Hello.
have had a bit of a light bulb moment this week. I am starting to wonder if I might have ME, in a mild form?
I have noticed that I seem to go through cycles of being ok. When I am in a cycle of not being ok, I have the things in my list going on.
Aches. Mainly joints, it hurts to walk up and downstairs. My wrists ache, and I get shooting pains through my long bones. My back aches in a tired muscle sort of way. My pelvis and hips ache like I have been running, even when I am just sitting.
Tired: No matter how I catch up on sleep, or get a normal amount of sleep for me, I feel dog tired. Like jet lag, I feel myself nodding at traffic lights.
Words: I get them mxed up, and use the wrong ones. I start a sentence fine and then it runs away from me and I can't finish it without really concentrating and stumbling through.
Skin: Sore. That's the only way I can describe it, especially over my cheeks and arms.
Sweating: I have days [the bad days] where no matter what I do, I just pour sweat. Only my armpits, but still. Could do without it!
Palpitations: yes. These are there on the down days, at rest. I've had a 24hr tape, it was fine. Naturally I didn't have any during that 24 hrs!! 
Treacle: Feels like I am wading through treacle. Not surprisingly on these down days I am grumpy and horrid mummy 
The thing is the cycle. That's what got me thinking. Yesterday I was great, baked, did crafts, did some plannning for work, tackled some jobs that needed doing [phoning for appointments and stuff like that]. I thought to myself last night, 'OOO you'll pay for this good day tomorrow' and that rang an alarm bell. I shouldn't be thinking like that should I?
I went to town for a 6 hour shopping trip, and seriously I had to go to bed for 2 days afterwards.
What do you think?
BTW, I am very unlikely to be anaemic, and I have had thyroid checked in the past.
Have Dr's appointment tomorrow. Will he think I'm a moaning bored mum who whould loose weight and get out more? I'm scared of getting the 
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Could I have [mild] ME?
Christmastreedelivery · 14/12/2010 21:19
Hope you have that wrapping done Solo?
Hello shirley123, thanks for the info. Will look into the pharmaton.
I didn't go for my bloods 
. It's my own fault was up late wrapping and watching tv. I just couldn't get out of bed. Today I feel like I have been hit by a bus. Sore throat again, aching bones [forearms, shins and wrists mainly] and just so out of it.
Jet lag for Christmas. Great. Feel really very sad at what I am missing, and what they [dc's] are missing because I need to be there to whip up the atmosphere. Family are coming tonight so I need to make it happen or they will think I am a horrible misery.
Hope everyone else is in a good place 
Well now that's great isn't it NiceCage? Do you think the reduced recovery is down to pacing?
still doing ok, although low level aching wrists are part of life at the moment.
Have done some lesson planning today, blooming 5 hours actually, but it's done. I can now be free of niggly worry until instensive work period of 12hr days and nights starting at the weekend.
Well, no worries......not counting money, health, kids, relationships.......
But yes, my pressing urgent jobs are done, bar one. I can do that later [see me pacing, see that? Hmm?]
HI all. Happy New Year!
Hope you feel better soon soon soon Solo. How is dd with her itches? Hope they have improved.
Hope all who were around the thread and gave me so much support, a wonderful, paced, restful and calm 2011!
Am jiggered after the long days but won't take that as a sign of the year to come
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