2002. I am now at the point of the referrals and tests,meds. Using a cane and walker. It through strong will and family I keep going. I refuse to let it define me.

I had an accident at work in 2005.I was run over by a ton and a half roll of paper. It injured my left knee at first. I had surgery and 2 weeks later I went back to the doc for a recheck, that was healing but no one would listen to me about my left butt cheek. I told the doc he was going to look at it whether it was his "thing" or not. I drop my shorts and my cheek was a deep purple. I was rushed to the hospital and into surgery. They took a huge blood clot out. I now have a sunk down hole and sciatica nerve damage. When my gall bladder surgery went bad thats was the proverbial straw that broke the camels back. I now have big full on fibro. I'm not looking forward to winter....ugh

I am so sorry to hear about your Mom ! even tho my mom does not know how to Love me as she does my brother and sister . she is 83 will be 84 in March !and right now she is dealing with liver cancer ,which i believe she will beat it .with GODS MERCY and GRACE !and by the stripes that were put upon OUR LORDS BODY for healing she will win ! BUT anyways i know she may not have much longer on this earth i am preparing myself when she does go to be with the LORD ! i do not know what i will do ! i use to work at a convalescent hospital and i would look at them sleep at times i now see my Mother as i did with them ! so again i am so sorry about your Mother i sounds like you guys were really close and had a lot of love for each other ! for i do not know how that feels ! and then my aunt has bone cancer and my sister has pre cancerous cells in her bowels and is waiting for a double lung transplant ! i mean my whole family could be gone one after another ! sorry i dont know why i am burdening you with this ! well sending you love peace ,joy and oh so many prayers along with GODS GRACE AND MERCY ! always michele

I found out in 2006, but starting feeling the fatigue and aches way before that. I would say in my late 30's. I am now 62.

found out I had it in 1995 how even I had CFS/ME since 1977 No one knew what is was back then.