system: You are Tom Mckeever, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Post Polio message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Ld Walker about "fatigue, recovery".

They wrote:
LW> Well, I've been lurking again, actually I've been lurking for the last
LW> few minutes.  Have been too busy to even log in and lurk for the past
LW> several weeks.
LW> I see there is some activity, but light, sure miss the old crowd that
LW> was here.  Guess as Tom says, most have migrated to the I'net list.  I'm
LW> sure it is a good way to communicate (I do use it) but the group here
LW> seemed to be more close knit and better aquainted.
LW> I would like to hear from others about their experience with the fatigue
LW> and recovery process encountered when a victim of PPS.
LW> I'm curious if others experience the same routine I do.
LW> When I have become fatigued, it seems that even though I have slept for
LW> ten or more hours, I may remain fatigued for several days or more.
LW> Something strange seems to occur when I recover my stamina.  I will have
LW> aching in my legs, a trembling feeling (although the trembling is not
LW> visible), and a weak feeling in the legs.
LW> Within about a twenty to thirty minute period, the symptoms just
LW> disappear.  This may occur in the afternoon after feeling ugh all
LW> morning.  (I still am working full time, although I'm not sure for how
LW> much longer)
LW> How about it? Does anyone else have this seemingly (at least to
LW> me) strange routine of fatigue and recovery?
LW> Tom, please cross post to the I'net list if you would like, I haven't
LW> found the time yet to learn how to post there.
LW>                      Thanks for any info       L.D.
LW>                                                ldwalker@why.net
LW> P.S.  Tom McKeever what is the location of your I'net home page?  I
LW> found it once, but can't seem to locate it again.

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assistant: Greetings, Ld!!
While you were muttering to All, <05/31/96>, you spake thusly:
I know the feeling.. <G>
I think there are a number of folks "lurking" as well, LD, with
everyone waiting for the next guy to say something.. <G>
Me, too - Except i can't get back to sleep unless it's between 3 PM
and 7 PM (for a Nap), then I end up staying up to 1-2+ AM and the durn
cycle strts all over again.. :-(
This is not uncommon.. And, Last night (as fairly often) I got hit
with a Spasm (or Charlie-horse) in my GOOD leg at about 5 AM - One of
those leap-outa-bed, grab-calf and rub-like-he** things.. :-)
Leg still sore this afternoon....
Yup - it is cyclical around here..
Sure will - including the comments i inserted, if OK.. :-)
I DID post the how-to's a few times here in this POST_POLIO Echo - Do
you want me to re-post? - Will do, if needed.. (Or, just let me know
what problems you are experiencing) :-)
The MAIN address is "http://spacecon.net", LD - Links go in all
directions from there and the sub-pages.. <G>
Take care!!
Tom..
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