Experiences with

Mollaret's meningitis

Hi, everyone! I was admitted to the hospital on March 11 and diagnosed with Streptococcal Bacterial Meningitis and hospitalized for 17 days. Just released last Thursday. This was all brought on by an ear infection that I guess turned into meningitis. I had all the tests and scans and was told I was lucky

Hi, I'm looking to connect or share experiences with anyone who has had multiple cases of meningitis and is currently at risk of meningitis due to a csf leak? My csf leak is from a traumatic injury and I've had 3 surgical attempts to fix the leak. I've had 2 cases of meningitis, and both were before

hi there I have found lots of comfort in hearing I am not alone! I am 31 years old and I got viral meningitis in October 2023. I took the rest of the year off work (I am a teacher) and thought going back to school at the end of January was plenty time recovery. Over the time off; my headaches everyday

Hi when I was 17 I got VM and they had problems with the lumbar puncture they used 4 different lengths of needles and were not able to get in. I was put in some type of x-ray thing so they could see inside. It worked right away. The pain I had was in my head my neck and my spine. I felt like I was dying

Hi, I'm 4 months into my viral meningitis journey and seem to be really struggling with a few lingering symptoms. I have daily headaches which vary in severity but my main issue is the nausea and sickness and lack of appetite. For a good 3 months now I am finding it so difficult to eat as I have no appetite

Hello everyone, last week I was finally diagnosed with viral meningitis. I had been experiencing fever, headaches, and various other typical meningitis symptoms for four weeks already. I suspected it was meningitis, but the doctors didn't recognize my symptoms because they weren't severe enough and the

Sunday I brought my 2 year old into the emergency room due to vomiting and fever. We were sent home. I returned two hours later with an unresponsive limp child. Long story short she has sepsis as a result of bacterial meningitis. She’s now on Day 3 or 4. They are treating the meningitis (and have been

I’m in hospital currently with viral meningitis I came in Monday morning (4days ago) with a severe headache that sold had for two days and knew want right, day two after a lumber puncture I was told I had viral meningitis. Today I was told I also was showing in my results signs of bacterial meningitis

Good Afternoon Ladies - I just wanted to check in if anyone has had the meningitis vaccine and then had an increase in their CA125.

Do CLL patients who have never had meningitis vaccine need two doses? I am asking about the meningitis vaccine for strains ACWY, such as Menactra, not the Hib/MenC vaccine. It looks like two doses are recommended based on google search but my Dr did not mention getting a second dose.

I have had VM, unfortunately the virus was not a usual strain so I did not respond to any IV treatments they usually give to VM patients. I had to fight it myself with a temp of 40.2. How long will the headaches last? Been in hospital 3 weeks only recently discharged and scared for the future .Any advice

What are your thoughts on stress being a trigger for a viral infection and triggering viral meningitis and M.E? Do you think stress plays a contributing factor?

I had viral meningitis 33 years ago which resulted in the amputation of my left leg, below the knee. My question is, can people start having issues with their brain years later as a result of the VM years before?

Has anyone had heart issues after meningitis? I had meningitis/encephalitis and I’m having sharp chest pains that are not going away but all results come back normal... I’m so stumped. I’m pretty sure it’s not acid reflux. Any thoughts would be great!

Has anyone experienced a sonic boom type sensation followed by a headache two weeks after having viral meningitis? I don’t know how to properly describe the sensation other than it seemed as if my brain went into hyper speed while the rest of the world and my body stayed in place. The pain was immense

Hi, has anyone else suffered from bad memory recall/bad short term memory since having VM? I was diagnosed with VM back in March 2019 and the Dr’s were brilliant from time of admission they queried Meningitis and even said they weren’t sure if it was Bacterial or Viral (never heard of Viral before until

My husband’s first trip to the ER was on July 15, 2020 and was diagnosed July 28 with aseptic meningitis. He’s still recovering without many answers. Now his adult son was diagnosed August 28. They had worked together right before my husband’s first trip to the ER. We don’t know the cause of this besides

hi, I have chronic meningiris..this is my 5 th month, I suffer from all sorts of pain and chronic migraines and headaches. anyone with chronic meningitis?

Hi my baby has meningitis and has been hospitalized for a week and two days now...she is eating and drinking but refuses to move her body and always cries out for pain in her feet anytime its touched or moved...how long does it take to recover from meningitis when will she be able to sit up and move

hi this summer i had bacterial meningitis.It was a terrible thing, and it all started with otitis that doctors in my town couldn't find.When I was in hospital I was in a very bad condition I had headache neck pain fever and I was almost in coma.My treatment lasted 2 months.Now 6 months after meningitis