I've been inspired to give this blog a proper go. I'm going to try writing in it daily. I hope it'll help both you and me understand the illness better.
A lot has happened since my last post in November. I got a cat.
This might sound like trivial news, but I can't express just how un-trivial it is. My cat helped me when no-one else could. Animals don't judge, and they're always around when you need them.
I got upset when some people told me to stop talking about my cat. No-one -- apart from my boyfriend and carer whom we will call "A" -- knew how depressed I got. I cried all day, every day; about nothing, and everything. I felt completely out of control, I couldn't see myself ever recovering from CFS, and nobody was helping me. My cat pulled me out of a hole that was getting very deep and very dark. And I don't think anyone else could have done it. And yet, people were telling me to stop being so happy about my cat. How could I, when I had nothing else to be happy about?
I don't believe antidepressants have improved my situation. Mainly because I wasn't depressed when I got chronic fatigue. To me, that means depression wasn't the cause of my chronic fatigue. And how can you treat something without targetting the cause? It's all a bit hit and miss to me. In any case, I only started to improve when my cat, "M", got here.
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A blog about life for someone with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Who am I?
I'm 25, female, I live in Melbourne (Australia), and I may have just recovered from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
What is this blog about?
This blog used to paint a picture of life for someone with chronic fatigue syndrome.
My hope was that this blog would help people (including myself) understand the condition better.
As of 2010, I may have recovered from CFS. I will continue to post occassionally. I hope people with CFS will see it as a glimmer of hope.
My hope was that this blog would help people (including myself) understand the condition better.
As of 2010, I may have recovered from CFS. I will continue to post occassionally. I hope people with CFS will see it as a glimmer of hope.
My treatment
- Special diet
- Light exercise
- Supplements (too many to list, but the main one is vitamin D)
- Treatment for candidiasis
- Probiotics
- Treatment for parasites
- Colon cleanse
- MORA therapy
- Homeopathic remedy
- Correcting sleep
- Treating anxiety
- MORA lymphatic treatment
"Ahh! I don't have time to read all these posts. What should I do?"
If you want to get the gist of this blog without having to filter through all my ramblings, you can read the most "Interesting posts" in the list I've made below.
Interesting posts
- My special diet
- Yay for me!
- MORA lymphatic treatment
- Melatonin
- My seventh MORA treatment
- Third appointment with Dr S
- From Fatigued to Fantastic!
- Second MORA treatment
- First MORA treatment
- Exercise (week two)
- My second appointment with Dr S
- Bio Impedence Analysis
- My first consultation with Dr S
- The Black Mamba of chronic conditions
- New doctor, Dr S
- CFS Society of Victoria, Inc.
- There are still good people out there!
- Let's start over
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Why is this blog called "CFS Uncensored"?
I came up with the title "CFS Uncensored" because I feel like most CFS sufferers censor what they tell their friends and loved ones.
Sometimes I censor what I'd like to say because my brain isn't functioning properly, so I can't get the words out. Other times it's to protect friends and loved ones from feeling too bad for me.
The thing is, this doesn't help people really understand the condition. And I believe understanding the condition is half the battle for everyone involved.
Sometimes I censor what I'd like to say because my brain isn't functioning properly, so I can't get the words out. Other times it's to protect friends and loved ones from feeling too bad for me.
The thing is, this doesn't help people really understand the condition. And I believe understanding the condition is half the battle for everyone involved.
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- Making slip-covers, and a CFS activity log
- There was a young cowboy, he lives on the range...
- ME/CFS Society of Victoria
- Email reply
- Doctor's appointment, May 2008
- I think I'm having visitors again
- Leaps and bounds
- My birthday
- I wish one day would go by when I didn't have a pa...
- Best CFS article
- Shit day (I know, such an original title for a chr...
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2 comments:
I lost my best friend....a cat....in 2009...I know I will forever miss her as she, like yours, loved me without judging me, was always there for me, listened to me, snuggled when I needed affection shown and there was no one else, so to people who under estimate the power of the love a pet will give you....you have not truly had the right pet. I had to get 2 new ones, but waited until I believed the time was right, I love them both, but still miss my friend of 16 years. I know I will bond with these two, but as my life has changed, the bond will be different. I am hoping it won't be though. So talk your head off about your cat, they are a wonderful FRIEND!!!!
Cats are lovely beings. She has gotten me through a lot!
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