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Good article (French, Radio-Canada) concerning the repercussions of Long Covid and denouncing the difficulty of having access to a basic disability pension in Quebec (RRQ). It includes several testimonials from pwLC, EM is mentioned and Prof. Simon Décary is interviewed. The fact that there is...

From the previous article, the Canadian Government is investing 20 million for research on Post-Covid Conditions (PCC) and 9 million to develop Clinical Practice Guidelines. I have some concerns, because although I don't know these 2 scientists, Dr. Holger Schünemann and Dr. Robby Nieuwlaat...

I don't live in the UK, but I find that the article highlights legitimate concern caused by this policy... This is such a sensitive topic but one that needs to be addressed frankly, and can only be handled with professionalism and real empathy, compassion on the part of physicians. Because the...

(I take walks regularly. Don't get me wrong though, these are slow walks, and despite being dizzy, exhausted, in pain. On those days, it's the only activity I do because then " total rest " becomes mandatory.) So, once in winter, I suddenly noticed my footprints left in the fresh snow and was...

Just pure BPS (as we are too used to hearing... sigh ! ), affirming without complex and with great conviction that she holds THE recipe for curing all chronic pain... And what is this magic recipe ? Simple, a CBT-flavored desensitization of this CNS that sends too many pain signals for no...

In my case, if there's one thing I learned pretty quickly and the hard way, it's that my poor ME body doesn't like big changes... as if it was easily unbalanced. Regularity and discipline are essential companions for me. Let me explain. At the start of ME, I had to try about twenty medications...

I don't understand. The authors are all from UK, don't they have an "obligation" to follow NICE recommendations at least regarding ME ?? We all know that these kinds of beliefs projected onto the patient can become very dangerous in certain situations and lead to outright cruelty...

Here is an article on Long Covid appeared in the Châteauguay newspaper (Quebec) Link . It talks about the first research and care project for patients which inspired the opening of several other Long Covid Clinics later by the provincial government. The initial project was carried out in...

Absolutely, @Jonathan Edwards, I should have specified "among other things". I was only talking about the statistical aspect but in my mind I did not exclude other weaknesses... including the one you mentioned in the thread of this study. Moreover, I am in no way in a position to contradict the...

Sorry to make a little diversion... Thank you very much @oldtimer ! My 2 statistics math classes go back several decades and this Dr explains wonderfully well why the conclusion of this article is outrageously distorted.

Well, this "ambiguity" is the essence of their nonsense ! But how can they not feel embarrassed saying such incoherent things !! This is the height of absurdity and incompetence... I can't believe smart, sane people will swallow this.

Good God, it feels good to hear someone (and especially a psychology professor !) who truly understands, describes so well the reality that pwme(s) has been enduring for decades !! He clearly and simply outlines the reasons for the skepticism and stigmatization we experience from doctors and...

Not quite true. I was diagnosed in 2009 and my doctor (and the others later) never urged me on any treatment such as GET and/or CBT. In fact, in my Province at the time, the President of Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ) affirmed that the latter was in full agreement with the Canadian...

More ordinary than you imagine...and childish. Honestly, I don't need anyone to help me contemplate nature !!

The College of Physicians of Quebec (CMQ) has published some informations about ME on its Facebook page. Since I'm not a FB member, I don't have access to all comments. It's certainly not perfect: boldface "chronic fatigue" instead of chronic fatigue syndrome, don't mention PEM. :facepalm: There...

... and méditate with cognitive problems ?! :confused: Simply impossible. Before ME, I "meditated" in my own way from time to time, but since ME, I can only do it for 30 seconds. max.! Now, I only find rest in silence, lying down and letting my mind wander freely, that's all. "Mediation...

Just to testify that I received the bivalent covid vaccine on Wednesday. I was able to choose the one from Pfizer. The side effects were thankfully minimal and like all my previous doses of this company. Swollen injection site area and arm muscle pain. 48 hours later, only slight swelling...

Yesterday, I made my second donation.:) All donations count, even the smallest ones !

Bravo, @Trish !

Faced with such fantastical rantings, I too am speechless, although not surprised. Like most who embrace psychoanalysis as a religion, she listens but doesn't really hear, she's only interested to see her beloved little theory corroborated, no matter if facts, reality, truth are evaded or...