We had these chairs in the meeting area of our office, and that was true for me too. My chair has bare teak arms, but both the original owner...
I guess to test these things, you need to use clothing from the person rather than have them present, so that you can be sure it's not another...
This is a bit of an aside, but I wonder if dogs can detect whether or not someone is in PEM due to a tiny difference in their smell? They're such...
I certainly found it worthwhile to get my wonderful 1970s Gimson & Slater rock 'n rest chair reupholstered, as I've never found anything as...
I also wonder whether some of this work is treading similar paths to those already followed in ME, and will ultimately produce similarly...
It seems to be part of a series on chronic pain called The Pain that Can't be Seen, which I think started this week.
Most daily living activities are actually a whole series of steps when you break them down, and that's the problem. I usually know from experience...
Had my F2F appointment today. I do appear to have lipoedema, but possibly not Dercum's, which is interesting. Some of my lipomas join up to form...
Radio 4 has been promoting some recordings by CBeebies to help get children to sleep, which are called Calming Sounds. I tried listening to the...
We're normal human beings? Well, fancy that. ETA: Sorry, feeling sleep deprived and grumpy today!
I've been wondering what the new approach will be, given that the draft guideline only makes recommendations against treatments. That's sound...
As a non-medic, the only thing I can think of is that ME appears to affect our bodies' ability to process sodium and simple sugars. Some of us...
My resting heart rate is elevated slightly when I'm in PEM (I alway get immune-type symptoms and overstimulation), going from around 55-56 to...
I saw another online comment yesterday from someone who (like me) found their function restored temporarily to normal after receiving the AZ...
Years ago I used to go on group hikes with a trigeminal neuralgia sufferer, whose pain could be triggered by any light touch on his face...
I don't know, but at least I haven't had any ME-type disbelief from doctors about the symptoms I get if I eat potato products. Food intolerance...
I agree, it was! I find podcasts so much easier to access than videos.
In my experience it's employers, channelled through patients. Employers expect sick employees to Do Something to improve the situation, and so...
Listening to it in instalments this morning. For anyone who finds certain electronic music tones physically painful, just skip the first 45...
I wondered whether this was the best term, but I'm not sure. Partly because it may not translate culturally and linguistically, and partly because...
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