Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Linked to Virus

poor retrovirus. we will increase many meidcal paper in recent years. Reply

even thought I was diagnosed w/FMS 12 years go, Ive always thought it was more likely CFS. This reinforces my belief, so now I wonder how to get a Dr. that cares! Reply

I have a good friend who's had a good portion of his life wiped out by this. I never believed it until I saw it for myself - The doctors know something is wrong but in fact have nothing tangible to really hang a treatment course on - so having a target must be a good thing and a step forward. It'll provide hope where currently my friend has little. Reply

no recommended treatment mentioned though...bummer Reply

Okay. 1.)One your body fights off the initial invasion of any virus/bacteria, your body tries to remember how it did that so it can do it again. This is why we try to give our bodies direction with vaccinations - which do not have to carry live disease. 2.) Even after you conquer the initial army, some little "black ops teams" (excuse the metaphor please) can set up base in your body without making you sick until it thinks it will win. Shingles after chicken pox, Tuberculosis, to name some easy to look up. Beyond Thimerosal, this has been an argument against vaccination. 3.) The viral component has been studied, notably when it was looked at by Epstein Barr antibody carriers. Other than the headliner here, I had understood that a combination, and not one exclusive bug had been the culprit. Interesting, will look up more. 4.) CFS is not a little known condition. Like many conditions that don't cause you to present with distinct *measurable* symptoms, it was initially misunderstood. There are many with symptoms of CFS who never go to a doctor. There are debilitating conditions that should be ruled out as well. Thyroid disease, diabetes, lupus, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, drug addiction - measurable diseases. Depression, while not technically measurable, can be treated. Though based in a little known organ and considered by patients a "negative" thing to have, understand that it is an imbalance of body chemicals. You would not shy away from someone with a body chemical imbalance like diabetes? Write down everything about your symptoms. Keep a journal. Please do not go to the doctor asking for a specific diagnosis. Lots of things share symptoms. I am offended that you ask for help finding a doctor who cares. You have no idea how hard doctors and nurses have to work to prove to the government and your insurance company that you deserve a test or a pill that we think you need without you getting the whole bill and us still having a place to live (Do you think becoming a doctor is a glamorous process? It's not like TV. Would you want to spend that long in school?). As a nurse, I work with some devoted people. They need to try their best (Instinct used to work sometimes, but you can't test based on that.) to write down everything they do or you say to cover themselves in case you sue. (Yes, I've seen cases where something shouldn't have happened, I have been a patient with serious complications, and I know that I am not an automobile or computer, no matter how similar our functions.) If you don't like your current doctor, fire him. Get a new one. Get specific about referrals and symptoms. Remember also, though, we don't run your insurance company. Reply