the doctor thinks i have M.E will my life ever be the same again??

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i think that sort of says it all. I feel trapped in this body at the moment unable to do the day to day things i've always done. am i ever going to feel healthy again?? its really getting me down now.

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xx

Sorry I cant give u the answers u need as ME is so varied from person to person. But u need to think positively. U r not alone, there r support groups that can help, I'm sure online there r ME forums that u can identify with and gain strength from. Some times getting a diagnosis is better than not knowing, least now u know its nothing more sinister and u can gain the support in the right direction. I know it seems hopeless at the minute but it wont always be that way x

I was diagnosed with CFS/ME this month and feel just as you do. Trapped and zombiefied. I became ill last October following flu. It really floored me and I just didn't recover. I think though I've been battling with this for years but it took the flu to stop me in my tracks so to speak. Now I spend most days pretty much housebound and beat myself up mentally because I just can't do the things that I once could. I feel like a terrible mum because I cant cook and clean like I used to. Every morning when I get up I feel as though I have the hangover from hell(without actually having had any alcohol) and I spend the first two hours of my day staring into space before I can even think about doing anything. I could go on all day about the symptoms and the hurdles. However what I really want to say is that you are not alone. Even though having ME is a very lonely place to be x

There's a long thread here with some useful messages and weblinks.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/general_health/1105040-Could-I-have-mild-ME