"Compounded" (Canadian Family Physician), 2020,Hughes

[Dolphin]

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Compounded
S.K. Hughes
Canadian Family Physician February 2020, 66 (2) 126;

ART OF FAMILY MEDICINE
I had hoped that my medical training would aid my understanding of my own health and journey with chronic pain and fatigue. I learned more about the stigma around fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome than I did about the pathophysiology. This has led me to bury this secret deeper, out of view of those who might use it to judge or harm me. “Allodynia” explores that experience and reflects on the health challenges that beset me as a teen.

 

[Dolphin]

I think anyone who has had ME/CFS is playing with fire if they take on a job that has 26 hour shifts.

 

[Sisyphus]

I think anyone who has had ME/CFS is playing with fire if they take on a job that has 26 hour shifts.

More like playing with a hand grenade where the play involves pulling the pin.