Reading Time: 8 minutesDiscover what life looks like after I recovered from rolling PEM. From pain reduction to cognitive clarity, Part 3 of my recovery story reveals how I reclaimed stability and joy.
Category: MECFS
How I Got Out of Rolling PEM: Part 2
Reading Time: 27 minutesIn these blog posts, I will tell you how I got into rolling PEM and what it did to my health and well-being (part 1). I will share how I got out of rolling PEM with the help of pacing, heart rate monitoring, and other strategies (part 2). I will also share with you how […]
How I Escaped the Horror of Rolling PEM: Part 1
Reading Time: 9 minutesIn these blog posts, I will tell you how I got into rolling PEM and what it did to my health and well-being (part 1). I will share how I managed to get out of rolling PEM with the help of pacing, heart rate monitoring, and other strategies (part 2). I will also share with […]
How I Escaped the Horror of Rolling PEM
Reading Time: 2 minutesHello, and welcome to my blog. In this series, I want to share my experience with rolling PEM, how I overcame it, and how my quality of life improved. If you are unfamiliar with the term, PEM stands for post-exertional malaise, a core symptom of ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome). It is a severe worsening […]
Rolling PEM: What It Is and How to Avoid It
Reading Time: 4 minutesIf you have ME/CFS or Long COVID, you may be familiar with the term post-exertional malaise (PEM), which refers to the worsening of symptoms after physical or mental activity that would not have caused a problem before illness. [1]Symptoms of ME/CFS | Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome …. https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/symptoms-diagnosis/symptoms.html Accessed 3/19/2023. PEM can last for days, […]