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From the Bedside to the Outdoors: Green Girl Goes Green Again
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- No date given
Summary
Green Girl, an environmental scientist with chronic fatigue syndrome, was infected with Ross River virus in 2009. She relapsed after feeling over it and was forced to stop working, and was mostly bedbound at her worst. She credits pacing, graded exercise, meditation and yoga, supplements, juicing, diet and a positive outlook, and now says she is almost recovered and able to lead a normal lifestyle.
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What they tried
Credits Alternative therapies, Diet, Mind-body practices, Pacing, Supplements, Graded exercise / graded activity, Meditation, yoga, breathwork, Pacing and the energy envelope.
What they credit
Also tried
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Diet · Mind-body practices · Pacing · Supplements
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; the account doesn’t give enough times to place each step. Hover a point to see what happened and what they link it to. Open dots mark a change they link to a treatment, orange ones a setback. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ross River virus infection, gradual flu-like onset | Not stated | |
| 2010 | felt she was over the illness and had started a new job | Near normal | |
| 12 mo | relapsed, forced to stop working | Moderate | |
| at her worst | mostly bedbound, could read only small amounts at a time | Severe | |
| — | recovery with pacing, graded exercise, meditation and supplements | Not stated | Pacing and the energy envelope |
| — | almost recovered, able to lead a normal lifestyle | Recovered |
Symptoms mentioned
Symptoms: Anxiety & low mood, Brain fog, Flu-like symptoms, Gut problems, POTS & dysautonomia.
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