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Either that, or they're trying to sell packages to "forest experiences", which is a great way to monetise public open spaces at no actual cost to yourself.

This. It would rob you of almost everything that's life-affirming about being in a natural space. I can get out sometimes and I enjoy some wildlife TV programmes, especially those featuring species I might have the chance of encountering one day. Watching them isn't so much about the experience...

Yes, or put some effort into enabling ill people to access to a real wood or natural space. So much easier to justify your salary by distracting them for a bit and calling it "adjunct therapy", though. Streaming a comedy gig would have done just as well, but doesn't sound quite sciencey enough.

Indeed, it's always struck me that typing would be a decent entry-level type of test, as keystrokes are easily analysed. But vocal testing is an interesting one, as I imagine a lot of us do notice changes. I routinely lose my voice, tonsillitis-fashion, when I've run out of energy. I'm...

Got my confirmation too today. Sent 21 October, so it's only taken four and a half weeks to arrive! Still, it got there eventually ... hopefully they can successfully extract DNA from it now.

Sorry, I missed your reply to this! I only asked because I have a subcutaneous fat disorder, and also have areas that are "taught, lumpy, with small, localized areas of extreme sensitivity". For me, areas that become painful remain so for long periods of time, presumably because abnormal changes...

I hope you're having an okay day, @RedFox. From reading the thread it sounds as if you've really been having an awful time of it. As for the tests ... I'm wondering who it's for? Is it for doctors? If so, it's unlikely to help. They already know it's not a test for ME, and they're more likely...

And me. I mean, to the point where I've seriously considered looking for a dealer. :laugh: Hope your next one is equally good.

Yup. The world: We might let you back in if you SHOW US THE EVIDENCE. Also the world: We know you haven't got any.

That's really interesting. Definitely the muscle, and not the thin layer of subcutaneous fat overlying some of them?

I thought it was odd until I realised that some of my muscle pain is probably caused by a different condition, and if I keep my sodium intake low, increase my potassium intake when needed, and don't get too cold, much of the "ripped" pain doesn't even start up. Painful as it is, I very much...

I don't know about outpatient services, but until they can get medically fit people out of hospital, nothing connected to inpatient treatment is likely to change. People are getting stuck for weeks and even months because they need some kind of support at home. There aren't nearly enough carers...

What doesn't get said is that even if there were a bit of an uptick in people suffering from common respiratory viruses, for the most part it doesn't make much difference. These bugs circulate every year, large parts of the population can't realistically escape being exposed to at least some of...

I do – thankfully – get better info than that when I need to talk to one of the GPs. I think the vaguest appointment slot I've had was one where they couldn't say whether it'd be mid to late morning or early afternoon, but did let me know that if I hadn't heard by 12:00 noon, I wouldn't get a...

Ours too. There isn't a single email address provided anywhere on the practice site. The idiotic thing is that even if you write in capital letters when you send in data via the web platform that you're only providing information (e.g. blood pressure readings) that the GP requested during a...

I do sometimes wonder if part of the problem is that not enough people actually interrogate the data. If enough studies publish puffed up results that are more narrative than data-based, it could start to appear to purse-string holders (who may not have any expertise in the condition being...

I know, but she is well informed on ME, and will likely have good relationships with some colleagues in the Holyrood administration. If she isn't aware of it, I thought she might raise it with them (i.e. ask "WTAF?"). She might know about it, of course, and may already have rolled her eyes...

Maybe someone on Twitter might volunteer to ask Carol Monaghan if she knows?? She represents the governing party (SNP).

Apart from genetic haemochromatosis, I can't remember people saying they found useful, reliable information via direct-to-consumer tests. We don't know enough about ME genetics to pinpoint potential risk factors until DecodeME is completed, so a report won't uncover anything about that. I'd be...

I have B12 deficiency and self-inject adenosylcobalamin about every eight or 10 weeks, and also take a folate tablet a couple of times a week as insurance. I've been doing it for a good few years, and at checkups my levels now test within normal range. I noticed soon after starting that I...