ME/CFS meant giving up full-time work, somewhat better after slow strength training
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2023
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
Everyone tells me people with ME/CFS shouldn't exercise but it's literally working for me.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I had to give up work full time so I started my own business on my terms.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
It's made such a difference to my physical health but also my mental health.
In context ↗
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Summary
Coast 10005 had to give up full-time work and started their own business on their own terms. After 18 months of slow strength training at a steady heart rate, done carefully, they reported no flares and better physical and mental health. They said they would be as tired and in pain whether active or lying down, accepted pacing as a permanent norm, and were unsure about full recovery.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Pacing · Not said
Pacing is obviously going to be the norm and that's fine.
In context ↗ - Slow strength training · Helped
I do slow strength training maintaining a steady heart rate. I've been doing it for 18 months without a single flare
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity
Their path
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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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | had to give up full-time work because of the illnessI had to give up work full time so I started my own business on my terms.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-12-25 | 18 months of slow strength training with no flares; still tired and in pain, running own businessI've been doing it for 18 months without a single flare because I do it carefully and consciously.In context ↗ | Mild | Strength training |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I've been doing it for 18 months without a single flare because I do it carefully and consciously.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
I'm going to be as tired and as in pain whether I'm up and doing with a positive mindset or lying down, doing nothing
In context ↗
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