ME/CFS
Severe → near normalIll 14 months before improving or writing
ME/CFS for about 14 months, barely able to move, now nearly back to normal
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 14 months
- Last post
- Apr 2018
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I came down with symptoms of mono in the beggining of 2017 and had cfs(or prolonged mono, they are very simillar though) for the rest of that year + first three months of 2018.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
It made my life hell, I could barely move and had very painful swollen lymph nodes and bad cough ... I had to drop out from university and job and move back in with my parents
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
I've started rapidly improving in the march and now all the fatigue and cough is gone and my lymph nodes don't hurt as much, I've started walking a lot and exercising
In context ↗ - Began after: glandular fever or EBV
I came down with symptoms of mono in the beggining of 2017
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Summary
Pelican 33206 developed mono-like symptoms in early 2017 and had CFS for about 14 months, with painful swollen lymph nodes, a bad cough and such weakness they could barely move, forcing them to drop out of university and work. In January 2018 they attempted suicide. From March 2018 they improved rapidly; by April the fatigue and cough were gone and they were walking, exercising and planning a return to study and work.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- walking a lot and exercising · Not said
I've started walking a lot and exercising
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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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| beginning of 2017 | came down with mono symptoms; CFS followedI came down with symptoms of mono in the beggining of 2017 and had cfsIn context ↗ | Severe |
| January 2018 | despair and suicide attempt after a year of illnessI've tried to hang myself in the january of 2018 because I couldn't take it anymoreIn context ↗ | Severe |
| March 2018 | rapid spontaneous improvement; walking and exercising againI've started rapidly improving in the march and now all the fatigue and cough is goneIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Flu-like symptoms
very painful swollen lymph nodes and bad cough
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
I could barely move
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I've tried to hang myself in the january of 2018 because I couldn't take it anymore
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