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For some, it can be fluctuating for years, then change to degenerative.

Dr. Bell writes about symptoms I experienced as a teen that no one else writes about. Symptoms that before I read Dr. Bell, I had no idea were even related to this illness.

Some symptoms from early on that I no longer experience: severe insomnia (sleeping 4-5 hours a night) recurring upper respiratory and inner ear infections heart arrhythmia weight loss speech difficulties tender/swollen lymph nodes Some early symptoms I don't currently experience but have...

I was all ready to spend an hour practicing my best mock psychobabble and making opportune fart noises over the phone, all for that sweet $35. But then I remembered I'm not a woman. :laugh: ETA: If you're not from the US, you may not know that Craigslist is also full of scammers who just want...

Thank god I'm a tea drinker.

I've had many doctors tell me they knew what was wrong with me (psychological and/or behavioral issues). I've also had a few doctors tell me "I don't know". But none of them got the diagnosis correct for 37 years. Doctors saying "I don't know" might be a step in the right direction. And at...

I'd like to see that study. Currently, many children with ME/CFS likely go misdiagnosed.

From what I can gather, the WVU Medicine program below was adapted from a Stanford University program designed specifically for cancer survivors. WVU expanded the program to include various chronic diseases, including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Here is the original Stanford program, which...

One thinkg I never mentioned: I've already been evaluated and scoped by an ENT doc. He told me surgery was not an option and there was nothing he could do for me. My primary are doctor simply prescribed Flonase, which I found essentially worthless. I've been looking for sinusitis solutions on...

I've tried it several ways, and these work best for me: Like in the video, letting it sit in water then swabbing inside my nostrils Letting it sit in water, then squirting it deep towards my nasopharynx with an earwashing syringe bulb Applying the powder directly by swabbing it inside my...

Apologies if this meanders a bit, but my thoughts have been very scattered for a couple months now. I've been using this product for about a month, and I feel like I'm still learning. I really haven't had the energy to properly track my progress. But I'll note some things I think I've learned...

Here is the direct link to the broadcast schedule. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/tv-schedule/ Click on the "Local Listings" button to find your local broadcast.

https://ce.mayo.edu/psychiatry-and-psychology/content/psychiatry-medical-settings-2018 Psychiatry in Medical Settings 2018 Sarasota, FL US January 25, 2018 to January 27, 2018 The Psychiatry in Medical Settings course returns for its seventh year. The course will provide up to date reviews of...

Part of my frustration with the CDC is that while they delay, major healthcare providers such as the Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente (11 million members!) continue to recommend GET and CBT for ME/CFS as if nothing has changed. ETA: A couple current Kaiser Permanente links. Caution: reading...

I disagree with the story that the psych explanation for symptoms started in the mid 1980s. From personal experience, I can say this narrative was already well established in 1979.

One interesting finding in other reports is that smoking rates are very different in ME, MS, and Depression. In a UK biobank study on cognitive and sleep symptoms in ME/CFS and MS, the following percentage are reported as current smokers: ME/CFS: 10.5% Multiple Sclerosis: 27.7% Healthy...

I note that Benoit Chassaing from Georgia State University will be speaking. His research has shown that emulsifiers in processed food leads to Crohn's Disease and colitis in mice. He's an expert on the gut and chronic inflammatory disease. One can only hope Chassaing will ask Crawley some...

According to his Twitter feed, Michael Van Huffel has been doing IVIG infusions, as well as antibiotics.

I have no inside knowledge, but based on his California residency and the statement "Michael is taking part in an academic study which aims to provide some answers. And he still has hope.", I concluded he is likely a patient at Stanford (or possibly OMI) and in a clinical study at Stanford...

The Wayback Machine doesn't mention summer 2017, only end of 2017. Thanks for the link, @Andy. That should settle it, and yet... A PR forum post by medfeb states "So far, the update is just the page for the general public. The healthcare providers version to follow this summer."...