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Sadly, those i have know who have had cancer all had prolonged stress prior. None are here today. Stress ( prolonged chronic stress) does make your immune system vulnerable, however this is no different for cancer than many other diseases/ infections.

I do not think ME is an environmental illness, but i do think environmental aspects can ve triggers. It is a perfect storm where many elements/ processes have to be in place to constitute ME. Some may be genetic and / or epigenetic, but there is no single one thing that causes it IMO...

If you have seen someone experience psychosis, or struggle with schizophrenia, psychiatric intervention saves lives. Acute intervention is difficult, but undoubtedly makes a huge difference. The issue is the assumption that if there is no biomarker for a condition it is psychiatric. " Lived...

@Action for M.E. can you clarify your stance on revised WHO, SNOMED categorisations and IAPT roll outs in UK? These are issues that are currently causing significant concern for many who have enough to try and cope with and can benefit from the " direct line" of WHO lobbying. Communication...

Good info, will share with family and on other parents' forums

MEAssociation ? Sincevthey have already done a survey on this? What is the PACE follow up that shroedinger' s data keeper is involved with? Is this not a long term follow up with perhaps harm reporting? Sorry don' t know about this but have faint memory of previous duscyssions ...

That would be fab if it happens. Looks fantastic and i ' m sure the singing will be even better. If not this year, there is always next year

Sounds wonderful. Shame no livestream. Wishing you well and hope that it achieves more than you hope for.

Note " Chronic Fatigue" not CFS

For some, the concentration required for engagement with any form of talking therapy risks exacerbating things.

May explain lactate issues in subgroups?

Unless we gave that wonderfulnralent of being shroedinger' s patients- capable of being in both categories simultaneously

Found on twitter Interesting reading https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/?id=2018-04-23a.231.0&s=%28%22full+fact%22+OR+fullfact+OR+%22fullfact+org%22%29#g272.4

https://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/opinion/insight/the-cholesterol-and-calorie-hypotheses-are-both-dead-it-is-time-to-focus-on-the-real-culprit-insulin-resistance/20203046.article

If only Chris Ponting were a member of this forum. It would be interesting to get his take on the relevance of this study. They simply don' t get PEM do they? Heart rate monitors for the following 3 days may be more illuminating ...

Unfortunately we are heading back to nomansland . Transfer to adult services meant endocrinologist who knows nothing about ME and did not bother to read 2 papers i sent - the Naviaux metabolomics and the low T3 paper as they connect dots. My daughter like many has low base cortisol...

it may just confirm that ME patients have the physical capacity of a 70 year old....

I think twitter is providing a diversion to draw you in and use up limited energy resources for something that is disintegrating. The IAPT/ illness coding/ MUS/ BDD / mental health act issue is where energy should be focused - it needs wider publicity asap - as it affects so many people with...