ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
ME/CFS with PEM from housework, working from home; ketamine eased pain, fatigue slightly
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jun 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
my ME/CFS symptoms don’t hit as hard if that makes sense
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I have a flexible work from home job and simple hobbies I can do at my desk or in bed. ... I’m also a dance teacher.
In context ↗
Summary
Puffin 26140 has ME/CFS with PEM from housework and cooking; their partner now does those tasks, and they work from home and teach dance, resting between classes. High-dose intramuscular ketamine every six months eased chronic pain, depression and OCD but helped fatigue only slightly. Surgery and an IUD for a bicornuate uterus, after 271 days of bleeding in 2022-23, improved their quality of life.
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What they tried
Also tried
high dose intramuscular ketamine· Helpedsurgery to cut out the uterine septum· Helpediud· Helpedpartner doing housework and resting between classes· Helpedshower chair· Helpedhydrating a lot with juice flavouring in water· Helpedsmall amount of caffeine· Helped
Their words about each treatment
- high dose intramuscular ketamine · Helped
It helps a lot with my chronic pain and treatment resistant depression and ocd. It helps a bit with fatigue but not much.
In context ↗ - surgery to cut out the uterine septum · Helped
I had a small surgery to cut out the septum in my uterus and make it one uterine cavity instead of two.
In context ↗ - iud · Helped
Then I also had an iud inserted to help lessen that bleeding as well. It helped a lot.
In context ↗ - partner doing housework and resting between classes · Helped
Those things were huge PEM causes for me so that has helped me a lot
In context ↗ - shower chair · Helped
A shower chair.
In context ↗ - hydrating a lot with juice flavouring in water · Helped
Putting a little bit of those squeezy juice flavour things in my waters makes it way more palatable and I am so much more hydrated now.
In context ↗ - small amount of caffeine · Helped
Small amount of caffeine in the mornings really helps me.
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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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ME/CFS; housework, laundry and cooking caused PEMThose things were huge PEM causes for meIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2026-01-23 | ketamine eased chronic pain, depression and OCD, fatigue only a bitIt helps a lot with my chronic pain and treatment resistant depression and ocd. It helps a bit with fatigue but not much.In context ↗ | Not stated | Ketamine |
| 2026-06-22 | coping with partner's help, rest between dance classes, shower chairI have a flexible work from home job and simple hobbies I can do at my desk or in bed.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
Those things were huge PEM causes for me
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
It helps a lot with my chronic pain
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
It helps a lot with my chronic pain and treatment resistant depression and ocd
In context ↗ - Brain fog
I’ve found a balance that really helps me feel clear headed
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