Concrete Work with CFS?

[Davsey27]

Hello all

Recently I left Atlanta and drove to Colorado near the grand junction area.

I stayed in a low emf housing campground and didn't notice much improvement in my cfs

Down south earlier in the summer visiting near Pensacola Florida seemed to feel better as there was
more sunshine and longer daylight hours

Anyways the man knows a friend who hires people for concrete and said the job is on your feet for 8 hrs 5 days a week.I told him I have a bit of CFS

He says if you want to do this job you.can stay
and of you are trying to apply for disability you can go back to Atlanta or Ethiopia

He said this may be God's plan.for you working outdoors and exercising

While the man who is 80 seemed nice he is old school and im not sure if he is aware of cfs and work limitation



Any advice would be appreciated

Thanks guys and gals

 

[gbells]

Nobody with SEIDS (CFS) could do that job. Most can't even do part time work. The supervisor also sounds like a jerk with that comment about you moving to Ethiopia. Also, if you are going to file for disability then working will automatically disqualify you.

 

[L'engle]

It sounds very risky. A physically demanding job like that could make your condition much worse. Taking a job that is too demanding could rob you of your ability to do part time work in the future. And I agree with gbells, that boss sounds like a creep. He will probably keep making remarks like that and treat you poorly. I would hold out for a better situation.

 

[gbells]

It sounds very risky. A physically demanding job like that could make your condition much worse. Taking a job that is too demanding could rob you of your ability to do part time work in the future. And I agree with gbells, that boss sounds like a creep. He will probably keep making remarks like that and treat you poorly. I would hold out for a better situation.

Most likely if you have SEIDs your condition is going to get worse. You may become sensitive to light and sound and get increasing fatigue. If you can get disability then you can work part time if you have the energy. If not then you'll still be ok because of the insurance. Also file for section 8 and/or public housing. It can take years of fighting to get the disability award.

 

[L'engle]

My condition worsened ten years ago after a relatively short stint at a full time job that was less physically demanding than working with concrete but had a lot of overtime. By the time you've over worked and burnt out it can be too late so it's best to be a bit careful and stick with part-time work that does not entail hard physical labor. I know that is not always easy to get but the long term consequences of taking a hard job can be really terrible.

 

[gbells]

My condition worsened ten years ago after a relatively short stint at a full time job that was less physically demanding than working with concrete but had a lot of overtime. By the time you've over worked and burnt out it can be too late so it's best to be a bit careful and stick with part-time work that does not entail hard physical labor. I know that is not always easy to get but the long term consequences of taking a hard job can be really terrible.

It's hard for healthy people to appreciate the profound energy deficit that SEIDs patients have.

 

[Wishful]

I stayed in a low emf housing campground and didn't notice much improvement in my cfs

Did that lack of improvement change your belief in EMF sensitivity?

As for concrete work, that's really hard on the body. I predict you'd get severe PEM after the first day, and be unable to work after that. Whether the PEM would last a day or several months would only be determined by doing it and suffering.

 

[Davsey27]

Did that lack of improvement change your belief in EMF sensitivity?

As for concrete work, that's really hard on the body. I predict you'd get severe PEM after the first day, and be unable to work after that. Whether the PEM would last a day or several months would only be determined by doing it and suffering.

Hello Mrs Wishful

The lack of improvement led me to believe that perhaps
a tropical environment may be more suitable for my darker skin than a northern latitude as I tend to feel better in places like Louisiana and Florida when it's not too humid.I think this has to do with the electrons from the gulf.Perhaps there is more to CFS then being in a good environment but I believe it is still a major factor.As for Emf sensitivity I still feel less zapped when I am away from wireless signals.

Appreciate it Mrs Wishful

 

[JES]

Environment can absolutely make a big difference. I notice a difference in symptoms every summer compared to winter, so clearly for me it's not the location itself, rather the climate. Regarding concrete work, if you get PEM from exercise or muscle work, it would literally be the worst thing you can do. I suppose you don't have this type of PEM since otherwise you wouldn't even contemplate the idea. I don't get any muscle PEM, so I could perhaps do this type of work if it wasn't for the autonomic dysfunction.

 

[Dechi]

This kind of job is, in my humble opinion, absolutely impossible to manage if you have ME, even for someone with mild ME. Even if you were totally recovered, I would be afraid you would relapse doing that job.

 

[Davsey27]

Curious between teaching kids English 3-4hrs a day in Mexico and doing under the table part time landscaping under the table, near phoenix arizona which would would be easier for someone with CFS while reapplying for social security,?

Thank you ladies and gents