Twenty years ago, before talk of PEM and cerebral perfusion I was teaching comp sci classes I'd have a pot of coffee, ride my bike to school and...
Doctors don't even listen to other doctors I once drove my partner to the ER in Calgary because he was having stomach pains. I told him it was...
The combination of autism and ME/CFS is interesting. The autistic desire for routine means that I can constantly override the exhaustion and PEM....
Late last year I thought I was having consistent gall bladder attacks. When I got really bad I wrote a note to my partner of 30 years telling him...
Hospital waiting rooms all across Canada are generally overwhelmed. They are largely "shut up and wait your turn". I have a type 4 reaction to bee...
I had to go on disability ten years ago. There were lots of signs of problems but I had quite a few coping strategies. At the time there wasn't...
I'm fairly active, a half hour brisk walk every day and about an hour total each day. Fast walking is ok but shopping walking or standing is a...
As I got older I started to have muscle soreness. I would tell friends I worked have to look back two days to see what I'd been doing. PEM for...
When I stand for several minutes I feel the urge to lie down. Even sitting is a problem. My mind is active lying down but turns almost off when...
Three of my last four renin tests have been well above the maximum. Aldosterone has been normal. My blood pressure is being controlled with...
I've had high blood pressure since I was in my early 20s, now 65. When I look at symptoms, it is clear to me that my ME/CFS started slowly in my...
"constant need to lie down" struck a big chord since it describes my last few years. Doctors ask about increased heart rate, dizziness,...
For many years I coped with 3 pots of coffee every day. I always wondered why I could drink a full pot and then go to bed an hour later. I tried...
Merged thread Can autoimmune diseases be cured? Scientists see hope at last Another Nature article about CAR-T and CAAR-T...
News article from a small local news publication....
"Inside long COVID’s war on the body: Researchers are trying to find out whether the virus has the potential to cause cancer" Fortune magazine...
"Antiviral drugs are generally considered to be a 20th century invention. But recent research has uncovered an unexpected facet to your immune...
"This is a good thing in the case of a viral infection, where necroptosis not only kills the infected cells but instructs the immune system to...
Quercetin is a recommended supplement for those with MCAS (Mast cell activation) I've had very good success (way more energy, clarity) following...
"We found that metformin-treated individuals had less type-I myofiber atrophy during disuse, reduced pro-inflammatory transcriptional profiles,...
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