Thirty years ago in Canada, I was told that there were no treatments available, and that we just don't know who will recover and who won't....
I agree @Invisible Woman Admitting they don't know shouldn't dismiss the fact that their patient is ill/disabled and needs support even though...
There is nothing wrong with a doctor telling their patient that they simply don't know.
@Barry This was the same situation here in Canada.
The thing is that the physician does not know the outcome and yet chooses to discourage the patient with a negative outcome. Thankfully she...
"I was sitting in the wheelchair that I’d needed for the past four months when a physician concluded our appointment by getting on his knees,...
I am curious to know what tests were performed to determine that he would benefit from taking methotrexate.
Does anyone know if Brian Vastag got sick at all from the J&J vaccine? He wrote that he is 'immunosuppressed' and not 'immunocompromised"....
Yes, this is the way it feels for me too.
I'm actually quite amazed how members here can write long articulate posts. I can not write more than 2 small paragraphs. Question for those...
Exactly. My brain actually shuts down when my heart races and breathing increases. I have to stop talking in order to preserve my physical...
I feel dehydrated not thirsty. I also feel hot during PEM, and drinking a lot of fluid doesn't relieve symptoms.
No, but I was able to sit upright for long periods of time, and didn't have chest/forehead pressure or any other distressful symptoms that I...
The interesting thing is that I didn't have orthostatic impairment during that time period. That developed several years later.
My cognitive exertion/sensory can induce physical PEM and vice versa. I went for a 2 hour car ride several years ago and I could barely lift...
Piers Morgan's criticism towards Simone Biles withdrawing from her team b/c of mental health issues was vile.
I had an increase in heart rate when I first took CoQ10 in the 90's from a small dose of 50 mg. Around 15 years later I tried again and had...
@Snow Leopard What they're saying now is that infections with Delta lead to higher viral loads and persist for longer than was seen with previous...
@Snow Leopard It cites a combination of recently obtained, still unpublished data from outbreak investigations and outside studies showing that...
The CDC report said Delta is highly contagious, likely more severe than other variants and breakthrough infections may be as transmissible as...
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