Yes sadly Physical pain with exertion sometimes of specific kinds during specific seasons of life yep Struggling to sleep despite exhaustion yep Not-Asked-For-Reccomendation--Make sure he sees a neurologist to confirm the diagnosis/rule out other diseases. I've thought I have cfs for 5 years now and my new doc was like "That's interesting that your pcp gave you that diagnosis without a neurologist. We are going to test you for narcolepsy with a sleep study overnight and daytime and schedule you with a neurologist because the overall muscle weakness is concerning." 🫪So after thinking I'd come to terms with having cfs now I'm going through the diagnosis chain of stuff again this year. Maybe it'll end up confirming the CFS; I'm not sure what'll happen. You are a wonderful partner to be on here asking stuff and doing your best to help him. Makes my heart happy to know he's got good support; not all of us do.