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Ha ha. Touché!

It was surprisingly good actually! I am SO relieved. The two tweets above are actually NOT representative of the whole documentary.

Here are some additional articles which relate to the program tonight: 1. https://inews.co.uk/news/health/breathlessness-fatigue-brain-fog-anxiety-depression-long-covid-dispatches-913181 2...

Hi. There's a programme tonight about Long Covid. Here are a couple of trailers: 1. 2. Here is the synopsis: https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk/2021/03/15/channel-4s-dispatches-to-profile-bradford-long-covid-clinic-the-first-in-yorkshire/ I know a colleague of the film-maker. I intend...

Thanks for this Jonathan. This is the sort of feedback that I need to hear. Valaciclovir can be fairly easily bought online (even in the UK). I therefore assumed it was not particularly dangerous/potent ... not quite at the level of taking paracetamol (at the correct dose) but thereabouts. If...

Gosh ... I know I'm treading on thin ice here ... (believe me I know!) ... BUT ... would there be any harm from taking 3 months worth of valaciclovir (which is normally given for genital herpes) and seeing what happens? What are your thoughts?

I got this response today from Bhupesh Prusty on Twitter:

Split from Mail Online: Why many of those struck by Long Covid may be suffering from glandular fever: Blood tests on some patients are coming back positive for ‘ Here is a link from ME-pedia on the use use of valaciclovir. The study that is mentioned on this page showed that, " Improvement...

How do they know? Are GP's actually testing for this? Can someone ask one's GP for this? Is this part of the the set of tests that they are supposed to do which 'come back normal?' or do they not do this as part of their routine.

Very interesting article in the Mail Online. ‘Why many of those struck by Long Covid may be suffering from glandular fever: Blood tests on some patients are coming back positive for ‘reactivated’ Epstein-Barr - and it could lead to a range of effective treatments Most would test positive for...

I've just tried to reply to a converstaion on Paul Garner's twitter feed. I've discovered that he has put limits on who is able to respond to posts. So it's probable that his twitter feed is about to become very one-sided. (I was blocked by Trisha Greenlaugh some time ago, like many others...

Unbelievable and totally unethical, surely? A study has been given the green light to find volunteers who will be intentionally exposed to coronavirus in a bid to speed up the manufacture of new vaccines. The study will start in the UK ... no surprise there, then. They are choosing only young...

Today's (Feb 5th 2021) statement from Walter Koroshetz, Director of the NIH. "The knowledge gained through research on Long COVID syndrome may also positively impact the understanding, treatment, and prevention of ME/CFS and other chronic diseases." "It will take a large-scale effort – from all...

Ha ha. Well said (as usual)! Here's an opinion piece he wrote in the BMJ open a few years ago entitled, "'Four problems' - a typical day for a GP" ... at least I think it's the same guy. I think you can learn a lot about him from this piece. I'm glad he's not my GP ... not that I actually see...

Yes. Absolutely! I tend to have a lot of muscle pain with my ME anyway. However, when I get that characteristic burning sensation and pain in the back of my neck, then I know I'm really in trouble. When I get this I now know (after years of experience) that I need to drop EVERYTHING and go to...

True. I consistently do a reasonable number of steps per day (3000-5000), but my pattern is 'potter, potter, rest ... potter, potter, rest'. The actual associated stride length for each step is very small and I avoid getting out of breath. So when I went on a (short) walk with a friend recently...

... Oh I'm so very embarrassed!! This from a woman who (reportedly) has a physics degree! It's the Standard Deviation of course ... what a numpty!

This is fascinating. But could someone please explain this for me? "The mean (SD) number of steps per day was 8235 (1004) for mild, 5195 (1231) for moderate and 2031 (824) for severe disease." Are folk who are 'mildly affected' averaging 8235 steps per day? Is that right? (That seems awfully...

Merged thread Hi folks. I came across this opinoin piece in the BMJ by a professor suffering from post-covid symptoms. I thought you'd be interested to see it...

Thanks for the response. I think it makes good sense. And I KNEW there was someone who was involved with the PACE Trial who was also on the panel for the NICE guidelines, but the name had escaped me! So thanks.