is this turning into cfs?
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Hi i am a 22 year old female. I have never had any serious health issues in my life. The past 3 months I have been having on going symptoms and doctors cant find what is wrong with me. It started when one day I was getting abdominal cramps which were mild but annoying and also mild nausea. A couple of days later I started feeling tired, like I was about to get sick but it wasn't to bad. A couple of days later I was having really bad pains in the middle of my back. The next day I woke up with extreme fatigue, I was dizzy, couldnt concentrate properly, felt weak, still nauseous. This lasted about 3 days, went to the doctors and she said I had a viral infection except I never had a sore throat or cough or anything. I started feeling better after this but I never fully recovered. I still am fatigued every day still get mild nausea every now and again as well as mild abdominal pains every now and again the back pain is still very much there and can become very painful. I have also developed more symptoms, I have a hard time being in the sunlight, it irritates my eyes, I also feel like my vision is a little out of focus. I have also been noticing alot of reflux, which I have vomitted from. I find myself waking at night feeling a little frightened (hearts beating a bit faster, a little short of breath). My anxiety at the moment is also so bad because of this, I have had a lot of panic attacks recently.
I have had blood tests to check my vitamin levels, thyroid, espein barr virus, full blood count. All of which were normal except vitamin d was low but I've been taking vitamin d tablets for 2 months now. have had an abdominal ultra sound which was normal. And I have had an endoscopy and colonoscopy which didnt show anything that would cause symptoms. I have gone to physiotherapy 5 times now, and I haven't seen any improvement In my back pain, which is muscular and mainly in the middle to upper part of my back.
I dont know what to do anymore I still go to work, but i never do anything after work, hardly get to see my friends because im just too tired. Does this look like it might turn out to be cfs? Does anyone know what else this could be or what else I should ask the doctor about?
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sally_14743 pennyy
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A friend of mine developed fatigue from a viral illness from a stay in Dominican rebuplic and it took months for the hospital to detect it in her liver.. It wasn't till she went jaundice..she was treated with anti biotics and recovered... Another friend was attacked by a dog biting her face fatigue followed she had terrible back pains . She had a manipulation operation on her spine eventually and the fatigue lifted ... She had been told it was CFS but it obviously was spinal problems in hind sight.
My hubby has had ever test etc ..4 years of fatigue finally diagnosed with CFS. And then he got diabeties on top of CFS which got missed for months !!!!!!
Just don't stop pestering your gp time is what will diagnose CFS. Fatigue is a symptom of a lot of illnesses. I hope you get to the bottom of it .. Might be worth cutting work down or stopping and going on e.s.a what ever is wrong with you it won't help to push yourself . To recover your body needs to heal .. I know it's defeat to consider signing on sick but it may be forced on you if you keep pushing yourself ...my hubby fought it for 2 years working and then got so bad he couldn't work ... Takes longer to recover the worse you get ...
alison44235 pennyy
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All the best
Regards Alison
jackie00198 pennyy
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Jkay1 pennyy
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Your endoscopy? did they take biopsies? and if so, have you have a Ceoliac screening via blood test?
I understand how you feel about being stuck at home after work and not seeing friends, i find that the hardest part, me being so young and my friends being youthfull and enjoying themselves... Blugh.
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