I have every symptom in the book, cannot work and am limited in doing much of anything. Used to be VERY active. What I can say is that I believe there is hope . The difficulty comes in defining what recovery actually is. Some patients recover to the point that they can resume work and other activities, but continue to experience or periodic symptoms.
Some patients recover completely with time, and some grow progressively worse.
CFS often follows a cyclical course, alternating between periods of illness and relative well-being. It's probably safe to assume that the course of Fibromyalgia is similar. But to a certain extent, definitions of recovery are as individual as the patients who desperately want to feel better. For me, recovery is not a simple idea. My condition has improved somewhat in recent years, but I don't consider myself recovered.