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ME/CFS Severe → no benefit

In bed all day with ME/CFS; work and exercise made them weaker, no improvement

Condition
ME/CFS
At worst
Severe (mostly bedbound)
Ill for
Not stated
Last post
Apr 2023
In their words
  • At worst: SevereAs if lying in bed all day is far better than having a meaningful life. In context ↗
  • Now: No benefitI tried working and exercising but just got weaker and weaker and not fitter as you usually do. In context ↗
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Summary

Cedar 59427 described others saying it was just an excuse so they did not have to work or exercise. They said they had tried working and exercising but got weaker and weaker rather than fitter. They referenced lying in bed all day instead of having a meaningful life. Their post did not mention a diagnosis, blood tests, doctors, benefits, treatment or improvement.

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What they tried

Also tried

Their words about each treatment
  • exercising · WorseI tried working and exercising but just got weaker and weaker and not fitter as you usually do In context ↗

Their path

Very severeSevereModerateMildNear normalRecovered

How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.

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WhenWhat happenedWhere they were
2023weaker and weaker after trying to work and exerciseDespite the fact I tried working and exercising but just got weaker and weaker and not fitter as you usually do. In context ↗Severe
2023-04-04still undiagnosed, in bed all day, disability for autismAs if lying in bed all day is far better than having a meaningful life. In context ↗Severe

Symptoms mentioned

Their words about their symptoms
  • Post-exertional malaiseI tried working and exercising but just got weaker and weaker and not fitter as you usually do. In context ↗
  • Muscle weaknessbut just got weaker and weaker and not fitter In context ↗

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