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viral meningitis at the age of 14 am now 25 never informed about any after affects please help??

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hello great people iam george valdez 25 years old and was diagnosed with viral meningitis at the age of 14 on easter of the year 2006 and fell into a coma for 3 days. i was not informed of after effects but have always been worried .after the illness i recover'd slowly .could not walk for 2 or 3 days if i can remember clearly. i didnt feel the same for some reason but was not warned of after affects . i got back to my life as normal but didn't notice i was affected with after effects as normal is i got back to doing what i loved best physical activitys but oh boy when i was through being active and as i was being active i would get tired fast but i kept pushing it as the man iam. after activitys i would feel nautious dizzy and vary bad mind granes that made me barf . this lasted up until about 16 years old because i have not been able to no longer gain the mental andphysical strength to keep working out . i am 25 years old now and am varyworried about my health the effects still seem to linger and i cant do much in life without somthing dragging me down .am i still being under after effects long term possibly life lasting .my body seems too be getting more weak??? i also feel it did attack my nervious system because i believe it interupted my growth spirt , i have no beared and am getting curious about my growth did it affect it??? can sombody please explain???thanks

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