A thread for having a good 'ole vent :)
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Having ME/CFS can be all sorts of challenging - both the illness itself, and the prejudice people with the illness get from many in the medical profession and others, and it can sometimes be good to have a good 'ole vent - this thread is for that (everyone's very welcome to create specific threads for things as well, but I thought it might be nice to have a place to get things off our chest).
Please keep in mind it's a public forum - so don't identify anyone (either directly, or by describing them in such a way as it's clear who they area), or make attacks on particular groups. It can be for letting off steam about that social occasion that you were too unwell too attend, or reacting to a food you enjoy, or anything really that's consistent with the forum guidelines
I'll kick off by saying I used to really like good bread - fluffy, but still crisp, and super-tasty. Soooo nice - while gluten-free bread has come a long way in the last 20 years (and it has come such a long way!), it's still nowhere near the real thing. And ever since ME/CFS, gluten and me don't agree, so while I can still appreciate the smell of a good loaf of bread
, I can't eat the stuff, grrrrr....
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@Daffy_Dave fellow bread enthusiast here. It's no fun when your comfort food turns on you.
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I am really over being sick at the moment. I want a holiday from my life! Just a week away, without symptoms, where I could do a few normal things and not worry about the physical fall out. Is that really too much to ask?!
And I miss soft, white fluffy bread too. And doughnuts...and all the really good, but bad foods.
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I barely slept last night, no particular reason, nervous system just wasn't cooperating. Feel horrible today, all the symptoms flaring. I've been doing better overall but there's nothing like a night of sleep disruption to set me back. Bleh!
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Hi all....Ya know...?Those times when you really want to connect with fellow ME/CFS people ...except the last couple of weeks have been extra extra...bad for me, so I’m struggling to read and take in info....which is frustrating as there is lots I would love to look into more and I’d also really love to help others as well and I feel dam useless really!!!!
️Plus when your docs doing tests and is sure that some more answers will show up so we can get somewhere and yet again no answers and no solutions for the day today..... as you would all probably understand the situation, as we certainly do not want blood results coming back horrid!!
Meanwhile there are things that do say hey... what’s going on with the bod...in some of my tests eg low white cell count ...massively too high thyroid antibodies ect ect ...
I will go and try and find something to get into on Netflix and take a leaf out of my own book and tell myself to take the pressure off and give myself the day off!!!
Even Though I’ve been doing that for sooooo long now
must laugh as we have to get through this.....Thanks for listening. I hope today is a good day for you all.
Hugs from me
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@Tess Much sympathy and empathy Tess - take care, and well vented
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@Daffy_Dave said in A thread for having a good 'ole vent
:@Tess Much sympathy and empathy Tess - take care, and well vented
Thank you and you too
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@Tess Hey Tess, was wondering where you've been. Totally understand the bad run you are having on top of the usual bad ... hope you feel better soon and are able to get your head around things. Your desire and compassion towards helping others, has always shone through, throughout this forum. I thankfully appreciate your presence and when one of us becomes absent for a few days or longer, I assume that the worst has kicked in. Glad you vented this in your post. Happy thoughts to you
