My story begins in June 2004. As I write this, it is more than a year later. And, as with many RHS sufferers, my story continues.

I am an Early Childhood teacher and had just begun my summer vacation. I had made plans to GET IN SHAPE, and lose the weight that Hypothyroidism and Early Menopause had zapped me with over the past years. I was totally motivated to succeed in that goal and return to work a new woman! Little did I know that I was to be zapped again, out of nowhere.

First I was diagnosed with a sinus related condition, since I was experiencing horrific, debilitating left ear pain, swollen gland and a sore throat. Then BP occurred, and that became the diagnosis. As my husband and I researched BP, we came across a site that referred to RHS. I read the symptoms and thought that it sounded like what I was experiencing, except, I had no herpetic blisters. As I read more about RHS, I flat out decided that there was NO WAY that I was going have THAT! The doctor said BP and I just pushed it out of my mind. But the thought kept creeping back in, and nearly 4 month later, I was correctly diagnosed with RHS.

Although I had visited this site a few times to read diaries and posts, I never became a member until 3/2005. This site has taught me so much and the support has been the greatest. I want to thank those who encouraged me to try to retrace the past to write my diary

Unlike some other members, I can’t figure out why I got RHS. It really hit out of the blue. I hadn’t been under stress. I’m pretty healthy. But, I guess for some, RHS just happens!

Here is my story, or at least as much as I can recall. Some days or weeks are a bit foggy, as I try to remember…

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