I got MECFS from mono. I had mono walking pneumonia and a UTI that nearly became sepsis and doctors didn’t treat me for 3.5 months because they thought I was faking. I was a teen at the time and was still required to go to school even when I was passing out and coughing nonstop. (This was pre-covid).
I ended up getting MECFS and fibromyalgia because of my doctors ignorance and belief that a teenage girl just HAD to be lying. It’s all their fault and I’ll never forgive them.
I also have fibromyalgia from my mono being untreated because my doctor was convinced it was just “anxiety” - it took an urgent care doctor 30 seconds to recognize and give me a mono test (though this was 7 months into untreated mono at that point) Mono cleared up and then eventually turned into fibromyalgia. I just try not to think about it most days because it infuriates me so much.
Hugs 🫂 it is so rough out there especially as a woman trying to get medical care. No one should have to deal with illnesses caused by medical malpractice and neglect and yet here we are.
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u/Secret_Emotion7507 11h ago
Now dealing with Long Covid /cfs / mcas