ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
ME/CFS with blurry text and nausea, resting as needed to get through a master's
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
Yes ... I work 19h a week as a nurse. After work I rest and do nothing.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I work 19h a week as a nurse. After work I rest and do nothing.
In context ↗
Read from 7 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user who works part-time as a nurse described difficulty focusing on words and blurry text, plus nausea and not being able to eat, so they drank pharmacy meal drinks. They credited resting as much as they needed, while also working a lot, with getting through a master's in nursing. Around a festival with 30,000 steps they rested on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, and they could still swim 500-750 m once a week.
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What they tried
Also tried
reading glasses· Helpedresting as much as I needed· Helpedmeals from the pharmacy· Helpedswimming· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- reading glasses · Helped
It means I can't focus on the words and they get blurry, reading glasses help me
In context ↗ - resting as much as I needed · Helped
What worked for me was resting as much as I needed but also working a lot.
In context ↗ - swimming · Not said
I can swim max 1x a week 500-750m.
In context ↗ - meals from the pharmacy · Helped
I drink 'meals' from the pharmacy to stay nourished most of the time.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-27 | already ill; brain fog made reading hard and their vision blurry, reading glasses helpedIt means I can't focus on the words and they get blurry, reading glasses help meIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-08-17 | working 19 hours a week as a nurse and doing most normal activities, with rest days after a festivalI work 19h a week as a nurse. After work I rest and do nothing.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2026-10-09 | finished a master's in nursing while working a lot; mind still slowerI just finished my masters in nursing.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
It means I can't focus on the words and they get blurry
In context ↗ - Vision problems
they get blurry, reading glasses help me
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I deal with the same (nausea, not being able to eat,...)
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