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Not from England, but with meningitis expirience

Hello! I'm not from England so please don't mind my speeling our poor language. I am a mother of a 16 month old boy who was released from a hospital one week...

Hello! I'm not from England so please don't mind my speeling our poor language. ...

•6 years ago

Autoimmune meningitis

Hi! I'm new to this place but not to meningitis IRL. :P I've had it for years to and fro, a year ago I got to know that it's due to Sjogrens and after avaiting...

Hi! I'm new to this place but not to meningitis IRL. :P I've had it for years to...

•6 years ago

Constant Migraines

Since 2002 I have suffered from, and my very being suffers from 24 hour a day migraines. It took me 3 years to get pain management. I was to the point of just...

Since 2002 I have suffered from, and my very being suffers from 24 hour a day mi...

•6 years ago

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Hi everyone I have just discovered this site whilst looking for something to convince me I am not going completely insane! I was diagnosed with viral...

Hi everyone I have just discovered this site whilst looking for something to con...

•6 years ago

Wife in hospital

My wife was admitted to hospital two days ago with suspected BM, not diagnosed yet as waiting for results from LP, although they have her on antibiotics at the...

My wife was admitted to hospital two days ago with suspected BM, not diagnosed y...

•6 years ago

Viral Meningitis twice how is this possible?

In 2003 I was struck down with Viral Meningitis and in hospital for 10 days. They told me it was the Herpes Simplex virus that had caused the Meningitis but I...

In 2003 I was struck down with Viral Meningitis and in hospital for 10 days. Th...

•7 years ago

Changes to the brain

Hi so it's near a year since I contracted BM.. Six weeks in ICU and few days induced. I am now on medication to prevent headaches and also for damage to...

Hi so it's near a year since I contracted BM.. Six weeks in ICU and few days ind...

•7 years ago

Tb in brain

My mom is 67 year old,she is suffering from Tb in brain, Tb medication is going on,is she can recover the normal life after treatment?

My mom is 67 year old,she is suffering from Tb in brain, Tb medication is going ...

•7 years ago

Aftermath of viral meningitis

It's been two years but the nightmare doesn't seem to come to an end. It all started with on and off fever.It went on for a month and then i was diagnosed...

It's been two years but the nightmare doesn't seem to come to an end. It all st...

•7 years ago

Neck pain after VM

My VM symptoms started 8/6 with the crushing headache that felt like it was going to end my life. Followed by about 7 doctors who just kept telling me I had a...

My VM symptoms started 8/6 with the crushing headache that felt like it was goin...

•7 years ago

Recovery??

My daughter is 5 and got meningitis b has been treated for 5 days now. Still getting spikes in temp ect but stays awake no longer then 30 mins with a 3/4 hr...

My daughter is 5 and got meningitis b has been treated for 5 days now. Still get...

•7 years ago

Hey there :)

My boyfriend was diagnosed with Bacterial Meningitis in February of this year. After spending 9days in hospital he was released having to remember how to...

My boyfriend was diagnosed with Bacterial Meningitis in February of this year. A...

•7 years ago

Bacterial Meningitis - My story

I contracted bacterial meningitis as the result of an ear infection. Scans revealed that I had a defect in the tegmen typani and the bacteria had passed...

I contracted bacterial meningitis as the result of an ear infection. Scans reve...

•7 years ago

2 months VM now chronic fatigue

So 2 months post VM and now suffer chronic fatigue. I have to keep working as I'm a single mum ,self employed. I use all my energy to work. So no social life....

So 2 months post VM and now suffer chronic fatigue. I have to keep working as I'...

•7 years ago

Viral meningitis and swollen optic nerve

Hi I recently had a very bad headache, sensitive scalp, fever and vomiting. The head sensitivity I can best describe as feeling like bad sunburn across my...

Hi I recently had a very bad headache, sensitive scalp, fever and vomiting. The ...

