Bedbound with ME/CFS, now recovered after gradual exercise and returning to school
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Feb 2016
In their words
- At worst: Severe
It's a hard road that had me bedbound for the whole duration.
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
Now 18 & fully recovered- I'm at uni training to be a doctor.
In context ↗
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Summary
Tundra 44777 was bedbound for the whole duration of a chronic fatigue illness. By 18 the user was fully recovered and at university training to be a doctor. Gradual exercise and getting back into school were credited with helping; Tundra 44777 described a physical, painful barrier to push through and the need to read the body and know when to stop.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- gradual exercise & getting back into school · Helped a lot
I know its controversial, but for me, gradual exercise & getting back into school helped me
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Approaches: Physiotherapy and rehab
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | chronic fatigue illness, bedbound for the whole durationIt's a hard road that had me bedbound for the whole duration.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2016-02-08 | fully recovered, at university training to be a doctorNow 18 & fully recovered- I'm at uni training to be a doctor.In context ↗ | Recovered | Graded rehab and self-made programmes |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
there was a physical, painful barrier that I had to overcome
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