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Lyssa's CEBV Diary - lyssandes's diary
View Profile This is intended to log my battle with CEBV.



My week
Apr 13 2008

Beginning three weeks ago, I had a two week period where I was feeling almost human again.  At first, I still took it easy.  I was careful to not over do and get plenty of rest.  However, I continued to feel better, so I stepped it up a notched.  Then life became demanding and I went even further.  Weekend befor last, I developed a sore throat and an ear ache.  Even with this, I continued on.  All last week, I began to run low grade fevers again and feeling quite nasty at times.  The fatigue would hit ramdomly.  I would find myself pulling my way up the stairs at work and feeling like I wasn't going to make it.  The internal tremors came back in full force. 

 During that week, life went haywire.  Work became incredibly demanding.  I was even bringing home work, causing me to work 10-16 hour days and on the weekends.  The homelife became stressed.  I was basically told that I should stay in my room (I live with "family" at the moment), help clean the house more, but I could come out and eat dinner with them on occasion.  My finances are stressed right now.  For some reason this week, the people that I live with have been staying up late (until 3 or 4 in the morning.  They watch movies with the surround sound on and laugh/talk very loudly.  I have issues getting to sleep and staying that way.  I would get to sleep really late and then up at 4:30 am to go to work.  So, I pushed myself to get everything  done.   BIG MISTAKE!

Friday, at work, I began feeling poorly.  As the day went on, it became worse.  By the time that evening rolled around, I was done for.  My whole body ached.  My eye lashes even hurt.  I could barely walk and was quite incoherant.  I went to bed early but then woke with night sweats, sick on my stomach and raging fevers all night.  Saturday, I slept all day.  I was suppose to go out Saturday night.  I was so excited.  I hadn't been out anywhere in such a long time.  I had to cancel. 

Today, Sunday, I'm still very tired, running fevers and just feel all around funky.  I'm almost at my wits end...maybe I'll be more positive tomorrow. 





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so sorry
written by bisja, April 17, 2008
so sorry to hear this, I know how you feel and it stinks. You will have better days, for now try to take it easy and rest, I know rest, rest, rest the words get sickening.
I feel your pain
written by Ree, April 19, 2008
Hi I have been suffering from EBV for years,I have had many up and downs, I thought I had CFS up until recently when I found out that I just have the Epstein-Barr virus. I been at the mercy of EBV... you feel like it controls your life. I felt very touched by your diary entry, I was wondering if you considered having a B-complex shot, I recently started seeing an EBV specialist and recieved this shot so far I haven't had any drastic change but was told that a shot once a week can bring the levels of EBV down. Now that I know this I would like to share it with people who suffer as do I. Best wishes to you... remain positive in times of pain.
To Ree:For Years How Many Years
written by Nese67, July 06, 2008
You've had this for years..that scares me..how many years?Did yours start out as Mono?
Gosh I hope you feel better soon I'm so sorry.
I'm at 14 months.
Denise

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