Guest guest Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 > It could be CFS, but if so, your case sounds somewhat unusual. It > sounds as though you have hypersomnia and fatigue, and it sounds as > though you might have post-exercise malaise (exercise intolerance), > all of which can be symptoms of CFS. How long does it take you to > recover from exercise? I don't feel tired directly after exercise. Sometimes i feel really energetic during exercise. It's usually the next day (or days) that i feel really beat. I exercised everyday for 6 days and then i felt tired (almost to the point of being ill) for 3 days afterward. I've only exercised once since and felt very tired the entire time i was doing it. > Do you have any pain in your muscles? Any > flu-like feelings? Painful lymph nodes? Sore throat? Do you feel > cold or hot a lot of the time? Any problems with dizziness or > feeling faint when you stand for a while? Any problems with thinking > clearly or memory? I do feel cold a lot, but i've been cold-natured for most of my life. The people i work and live with both like the thermostat set at 70 when i like to have it at at least 75 if not higher. And my long-term memory has always sucked. I don't think my short-term memory is suffering any yet. But my thinking does seem cloudy most of the time. Every once in awhile i'll have a " good day " when my brain feels sharp and my body feels alert/energetic, but they're rare. > Several other disorders can cause hypersomnia. Quite a few can be > ruled out by a blood chemistry panel, including thyroid problems, > diabetes, anemia, uremia, hypercapnia, hypercalcemia, and liver > failure. Did you have a blood chemistry panel and a routine > urinalysis? If so, was everything within normal ranges? The blood test results only showed a mildly elevated triglyceride level, so they told me to watch my fat intake. Everything else came back normal. But i don't have the actual numbers. I'll try to obtain them. > I don't think you have > narcolepsy, based on your sleep pattern. But do you ever feel > paralyzed or have hallucinations when you are just falling asleep or > just waking up? Do you fall asleep suddenly during the day? No, i've never had any of those things happen. > I do think you should see your doctor again. You might consider > asking for a sleep lab study. Based on what you've said, I think > that one possibility is sleep apnea, and a sleep lab study will test > for that. Have you been told that you snore? Do you ever wake > yourself up with a gasp or a snort? Has anyone told you that you > stop breathing sometimes when you are sleeping? If you don't mind > saying, are you overweight? Do you wake up with headaches > frequently? Do you wake up feeling unrefreshed? Do you have > problems with your short-term memory? I definitely am going to get checked out for a sleep disorder. I'm not overweight and i'm not a snorer, but my boyfriend has noticed that i'm very " active " in my sleep. As in, talking, laughing, making hand gestures as if i'm talking to somebody, etc. He says the only time he notices me staying really still is in the morning, close to when my alarm goes off. So perhaps i don't even reach REM sleep until late in the morning, so i don't stay in it very long. I don't know much about sleep disorders, but it sounds like a possibility. I used to have a problem with insomnia. At first it was trouble falling asleep. But then it changed and turned into a problem where if i was woken up by a noise, etc, i would have a VERY hard time going back to sleep. I seem to have conquered that as well...but obviously something is still wrong. Thanks for the suggestions! ~Katy~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 > I need to sleep for atleast 11 hours and also need a few hours of > nap. But then I am not working and on disability. I wish sleeping for 11 hours was realistic for me, but it simply isn't. I work full time (with a 35-40 minute commute each way) and enjoy having some semblance of a social life. > When your body is already worn out, I think you should not exercise > further. It will wipe you out further. Yeah, i've given up on trying to exercise again until i figure out what's wrong. > One of the symptoms of CFS is Post-exertional malaise. During my > initial years of illness, I pushed myself too much and I got burnt > out to the extent where getting out of the bed was very very > difficult. So be careful, dont push your body. There are some folks > who have not gone to a more severe stage of CFS by avoiding pushing > themselves and working within their energy limits. > I think thats the best approach. I think that's a very good idea and i will avoid pushing myself for the time being until i can get diagnosed, then go from there. > There are only a few docs who know about CFS and other similar > chronic illnesses. If