recurring symptoms

[SarahLion]

I had spinal meningitis when I was nine years old in the spring of 1971. I remember the aches and pain and headaches and spinal pain. And the disorientation and fever. The strange thing is I still have these symptoms reoccuring on a milder level all through the intervening years. It might be milder but it still stops me working/functioning.

No one else seems to have recurring symptoms. I feel that the bacterial infection still rears its head when I am tired or stressed.

anyone know about this? Anyone else had this?

[SarahLion]

It has just been pointed out to me that there is such a thing as recurring meningitis, called Mollaret's Meningitis. But the Menigitis Support line told me they dont' know anyone who has recurring symptoms. ?!!??*!*!

[Lesleyandjoe]

Hi Sarah, my son had pneumococcal meningitis as a baby and since he turned about eleven he has had recurring headaches, sometimes dizziness and dislike of lights, almost daily. It's definitely worse with stress as he has less episodes at the weekend. He takes Pizotifen now which helps. I have queried several times to Doctors whether it could be to do with the meningitis. They always say no but my gut instinct says it is...

[IRHONDA]

I think after both v.m. and b.m. leave you a different person than you were before most of us suffer from one thing or another and the strength and fatigue you notice is never the same, and if I do get run down and my immune system is low I get it back so my doctor tells me I am not to stress. its easy to say than do... keep reading all the posts , as there is nothing better than educating yourself , also something that helps one person can help another sometimes too, I do hope you stay well and look after yourself well specially the immune system google how to do that xxx