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WILL I EVER BE STRONG ENOUGH TO STAY OUT OF BED?

By August 17, 2014 - 11:03pm

HAD A REALLY TOUGH 8 MONTHS, I'VE GONE FROM BEING A TO GET AROUND WITH A MOBILITY WALKER TO BEING SO WEAK I CAN JUST ABOUT GET TO THE LOO AND BACK.
I WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED WITH FIBROMYALGIA AND CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME 8 MONTHS AGO AFTER STRUGGLING WITH THE OSTEOARTHRITIS THROUGHOUT. I HAVE HAD A GASTRIC BYPASS OPERATION 2 YEARS AGO NOW AND LOST A GRAND TOTAL OF 18 STONES, UNFORTUNATELY 4 1/2 STONE OF THAT IN 5 MONTHS.
I GOT TOLD THAT I'D NEVER BE ABLE TO WALK AGAIN 20 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE OSTEOARTHRITIS BUT DETERMINATION GOT ME BACK ON MY FEET. BUT THIS CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME AND FIBROMYALGIA HAS NEARLY TAKEN MY LIFE.
SHORTLY AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH IT I CAUGHT A CHEST INFECTION WHICH DEVELOPED INTO PNEUMONIA BUT I WAS DETERMINED NOT TO GO INTO HOSPITAL AS I WOULD MISS MY DOG TOO MUCH, PLUS CATCH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WAS IN THE AIR.
HOWEVER, APPARENTELY BECAUSE I WAS SO POORLY MY BODY HAS DECIDED TO GO INTO STARVATION MODE AND MY BODY IS EATING MY MUSCLES.
I HAVE NNOW HAD IT CONFIRMED THAT I HAVE A PROTEIN DEFICIENCY NOW ASWELL.
IS IT ME JUST BEING ULTRA SENSITVE OR HAVE I BEEN DEALT WITH A ROUGH DECK OF CARDS?
I DON'T NORMALLY DWELL IN SELF PITTY, BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIGHT THIS ILLNESS. IT'S NASTY.
HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE AND IF SO PLEASE COULD YOU GIVE ME SOME INSPIRATIONAL IDEAS FOR WHAT TO DO TO HELP EASE THE PAIN AND GET MY LIFE BACK AGAIN.
I'M ANGRY AT HAVING TO MISS OUT ON THE SUNSHINE AND JUST FEEL LIKE I'M EXCISTING AND NOT LIVING.
I COULD DO WITH A HUG, OR THE NEXT BEST THING SOME HOPE THAT IT'S GOING TO GET EASIER.
MANY THANKS FOR LETTING ME OFF LOAD GIRLS.
DOLPHINLADY13

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