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There are several mischaracterizations in that article. Overall, I am a fan of the NYT, but not so much for its historical coverage of tick-borne diseases. I think the paper relies too much on mainstream institutions as sources, and that can be problematic. The 36-hour nonsense reflects that...

One possible reason? Scientific politics and the weight of legacy concerns and insurance companies. It's not like we are talking unprecedented territory when we look toward the CDC and its lackeys. Lyme is a prime example, as is the CFS construct itself. Scientific scrutiny is what we all...

I'm sorry, I'm not sure what any of this signifies, It merely smacks of someone who dislikes the idea of persistence, at least to me. I am inclined toward persistence - not convinced - but inclined, and I assure you that I am serious.

You and I and my wife are the same age. To truly date her, at least, she saw the Greatful Dead 10 times and Grand Funk and The Eagles and The Rolling Stones and... I never wanted to see any of them. I never did. I wanted Pat Conroy's signed edition, or Herman Wouk's, or James Clavell's, or...

I am often confounded by the faith in contemporary virus diagnostics. For example, how do you test for Bourbon Virus? In the US, Bourbon virus is a big deal. Perhaps just as important, if a pathogen is behind things like ME/CFS and LC, how do we know it's a virus and not a parasite or bacteria...

Well, yeah. Okay, can we not slip into semantics that border on sophistry? Most of us here know that misogyny was part and parcel to the history of our disease. And I'm a male.

?? So let's add to that history?

My sisters best friend hated it. It was done to prevent her from suicide. She killed herself regardless, It's overtly brutal.

It is barbaric. I wouldn't trust any of the "literature." I sympathize with your position with your poor wife, and I am not second-guessing.; I am saying it's a primitive and brutal thing.

Lyme and other tick-borne diseases? Not as bad as ME/CFS for women, though. I hope you stay and continue to contribute. Your perspective helps me, at least.

That pesky persistence....

Yeah, I suppose I would prefer to wait.

Ah. It's good to be smart.

This is such a solid development. I just hope persistence is given its due. After all, how do you look for viruses with crap diagnostics, or, where I live, for viruses that can be chronic - and even kill - with NO diagnostic? That doesn't even touch upon the bacteria and parasites with a...

Luck. It happens. It might not sound scientific, but the dice roll our way when they roll, sometimes. Rarely, but sometimes. When we figure out why, it will have all been crazily obvious.

Insularity, like ignorance, has its benefits. Unfortunately, those can come at the profound expense of others. I suppose I should add indifference to the first two qualities.

This appears to me to be not so much an expose of the biological mechanisms of chronic fatigue, as a loosely linked series of theories, loaded with "maybes" and "possiblys". Some of it makes me want to hit my head against a wall: "provide a complementary exercise physiology perspective. Using...

That was several years ago, but my wife thinks it was Ezetimibe or brand name Zetia. Her cardio calls it a non-statin statin. She is still on it, along with several other heart meds.

As I recall, it was fairly wide known among periodic paralysis patients that statins might cause problems. I remember arguing with my wife's very competent cardio about giving her statins - which she needed, on paper. She took them and had a bad reaction. We switched her to a non-statin...