Hi JK,
Regarding the symptoms that I had before my transplant. At 28 years old I had mononucleosis, the following year I had a relapse and was off work for a month. When I retired from working for the State of Michigan in Foster Care; I had a mild heart attack, but also had another bout of mono, Epstein Barr, or whatever it’s called that lasted for 14 months (basically sleeping 16 hours day) until one morning I woke up and it was gone. I felt like Rip Van Winkle after that amount of time. In a short time however (about six weeks) I was hospitalized for Hepatic encephalopathy. It was so severe, that when they asked me my name, who was president, and what year it was, all I knew was my name. The long and short of it, is that it’s hard to say where one began and ended. Or if there was a ‘melding’ or overlap at different stages. I was very sick before my transplant; and now have had my current symptoms since the transplant in 2015. Without any self pity whatsoever, I have not felt good since I retired in November 2010. Just for laughs and giggles, I also badly broke my back requiring surgery in two stages (spinal fusion) just after 2013. I had just bought a house after my wife of thirty years divorced me when I became ill. I was lifting something much too heavy for me and broke it. I keep my sense of humor and plod on, but I hope that there is an answer for what I am feeling now. Thanks to all who have written, wonderful people one and all!