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The flu like aching pain all over my body, but especially in my lower extremities and the weakness that confines me to a recliner or the bed are the most limiting symptoms and the ones I would want to get rid of first. Before getting the flu on 12/28/09 I work full-time as an RN and rode a bicycle 200 miles a week for fun! The post exertional malaise (PEM) worsens my condition each time my symptoms remit enough to where I think I can be up and do something as simple as preparing my own meal and folding laundry, I crash! I think the next worst symptom is the constant sweats that leave me drenched and suffering chills. It's a never ending battle all day and my home looks like a Chinese laundry with wet pajamas hanging out to dry!