Increasing Fatigue
Original Post: How far does one regress or lose strength? For the last 8 years I've been going downhill. I just keep losing stamina and getting weaker. Will it ever stop?
Dr. Bruno’s Response: Because I don’t know you, all I can say is that our research finds that polio survivors either plateau or actually get better when they listen to their bodies and, I hate to say it again, "Conserve to Preserve."
Certainly a sleep study for increased fatigue would be a first step as would blood work to rule out any other problem. If you're walking, what about buying an inexpensive pedometer to measure your steps and see if you're over 1500 per day?
Look at the series of articles under the topic “Fatigue” in the Index of the Encyclopedia of Polio and PPS.