Can I ask you to cross your fingers for me please?

Maybe you'll have noticed I've not been around for a little while - and maybe that's my ego talking! - but I've been sick with yet another throat infection. It's really knocked me sideways this time so my energy levels are... well, at about ground level, actually. I took myself off to the docs the other week so that I could get the penecillin prescribed to get rid of it (Usually I can walk in like it was a bar and say "same again, please"). The doc reviewed my notes and has spotted a "pattern" in my health records, so he's going to do blood tests on Tuesday (hopefully my infection will have gone by then) to check my liver, kidney and thyroid functions. Apparently though, the front-runner as a root cause of all my symptoms is M.E - so I just have to wait on the results of the tests and see what he says. It would explain all my throat infections, headaches, exhaustion, insomnia, achy limbs, depression and the extreme sensitivity to prozac, and why I get so tired, so quickly. I'm absolutely terrified

So, miss.... can I stay off P.E. today? I've got a sick-note!

aww isnt M.E very bad? :fingerscrossed!:

M.E.? Is that a typo? Wow, Emma, I'm sorry you're feeling so poorly, and am sending vibes that your doctor is just being an alarmist, and that it will turn out not to be anything serious.

M.E. - Myalgic Encephalomyelitis... Nope, it's not a typo I've been reading a little bit about it and it can be stress induced... it seems to be connected with post-viral trauma, trauma, long periods of untreated stress. From what I can gather it's when a part of your immune system packs up. It can either last for a time period of roughly 3-6 years, or be a permanent thing. It doesn't show up in blood tests, although Canadian/American doctors seem to have found something connected with the blood flow in the brain stem, something that seems to be unique to M.E. At the moment, there is no cure. It's a really unclear kind of disease that's not really very well understood so it's been dressed up with a more accessible name - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It's just the same thing from what I can tell... and frankly, M.E. is easier to remember than C.F.S. At the moment it's still only a possibility, so I'm staying positive. I'll save worrying for the time between getting the tests done and getting the results. Once I know what I'm up against, I'll be able to come up with a sort of battle plan Just now I'm thinking of my energy like a kind of cake. I've only got so much cake to last me all day, so I have to ration it and not pig out right at the start. So I have to be careful how far I walk - so that I can get back home again, and I've to do it slowly too. It's a pain, but it seems to be working just now. I think a huge part of my problem at the moment is this infection. Once that's gone I'll see how it is.

Emma, tons of good vibes headed your way from me! Hang in there and hopefully the doctor can finally figure out what's wrong and do something for you!

Emma, I'm so sorry to hear this. Lots of good vibes going your way!

Emma, wishing you well, hope that you are feeling better soon .

Emma, lots of "be healthy" vibes coming your way. I hope the tests give you answers that you can deal with effectively, and find wellness again. Thinking of you.

Emma, sending lots of positive energy to you for fighting the infection, and for being strong for the test results. Like you said, once you know what's going on you can get a battle plan.

Emma, it's most certainly not your ego. Of course I noticed! I was just wondering where you were the other day. Sending stong healthy super healthy vibes your way!!!!!!

We certainly have missed you lately, Emma, I'm so sorry you haven't been feeling well. M.E. is such a difficult illness with which to live. I pray this is not your diagnosis and you soon return to perfect health.

While not familiar with M.E. I have heard of CFS. It will be good to finally get a diagnoses of what going on. Take care in the meantime.

Good luck with the tests. I hope all goes well in the mean time. Good vibes to you and if you ever need to talk, let me know.

feel better soon

Crossing my fingers that you'll be feeling better soon! Sammy and Lola are too!

Oh...Emma, I'm so sorry to hear about this.
Darius and me wish you good luck with the tests.

I will pray for you and cross my fingers. I am a Christian and believe in the power of prayer.

Dear Emma,
I'm sorry to hear about this possible diagnosis. I hope you feel better soon. I'll be praying for you.

My best wishes dear Emma... feel better soon!