ME/CFS: short-term disability, full recovery, then a relapse and flare-up
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 10 months
- Last post
- Jan 2025
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I was diagnosed with ME/CFS back in JUL 2024.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
26 JUN 2024 symptoms returned. Not as bad as the first time, but this was bad. ... 19 JUL 2024 I went on short term disability.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
Around SEP 2024 I felt I made a full recovery. ... As of 01 JAN 2025, I haven't felt 100%.
In context ↗ - Began after: stress or burnout
Suffered burnout at work in 2021 and 2022. Sucked it up and pushed through.
Read from 2 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Breeze 44735, a 34-year-old man, fell ill in March 2024 and was diagnosed with ME/CFS that July. Short-term disability from July 2024 was followed by what he called a full recovery by September and a return to work in October. He felt off again in early November and had a flare-up on 19 November; by January 2025 he rated himself mild, able to get by without others noticing.
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The mistake I made in 2024 was implementing everything at once. I did improve, but I am unable to say what was truly the difference maker (if any).
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Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. The chart starts 2 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| 19 MAR 2024 | symptoms presented in full force19 MAR 2024 my symptoms officially presented themselves in full force.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| Mid MAY 2024 | feeling noticeably betterMid MAY 2024 I was feeling noticeably better.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 26 JUN 2024 | symptoms returned26 JUN 2024 symptoms returned. Not as bad as the first time, but this was bad.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| 19 JUL 2024 | went on short term disability19 JUL 2024 I went on short term disability.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| SEP 2024 | felt he made a full recoveryAround SEP 2024 I felt I made a full recovery.In context ↗ | Recovered |
| 18 OCT 2024 | returned to work18 OCT 2024 I returned to work.In context ↗ | Recovered |
| Early NOV 2024 | starting to feel offEarly NOV 2024 I was starting to feel off.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 19 NOV 2024 | flare-up19 NOV 2024 experienced a flare-up.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 01 JAN 2025 | not 100% but can get byAs of 01 JAN 2025, I haven't felt 100%. I can get by and no one would know something was wrong if I didn't say anything.In context ↗ | Mild |