ME/CFS improved, then COVID and an abusive relationship caused a relapse
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 10 years
- Last post
- Aug 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
Maybe what we call ME CFS is a syndrome with multiple possible causes, as some theorize.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
I got better for a few years and then COVID got me and life has never been the same.
In context ↗
Summary
They described being ill since their late twenties and gradually improving by their late thirties, when they were back to functioning as a normal adult but could no longer run or do 10 mile hikes. A COVID infection and an abusive relationship undid that gain, and they said life had never been the same and that things kept getting worse. They also had fibromyalgia and had had endometriosis surgery.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- lesion ablation · Not said
got my lesions ablated a few years back
In context ↗ - time · Helped a lot
I started getting better in my late thirties but COVID ruined everything
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Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| late twenties | illness beganI’m middle aged and have been dealing with this since late twenties.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| late thirties | back to functioning as a normal adult, though no longer able to run or do 10 mile hikesLate 30s I still couldn’t run or do 10 mile hikes anymore but I was back to functioning as a normal adult.In context ↗ | Near normal |
| a few years after the improvement | COVID infection and an abusive relationshipI got better for a few years and then COVID got me and life has never been the same.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| lately | keeps getting worseFibro and they tell me to push through but lately it keeps getting worse.In context ↗ | Not stated |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
Fibro and they tell me to push through but lately it keeps getting worse.
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