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Full Recovery Stories...Anyone?

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starrA
starrA

please tell me your stories/experiences.

what did you do to aid in full recovery?

sorry i keep posting

just needing a boost here!

thank you

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  • kelly74796
    kelly74796 starrA

    Posted

    I can't say fully recovered but pretty close. I'm on year two of this fantastic voyage month 18 was the major turning point for me. Up until that point the progress was slow and then all of a sudden I started to feel better. At the 18 month mark I got frustrated and said to myself the hell with this I'm just going to have to get used to this and move on. Not sure if that's all I needed to do but this is when I really started to get my energy back.

    One other thing I did was go on antianxiety meds for about three months. I tried on my own to control the anxiety that comes along with this but couldn't. I think this also had a big part in my recovery.

    I still have the occasional day that I just don't feel right but they are far and few between.

    • craig07920
      craig07920 kelly74796

      Posted

      Kelly what a journey you've been through by the sounds of it - so pleased to hear that you've been feeling better lately - I know words can't sum up the pain and frustration and frightening experience of the journey of this virus and how it affects you mentally, physically and emotionally.

      Hoping and praying for better times ahead Kelly -I'm believing there is more breakthrough and further elements of recovery to come for you, and that the worst of this is behind you - praying that in Jesus' name. Thinking of you.

      Craig

  • connor28568
    connor28568 starrA

    Posted

    hey, i had mono in 2017 october and made a full recovery.

    my story is quite long and ive posted it before if you wanna check it out

    basically, what helped me the most was a short course of steroids prescribed by the doctor aswell as any anti inflammitorys youre allowed to take.

    my worst symptom was the sore throat, if youre experiencing that too, i cant even begin to explain how useful yoghurt drinks are, they rehydrate you and make you less hungry, and they soothe your throat better than any painkiller, buy alot of them.

    it gets better, dont worry

  • Samsick
    Samsick starrA

    Posted

    Hi Everyone, I am 2 1/2 years now since diagnosed with Mono.

    It has been an awful journey. I had my tonsils removed in April 2019 which was a massive turning point for me. The worst two weeks of my life but since then I have not been getting tonsil stones which were developing in crypts in my tonsils as a result of the Glandular Fever initial infection. These were bringing my energy levels right down and now I have slightly more energy.

    Generally I feel better and I would say around 70% recovered but I still am not anywhere near the person I used to be. I get extremely tired early, struggle to travel, cannot tolerate alcohol, can hardly exercise at all and generally have aching pains in my neck all of the time. I still remain positive for further improvement but after so long there are times when I lose hope.

    Has anyone else on here been on this journey for as long as I have and still not had full recovery? They were talking about GF and ME / CFS on the radio the other day for about an hour and it was interesting to hear many others discuss their stories and how it had knocked them out for a year+. Just getting a bit disheartening now after so long and still not feeling up to travelling the world which is my true dream.

    Any advice / feedback very welcome. This has been my first post in almost a year on here.

    Many thanks,

    Sam

    • craig07920
      craig07920 Samsick

      Posted

      Hi Sam,

      It was really good to see your name pop up on the forum, goodness you've been through a terribly long struggle and journey, one that I know that no words can do justice to in describing how hard it must have been.

      I still really hope and pray and believe that you are going to see full recovery ahead. It is good to hear there has been some progress but I can only imagine how frustrating that you just can't get back to full health at the moment. Sam it really can be true with this virus that it can take a few years for some people to reach full health again, but it definitely comes. I remember after 3 years feeling much better than at 2 years, even though I was doing a good bit better at 2 years anyway, recovery still comes as time goes on with this thing, so don't give up hope that you will get back to 100% - I believe that you will. Just so sorry it's been so tough for you lately - thinking about you and it's great to see a message from you.

      Take care and hang in there,

      Craig

    • Samsick
      Samsick craig07920

      Posted

      Thanks Craig, It still amazes me how your on this forum all these years later looking out for people and offering words of support and encouragement.

      Feeling really rough today even though i've completed eliminated alcohol these past few days as I felt it was making me much worse. Guess its just a low point of the virus.

      I wonder if anyway will develop a cure for the virus, It has 100% left me with CFS / ME and I often wonder if the initial virus could be eliminated from the body that I would return to my former self. I guess all we can have for this is hope that one day this will be possible.

      For now though I just have to take it one step at a time and hope that in another year from now I will be a further 20% improved and so on...

      Cheers, Sam

    • craig07920
      craig07920 Samsick

      Posted

      Thank you for your kind words Sam, I really appreciate them, I can only imagine what you're going through at 2 and a half years Sam, I just hope and pray so much for breakthrough this week for you, that you don't have to wait any longer, that God would have mercy and bring His blessings forward, I really pray that.

      I am still believing there is full recovery and much better and healthier times ahead - as I said for me I was better after 3 years than 2, after 4 years than 3, and eventually you just feel normal again - it will come Sam, keep believing because I just know and believe that God is going to help you and that He has good plans for your future, and He needs you well for that!

      Thinking of you and let us know how you are doing over the next wee while - message any time of course!

      Craig

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