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Age range: 50

Male/female:Male

What are the symptoms? Strange daily headaches,

unreplenished fatigue, dizziness, poor concentration,

weakness, easy fatigue after light activity, restless

or poor sleep, depression, muscle and joint pain,

feverish, nausea.

Has you illness been diagnosed? Yes in 1986

How long did you suffer before you got help? About a

year

Is there a time that you can remember when it started?

Yes, I contracted hepatitis A and afterwards never

regained my stamina and strength.

Some of us have found lack of exercise we are

overweight. Have you

found this to be a problem also? Not really but I

could lose 5-10lbs. I was one only 8% body fat when I

worked out all the time.

Are you on disability? No but I had my appeal hearing

last week.

If you are any pointers for others trying to get on

disability? I'll wait for the outcome first

What have you found that helps ease the pain, warm

baths, medications

etc.? Hot & cold contrast treatment, massage,

acupuncture.

Do you have sleep problems? How do you deal with it?

terrible, sometimes I can't sleep and other times I

can't seem to wake up, but I never feel rested either

way.

Do you have family that understands your illness? Most

do.

Some have found certain foods causes problems with CFS

or Fibro, have

you? On occasion high simple carbs do, pasta etc ...

What type of Doctor have you found that has helped you

the most? None

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