The Turning Point in Hector’s Journey to Full Recovery from CFS
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving
- 18 months
- Published
- No date given
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
it wasn't actually for chronic fatigue syndrome which is what I believed I had
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - At worst: Severe
I was mostly in bed most of the day
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - Now: Recovered
since then I'm just totally better now
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - Began after: mould or toxic exposure
I was just inhaling a lot of that toxic horrible stuff
Summary
Hector fell ill in January 2020 after inhaling smoke from burning food packaging on a hike, and spent that winter mostly in bed. He tried a trauma clinic and functional medicine supplements, which gave some extra energy. About 18 months in, a traditional herbalist's herbal mix gave him much more energy within a month, and a somatic emotional release in early 2022 was pivotal. He says he has been totally better since.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- clinic for trauma · No change
checked me into a clinic in this is the winter now of 2020
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - functional medicine supplements and monthly practitioner calls · Helped
I started to take all these supplements every day
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - organic herbal teas · Not said
I started to just take them all the time
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - traditional herbalist's whole-plant herbal mix (six herbs in one bottle) · Helped a lot
she prescribed me like only six six herbs or something in one bottle all mixed together ... I started to feel so much better within within a month
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - somatic emotional release · Helped a lot
a very wonderful and pivotal somatic emotional release that I just knew like I was going to get better and since then I'm just totally better now
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - meditation · Not said
I got back into meditation
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Approaches: Alternative therapies · Supplements · Trauma & somatic work
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. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| end of January 2020 | Got lost on a mountaineering trip in Chile, inhaled smoke from burning plastic packaging, then hospitalised with an acute kidney injuryin January 2020 the end of January 2020 I went on a mountaineering ExpeditionWatch the video ↗From the video’s captions | Mild | |
| weeks later | Tired and unable to run, though tests were normalI was very much underfunctioning by my standardsWatch the video ↗From the video’s captions | Mild | |
| September-October 2020 | Kept getting worse; dropped out of his final year of universityI just dropped out of my degree after a monthWatch the video ↗From the video’s captions | Moderate | |
| winter 2020 | Mostly in bed after breakfast, exhausted and lowthat winter was the worst the worst winter I've ever had definitely um bed boundWatch the video ↗From the video’s captions | Severe | |
| 2021 | About 20-30% more energy on functional medicine supplementsI was getting like maybe 20 30% more energyWatch the video ↗From the video’s captions | Moderate | |
| about a year and a half in | Felt much better within a month of a herbalist's whole-plant prescription; enrolled in a herbal medicine degreeI started to feel so much better within within a monthWatch the video ↗From the video’s captions | Mild | Herbal remedies (unspecified) |
| beginning of 2022 | A pivotal somatic emotional release, after which he was fully bettersince then I'm just totally better nowWatch the video ↗From the video’s captions | Recovered | Trauma work (EFT, EMDR, TRE) |
| 2024 | Finished a herbal medicine degree; daily Ashtanga yoga, dance and a full social lifeI don't think about being tired at allWatch the video ↗From the video’s captions | Recovered |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I could not focus on anything
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - Breathlessness
there was some difficulty with my breathing
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - Muscle weakness
I feel weak physically
Watch the video ↗From the video’s captions - Anxiety & low mood
my mood started to improve
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