ME/CFS: better than in ages after surgery, then overdoing it and crashing
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Nov 2023
In their words
- Now: Relapsed
Felt better than I had in ages after surgery, then I overdid it and crashed.
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Summary
A Reddit user wrote in September 2023 that they were a people pleaser working on taking better care of themselves and did not want to become housebound. In November 2023 they reported feeling better than they had in ages after surgery, then overdoing it and crashing. No lasting recovery was reported.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- surgery · Helped
Felt better than I had in ages after surgery, then I overdid it and crashed.
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Approaches: Surgery & structural
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 |
|---|---|
| 2023-11-03 | felt better after surgeryFelt better than I had in ages after surgeryIn context ↗ |
| 2023-11-03 | crashed after overdoing itthen I overdid it and crashed.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
then I overdid it and crashed.
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