s going to feel like he has a ton of energy for the next whatever, week or two. But he can do physical things as tolerated. So we’ll monitor him. I don’t think we want him kissing anybody, but we’ll keep an eye on him.”
My daughter suffered through a “mild” case of this last semester. She was able to keep up with classes by getting plenty of sleep and taking it easy between classes, but she was fatigued for two months, and spent a day in the emergency room in the middle of it when her symptoms match appendicitis. I’m guessing it might be May before Lowrie is fully recovered. There’s a point where you feel better, then do to much and you’re on your back for another week.
Lowrie can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to injuries and illnesses.
When I had mono, my first inclination was to get moving when I felt better, but mono is very deceptive because you’ll good enough for a workout, only to have that workout wipe you out for the next couple of weeks. The only treatment for mono is lots of rest, so who knows how far this will put Lowrie back.
As a Sox fan, though, I fully endorse Lowrie playing all spring games against the Yankees, sneezing and coughing on them as much as possible. 🙂
I had mono (as an adult) a couple of years ago. It was 2-3 months before I felt back to normal. It doesn’t knock you out as an adult the way it does when you catch it as a teenager. It just sort of makes you feel blah 24 X 7. I can’t image he’ll be good for much more than pinch hitting for a while.