ME/CFS
Mild → somewhat betterIll 6 months before improving or writing
ME/CFS crashes after overdoing it, now somewhat better but not back to normal
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Oct 2020
In their words
- At worst: Mild
I got sick around April and basically had to go on medical leave in end of May
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
even though I'm better than in April, I'm still very obviously not back to normal and have crashes when I overdo it
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Summit 19578 became ill around April 2020 and went on medical leave at the end of May after using up sick and vacation days. By October they were better than in April but still not back to normal, with crashes when they overdid it. They went on short-term disability and asked to return part-time, but their employer refused the accommodation.
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Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| April 2020 | became illI got sick around AprilIn context ↗ |
| end of May 2020 | went on medical leavehad to go on medical leave in end of MayIn context ↗ |
| 2020-10-05 | better than April but still crashes on overexertion; part-time return deniedeven though I'm better than in April, I'm still very obviously not back to normal and have crashes when I overdo itIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
have crashes when I overdo it
In context ↗