I didn't notice til today that it's almost a full month since my first appointment with the internist. Well, the doctor confirmed today that I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), though if I'm lucky it might not be too chronic. Apparently there's decent hope for recovery when people have had it less than a few years.
Again the visit was very short, but he got straight to the point and told us that next he'd inform my GP (huisarts) of the diagnosis, and she would coordinate my future treatment. He mentioned physiotherapy I think (in Dutch), which looks like it focuses on managing symptoms and preventing deterioration instead of trying to "cure" CFS.
I did my volunteer work yesterday after a three week vacation due to Easter Day 2 and the boss going on vacation. I was able to handle it alright, but had to do too much walking to get there and back. The good bus stop is still closed, and now a couple blocks around the building are fenced off, and I had to walk even more to get around it. I woke up twice last night, first with a leg cramp and then with a shoulder cramp. I didn't even know shoulders could cramp, much less while sleeping :-P
I've been too wiped out to go to the library, so I've been looting my fiance's collection of Dutch books. I started reading his old Garfield books, which use Dutch in a more informal and conversational way. They're still fun :-)
No comments:
Post a Comment