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I don't see this as a weird criticism. I have my own personal experiences concerning lab result interpretations from doctors who have minimal understanding of blood biology. Dr. Cuker, recognized by America's Top Doctors from 2017 to 2022. I'm glad he is questioning the process...

Functional medicine is also known as 'complementary medicine' for people who have cash to spend.

https://time.com/6238147/microclots-long-covid/ At the moment, Cuker says some of the studies on microclots are “hypothesis-generating,” but he has doubts about some of the ways that researchers are looking for microclots in the blood. For example, the protocol developed by Pretorius’ team...

Is long Covid overblown? You're MORE likely to suffer lingering symptoms with flu or other seasonal bugs than coronavirus, study suggests. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11490769/Long-Covid-symptoms-common-illnesses-study-finds.html The downplaying is gross. It comes after a...

Is this the same as testing for muscle weakness or muscle fatigue? I was tested for muscle weakness by an M.E doc early on during PVFS and it was determined that I didn't have muscle weakness. Later in the years I experience get both, but the weakness is transient.

Sickness behavior is a short-lasting, adaptive and acute inflammatory state, ME/CFS is a chronic disorder characterized by a waxing and waning or progressive pattern with an extremely low recovery rate.

"relapse can be common if you get back too quickly and push hard" I felt fully recovered after nine months of full time resting and had a relapse when I went back to doing normal things, like going back to work, cooking and short walks.

A friend was a given a Pfizer (4th) the other day and was told they normally give you the same vaccine that you didn't have any reaction to previously. To be honest, I think they just give you a random story b/c they don't know either.

Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus (PERM) is a rare neurological disease of unknown etiology, and most patients with PERM are positive for anti-glycine receptor (GlyR) antibody. In this case study, we report a clinical case of a varicella-zoster virus-infected patient...

Merged thread Researchers said the stigma around the virus adds more stress to people already dealing with the complications of an enduring illness, can threaten relationships and make it harder for a patient to heal...

We used CFS and ME interchangeably. So now I'm not sure. When CFS was beginning to make it's appearance as psychological, everyone avoided saying CFS like the plague.

Back in the 90s, in Canada, it was known as ME before CFS. I'm pretty sure of this.

It could also possibly cause death with or w/o ME.

"Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), previously known as myalgic encephalomyelitis . . . " We're going back wards.

"Researchers believe this phenomenon is similar to how some people develop long Covid or chronic fatigue syndrome (also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME/CFS), which are illnesses that can develop after an acute infection. “It can be serious for a small percentage of people if they push...

I saw an M.E specialist in 1992 and he treated pain and insomnia. I'm wondering what treatments she felt would have helped her earlier in the illness to 'prevent' her from becoming worse? I agree that doctors need to be educated on pacing to prevent future harm. I'm not sure if she's...