Lately I have not been feeling myself. I have almost NO appetite and hardly eat anything all day. I am totally un-motivated to get stuff done. I feel like I have no muscle strength, barely enough to carry Dallen around. I have almost daily headaches and backaches. And all I wanna do is sleep, ALL the time. A lot of these are symptoms of depression but I knew that wasn’t it. How could I possibly be depressed when I have such a wonderful life? So, I went on WebMD to try and diagnose myself and this is what I came up with. I have every single symptom of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): “tender lymph nodes in the neck, muscle pain, joint pain without redness or swelling, forgetfulness, memory loss, confusion or difficulty concentrating, headaches that are different from other headaches you have had in the past”, and the biggest one for me “un-refreshing sleep (waking up feeling tired or not rested).” The symptoms are known to last for as long as 6 months. There are no known cures for CFS. There known causes. Although, I have a pretty good idea of how I may have gotten it. Meet my trouble maker:
Chewing on a piece of Mommy's candle holder...Instead of his binky
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Using the bumbo as a stool to get into Mommy's computer bag...And then, the busted face
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Climbing on the TV box...Busted face
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My attempt at mascara with a monkey on my back...Literally
Gotta love this kid :)
Thursday, September 3, 2009
CFS
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I'm so sorry to hear that you have CFS. But Dallen is so cute, how can he be trouble? This post made me laugh out loud - Dallen you are just too funny!
First, D is a riot...a cute riot!
Second, pick a night soon (except tonight or Saturday) and let me watch him, please! You guys can go out...or stay in and rest. Let me know.
Love this little guy!! Sure do miss him!! Thanks for being an amazing mom, he can't say thanks but I sure can!!!
Hi Jacki,
I was diagnosed with CFS in 1996 when I was still working at Crown Valley School - I ended up being referred to an allergist through Pam Wright - do you remember her? The allergist ran tests on me and I started getting allergy shots which helped immensely. Raising a beautiful young baby like Dallen can be so hard and I'm sure that's contributing to your exhaustion but see your doctor and have him run some tests - an allergist might help.
Good luck.
Holly Kemp hck48@aol.com
Be careful, Jacki with self diagnosis! There are so many ailments out there with similar symptoms. Leave the diagnosing to the professionals! Take care of yourself!
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