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  1. JamBob
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    Covid-19 vaccination experiences

    I had the AZ vaccine this week due to being in Category 6. The first day I just had soreness at the injection site and a bad headache. I woke up...
    Post by: JamBob, Feb 21, 2021 in forum: Epidemics (including Covid-19, not Long Covid)
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    Covid-19 vaccines and vaccinations

    I had the AZ vaccine this week due to being in Category 6. The first day I just had soreness at the injection site and a bad headache. I woke up...
    Post by: JamBob, Feb 21, 2021 in forum: Epidemics (including Covid-19, not Long Covid)
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    BPS attempts at psychologizing Long Covid

    I've read Tomlinson's tweets over a number of years. I don't think he has a bad heart, but as a GP he is a longstanding member of a Balint group...
    Post by: JamBob, Nov 30, 2020 in forum: Psychosomatic news - ME/CFS and Long Covid
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    A community thermoregulation experiment

    I'm steroid dependent (adrenal insufficiency) and find that shivering is a key sign that my cortisol is too low for my needs (due to tiredness,...
    Post by: JamBob, Nov 24, 2020 in forum: General and other signs and symptoms
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    The Guardian - Rod Liddle vilifies disabled people. I’m tired of the hate. We all should be (2019) Frances Ryan

    Michael Sharpe is not a psychologist, he's a psychiatrist (medical doctor) so his regulator would be the GMC. I don't think the GMC is usually...
    Post by: JamBob, Mar 19, 2019 in forum: Psychosomatic news - ME/CFS and Long Covid
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    Rod Liddle in the Times: "Always fatigued — yet they never tire of claiming their malady really is a virus"

    This article is a real own goal for the BPS crew - being endorsed by known bigot Rod Liddle, is not a good PR outcome for Sharpe and Wessely. I...
    Post by: JamBob, Mar 18, 2019 in forum: Psychosomatic news - ME/CFS and Long Covid
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    Berkeley Wellness: When Medical Symptoms Are Dismissed as "All in Your Head" (David Tuller interviews Maya Dusenbery)

    Can you give some examples of these neglected diseases that are more predominant in men that continue to be classed by doctors as "psychosomatic"...
    Post by: JamBob, Sep 26, 2018 in forum: General ME/CFS news
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    Berkeley Wellness: When Medical Symptoms Are Dismissed as "All in Your Head" (David Tuller interviews Maya Dusenbery)

    For me, the obvious gendered angle comes from the way I get treated in consultations. I can't imagine many guys have to sit in consultations where...
    Post by: JamBob, Sep 25, 2018 in forum: General ME/CFS news
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    David F Marks: Psychology - Science or Delusion?

    If anything psychiatry is far worse and it is the major cause of why we are in the mess that we are in. Medicine is the profession that created...
    Post by: JamBob, Sep 24, 2018 in forum: General ME/CFS news
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    Well-known, famous people with fibromyalgia

    The cyclist is Mark Cavendish. There was a thread here:...
    Post by: JamBob, Aug 30, 2018 in forum: Fibromyalgia and Connective Tissue Disorders
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    Significant association of DNA variants with self-reported ME/CFS (Chris Ponting blog)

    Q1) For us non-sciencey types, does this information about potential issues with the urea cycle relate in any way to Karl Morten's finding of...
    Post by: JamBob, Aug 30, 2018 in forum: ME/CFS research news
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    A new approach to find biomarkers in (CFS/ME) by single-cell Raman micro-spectroscopy, 2018, Morten et al

    I used to work with some people who had severe brain damage due to untreated PKU. They were often in a state of distress but were non-verbal so...
    Post by: JamBob, Aug 22, 2018 in forum: ME/CFS research news
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    A new approach to find biomarkers in (CFS/ME) by single-cell Raman micro-spectroscopy, 2018, Morten et al

    Just flicked through the paper - it seems to be a joint project between Newcastle (Tomas and Elon) and Oxford (all the others). Also they say it...
    Post by: JamBob, Aug 22, 2018 in forum: ME/CFS research news
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    Dry eye syndrome and the subsequent risk of CFS — a prospective population-based study in Taiwan (2018) Tse-Yen Yang et al

    Interesting paper. I developed very severe dry eyes around the same time as the onset of ME and haven't been able to wear contact lenses since. I...
    Post by: JamBob, Aug 11, 2018 in forum: ME/CFS research
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    First time in remission with ketogenic diet

    Congratulations leokitten - I'm glad you've had such a big improvement. I have been looking into the Keto diet for diabetes purposes but was put...
    Post by: JamBob, Jul 25, 2018 in forum: Other treatments
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    BCG Tuberculosis vaccine - and related testing - EpicGenetics

    Faustman Lab released new data for their trial of BCG for reversing longstanding T1 diabetes this past week. I don't have a clue what the...
    Post by: JamBob, Jun 28, 2018 in forum: Drug and supplement treatments
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    Mental health trust pulls out of chronic fatigue service - East London Foundation Trust

    Seems like they are recruiting for a Band 8 psychologist with experience in Chronic Fatigue..... http://jobs.homerton.nhs.uk/job/v1027196
    Post by: JamBob, Apr 27, 2018 in forum: General ME/CFS news
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    Immunoadsorption to remove ß2 adrenergic receptor antibodies in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CFS/ME (2018) Scheibenbogen et al

    That may be how it works in urban areas but in rural areas there is little option for a reasonable "second GP" opinion. If you live in a small...
    Post by: JamBob, Apr 18, 2018 in forum: ME/CFS research
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    Healthwise to "retire the GET/CBT topics" from medical content

    Woohoo @Webdog - what a fantastic result - thanks so much for your hard work and persistence in making this happen. :):)
    Post by: JamBob, Apr 11, 2018 in forum: Advocacy Projects and Campaigns
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    BBC: Chronic fatigue trial results 'not robust', new study says

    She's a national treasure :trophy@. A few years ago I found myself sitting one table away from Penelope Keith while enjoying a cream tea and...
    Post by: JamBob, Mar 24, 2018 in forum: General ME/CFS news
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