you could tell where you live, may be someone > could tell you some of teh good doctors in your area. I'm in the Fort Lauderdale/Miami, Florida area. If anyone knows of a good CFS/similar docs around here, i'd love to hear about them! Thanks ~Katy~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2004 Report Share Posted June 16, 2004 have you had the www.hemex.com blood test? roger Katy Cartee wrote: > > > It could be CFS, but if so, your case sounds somewhat unusual. It > > sounds as though you have hypersomnia and fatigue, and it sounds as > > though you might have post-exercise malaise (exercise intolerance), > > all of which can be symptoms of CFS. How long does it take you to > > recover from exercise? > > I don't feel tired directly after exercise. Sometimes i feel really energetic during exercise. It's usually the next day (or days) that i feel really beat. I exercised everyday for 6 days and then i felt tired (almost to the point of being ill) for 3 days afterward. I've only exercised once since and felt very tired the entire time i was doing it. > > > Do you have any pain in your muscles? Any > > flu-like feelings? Painful lymph nodes? Sore throat? Do you feel > > cold or hot a lot of the time? Any problems with dizziness or > > feeling faint when you stand for a while? Any problems with thinking > > clearly or memory? > > I do feel cold a lot, but i've been cold-natured for most of my life. The people i work and live with both like the thermostat set at 70 when i like to have it at at least 75 if not higher. And my long-term memory has always sucked. I don't think my short-term memory is suffering any yet. But my thinking does seem cloudy most of the time. Every once in awhile i'll have a " good day " when my brain feels sharp and my body feels alert/energetic, but they're rare. > > > Several other disorders can cause hypersomnia. Quite a few can be > > ruled out by a blood chemistry panel, including thyroid problems, > > diabetes, anemia, uremia, hypercapnia, hypercalcemia, and liver > > failure. Did you have a blood chemistry panel and a routine > > urinalysis? If so, was everything within normal ranges? > > The blood test results only showed a mildly elevated triglyceride level, so they told me to watch my fat intake. Everything else came back normal. But i don't have the actual numbers. I'll try to obtain them. > > > I don't think you have > > narcolepsy, based on your sleep pattern. But do you ever feel > > paralyzed or have hallucinations when you are just falling asleep or > > just waking up? Do you fall asleep suddenly during the day? > > No, i've never had any of those things happen. > > > I do think you should see your doctor again. You might consider > > asking for a sleep lab study. Based on what you've said, I think > > that one possibility is sleep apnea, and a sleep lab study will test > > for that. Have you been told that you snore? Do you ever wake > > yourself up with a gasp or a snort? Has anyone told you that you > > stop breathing sometimes when you are sleeping? If you don't mind > > saying, are you overweight? Do you wake up with headaches > > frequently? Do you wake up feeling unrefreshed? Do you have > > problems with your short-term memory? > > > > Thanks for the suggestions! > > ~Katy~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 > Vaccines can trigger quite a lot of things. They especially can weaken > your immune system. Yeesh, i wish i had known that beforehand! I never would've let them talk me into getting the vaccine knowing that my immune system already isn't great. The things that the media doesn't tell us.. ~Katy~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 Katy Cartee wrote: read up on nanobacteria, it is thought to be in most vaccines, with the polio vaccine the worst, my dr.knows about the nano, but doesnot tell me it was in the vaccine, the information nanobaclab sends out says this, and AUTOCLAVING will not kill it, so any time the dr,or dds cuts on you ,you have the chance of?????. (it is gram neg. membranes have porins,muramic acid and LPS endotoxins in biofilm). isolated from; calcified carotid arteries,aortic aneurysms and cardiac valves, vaccines, fetal bovine serum (cows). it is resistant to antibotic(you must crack the calsafied shell around it first). this is in the book and alot more from the nanobac co. 1-877-676-2241. for info. roger yes!allways trust your dr.and the gov.!!! roger > > Vaccines can trigger quite a lot of things. They especially can weaken > > your immune system. > > Yeesh, i wish i had known that beforehand! I never would've let them talk me into getting the vaccine knowing that my immune system already isn't great. The things that the media doesn't tell us.. > > ~Katy~ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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