Recovering from mono: How long does it take?

I finally pushed through this brutal illness, and now I’ve got a few questions. I'm mainly looking to hear about anyone else's experience.

I was dealing with EBV. I ended up being hospitalized toward the end of October and spent basically the whole month of November stuck in a hospital bed. Since then, it's been the usual drill: check-ups every two weeks, then monthly, and so on.

It's been seven months now. At my last appointment, the doctor told me to wait until summer before trying to get back into any kind of physical activity. He said follow-up visits would be as needed. So, I'm wondering—is it smart to start with light walking or maybe some jogging right now, or should I hold off another month or two? Honestly, I'm losing my mind here; I just want to regain some semblance of fitness, but at the same time, I really don't want to overdo it. This thing was no joke, either—my liver enzymes were through the roof while I was in the hospital, with AST and ALT hitting around 1440 at one point. As for alcohol, I don't drink, so there's no issue there, but I'd love to know how long it took you guys to start exercising again after something similar.

Alex Scott31 said:I finally kicked this nasty sickness, but now I’ve got some questions—mostly looking for anyone else who's been through this.

I had EBV, spent most of late October and basically all of November stuck in a hospital bed, followed by checkups every two weeks, then monthly, you know how it goes.

It’s been seven months now. At my last appointment, the doctor told me to wait until summer before trying any physical activity again. He said I could just call him if something comes up. So, I'm wondering—is it smart to start with light walking or maybe a jog right now, or should I hold off another month or two? Honestly, I'm losing my mind here; I just want to get my stamina back, but I don't want to overdo it. This thing was brutal—my liver enzymes were through the roof while I was hospitalized, hitting over 1000—specifically AST and ALT peaked around 1440 at one point. As for alcohol, I don't drink, so no issues there, but I'd love to hear from others about when you felt okay starting to exercise again.

man
there were a few days in the hospital where I didn't even know who I was—literally missing chunks of time.
anyway, a couple days after getting out, I wasn't doing anything special—just went to a great concert with friends and grabbed a beer.
been drinking almost every day since.
I mean, I was drinking way before the mono hit anyway.
it's been 16 years since then... and I'm still kicking.
only thing is, I never actually bothered checking my liver...---...let it handle itself, who cares.
you only live once... plus, the liver usually fixes itself if you just leave it alone... so—cheers, people.