•7 years ago

Viral meningitis after effects

Hi, I had been diagnosed with Viral Meningitis in Aug-17. Everything is OK now except sometimes I have been suffer from headache. During Viral Meningitis...

Hi, I had been diagnosed with Viral Meningitis in Aug-17. Everything is OK now e...

•7 years ago

run 1

I have just done my first run with Jo Whilst it was good. I admit my run was more a very fast walk but hey ho it's a start.

I have just done my first run with Jo Whilst it was good. I admit my run was mor...

•7 years ago

Bacterial meningitis C (even though immunised) and after effects for 7 year old boy

Hello my boy had BM strain C. He was put into a medically induced coma on the 12th July, out of PICU on the 19th and discharged from hospital two and a half...

Hello my boy had BM strain C. He was put into a medically induced coma on the 12...

•7 years ago

Persistent cough after meningitis?

Hi, I had meningitis when I was 4, I'm almost 22 now but my immune system is still really weak. I was in hospital for a couple of months with it and made a...

Hi, I had meningitis when I was 4, I'm almost 22 now but my immune system is sti...

•7 years ago

Afraid

I have just been diagnosed with VM for the 3rd time since 2013. I pretend I am getting better to my friends and family but that is not how I feel. Panic sets...

I have just been diagnosed with VM for the 3rd time since 2013. I pretend I am ...

•7 years ago

Group B Strep meningitis

Hi folks, have just found this page so this is my first post. I wanted to share our story.. My daughter was diagnosed with meningitis at 8 days old, due to...

Hi folks, have just found this page so this is my first post. I wanted to share ...

•7 years ago

1 week post VM

Hello, for some reason I thought since I did not have bacterial meningitis that I would heal faster. I own 2 businesses and travel to Ghana, Africa with teams...

Hello, for some reason I thought since I did not have bacterial meningitis that ...

•7 years ago

Joint swelling after viral meningitis

Hi everyone, I believe I had viral meningitis about a month ago. I thought it was the flu and by the time I realized it could be meningitis (severe...

Hi everyone, I believe I had viral meningitis about a month ago. I thought it ...

•7 years ago

Balance Issue ! Post VM 2016 July

Hi there, I am VM post 2016 July, I just found out today from my physio therapist, that I have mild balance problems. I can't be more specific right now, it...

Hi there, I am VM post 2016 July, I just found out today from my physio therapi...

•7 years ago

VM symptom flare up 1 year on!

Hi guys so today i have spent the day in a&e with head pain nausea hypersesitivty to light colours enviroment, im having difficulty focusing brain fog and...

Hi guys so today i have spent the day in a&e with head pain nausea hypersesitivt...

•7 years ago

Alice's story newborn

My Daugher Sophie had her second baby on 14 th August . On their first day home Sophie became ill. She was admitted into hospital and was diagnosed with acute...

My Daugher Sophie had her second baby on 14 th August . On their first day home ...

•7 years ago

Emotional changes after bacterial meningitis

Hi In February I got bacterial meningitis. I was in hospital for 9 days and was sent home with severe headaches. The headaches are better now but my emotions...

Hi In February I got bacterial meningitis. I was in hospital for 9 days and was...

•7 years ago

Waiting for results

My niece of 13 years old is in a coma from yesterday. She is in hospital in London, I believe in good care. Apparently she showed symptoms of flu and headache...

My niece of 13 years old is in a coma from yesterday. She is in hospital in Lond...

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•7 years ago

Better in 8-10 days? Um no doc

Im so thankful for this site and the information I read. Every doctor I see repeats "well you should be over viral meningitis in 8-10 days." From the beginning...

Im so thankful for this site and the information I read. Every doctor I see repe...

•7 years ago

Update on previous Post - Viral Meningitis

Hi All I had a blip and was sent back to hospital Friday (by my g.p via ambulance ) due to being in agony with the back of my head , dizziness and nausea ....

Hi All I had a blip and was sent back to hospital Friday (by my g.p via ambulanc...

•7 years ago

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