Chronic illness would defiantly be a big factor for survivors, almost an added bonus level to the 'survival of the fittest.'
Seems my own chronic health issue is giving me fits the last couple weeks - nothing serious, recurring bouts of mono, but a problem nonetheless. A nice big fuck you to the germies in my system that demand I sleep at least 8-9 hours a nght, wake up feeling exhausted, and need to have enough energy to drive home from work without falling asleep behind the wheel.
No, please, make yourself at home. It's not as if I have plans to workout as often as possible or finally get around to some of my other goals.
My opinion, not a diagnosis, but it sounds like sleep apnea. I have/had sleep apnea. Same symptoms. I could sleep for 9+ hours a night and still wake up more exhausted than I was the day before. It took everything that I had just to make it through the day, so I could crash when I got home. I was constantly tired, sick, grumpy. I suffered for 4 years before I finally got a sleep test done. Just my 2 cents.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to look into that. My last test showed highly elevated levels of ebstein barr antibodies, meaning a current or recent relapse of mono. I thought you only suffered the symptoms once, but alas, that is not the case. Oh well, there are worse things to suffer through.
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