ME/CFS
Moderate → much betterIll 10.5 years before improving or writing
Health in shambles as a teen with ME/CFS, now much better with their mother's support
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 10.5 years
- Last post
- May 2023
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I was officially diagnosed at 14 but I’m pretty sure it came around at 12/13
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
I’d just started secondary school and ended up having to be homeschooled as my health was in shambles.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
it did get better for me ... I’m 23 now and I still compare, I still struggle
In context ↗
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Summary
Diagnosed with CFS at 14, Osprey 54711 dates their onset to age 12 or 13, when they started secondary school and were homeschooled because their health was in shambles. They describe a lonely, painful adolescence watching their peers. By 23 they had been to college, made friends, learned to drive, met a partner and helped run a website design business, though they still struggle and compare themselves with others. They credit their mother's support.
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Their path
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| age 12/13 | CFS began around the start of secondary schoolI’m pretty sure it came around at 12/13, so same age as you!In context ↗ | Moderate |
| age 14 | health in shambles, had to be homeschooled, lost friendsI’d just started secondary school and ended up having to be homeschooled as my health was in shambles.In context ↗ | Moderate |
| after that period, before age 23 | went to college, made friends, learned to drive, met a partner, taught themselves website designit did get better for me. It does get better.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-05-17 | age 23, running a website design business with their sister but still strugglingI’m 23 now and I still compare, I still struggleIn context ↗ | Mild |