I was 12, just had my first menses, and developed a typical sore throat/fever illness. The only difference was I was fatigued. About a month later, had
joint stiffness and
pain in my knee. Slowly the pain involved my hands/feet, elbows, and neck joints. About two months into the illness, I developed Bells palsy, which is a paralysis of one side of face with loss of taste on one side of tongue and inabilty to smile/wink correctly.