From hospitalization to recovery: Leah's Dr. Lerner ME/CFS Recovery Story
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Very severe (bedbound, unable to do basic care)
- Ill for
- 8 years
- Published
- Mar 2015
Summary
Leah, mostly bedbound and repeatedly hospitalized (weight fell from 115 to 89 lbs) after onset in 1996, was put on Valtrex by Dr. Lerner and recovered to near-normal function for seven years before relapsing and needing a second course. On the second course she again reached near-normal functioning, working full-time and skiing/golfing/socializing while still avoiding vigorous exertion. The gain has held with continued antiviral maintenance and self-paced activity.
What they credit
Credits Alternative therapies, Antivirals, Pacing, Meditation, yoga, breathwork, Pacing and the energy envelope, Valtrex / valacyclovir.
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