October 16, 2004
The Lyme Guy
February 2002 - On my next visit to my doctor, I asked her, "Do you think I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?" She said "No, and if I thought you did have it, I'd treat you the same way, anyhow." It was at that moment I thought that maybe I should seek out another opinion. I was convinced from all I had read on the internet that I had CFIDS (Chronic Fatigue and Immune Deficiency Syndrome.) Actually, I found a doctor on the internet - I found a CFIDS Support group that had a listing of local professionals - doctors, lawyers - who were sympathetic to CFIDS sufferers. Some doctors still didn't believe CFS or CFIDS were real and treated these patients like "It's all in your head." So luckily, I found a doctor without this prejudice and my husband drove me there (an hour drive) while I laid in the back seat.
Dr. G. greeted me in the waiting room. He escorted me to his treatment room - a comfy Feng Shui�ed room with a sofa and a massage table with a pink sheet for an exam table. My husband was made to feel welcome and sat next to me. For the next hour and a half, he listened to my history, wrote notes and asked for occasional clarification.
Then he gave me a short physical exam. "Not only do you have CFS, but you have Fibromyalgia, too."
Posted by Laureen on October 16, 2004 4:04 PM
Comments
wow. its so much easier for me to understand when i read about your disease in increments. each step forward always resulted in a step backwards which must have been horribly frustrating! but you persisted. what else could you do? you couldn't just give up, that just not in your nature. you amaze me...
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TITLE: Will my real doctor please stand up?
AUTHOR: Laureen
DATE: 10/8/2004 02:30:11 PM
Posted by: Ms Bees Knees at October 11, 2004 9:16 AM
I still can't believe you endured all those shots! I pass out and piss myself (really, no exaggeration) if I even see a needle. Ugh!
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TITLE: Brain Fog
AUTHOR: Laureen
DATE: 10/10/2004 07:28:40 PM
Posted by: Ms Bees Knees at October 18, 2004 4:03 PM
DATE: 10/18/2004 04:05:05 PM
Can Lyme tests be negetive? How is that possible? Why didn't you just stop there? What made you test again?...ok, I'll be patient and wait for your next post.
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TITLE: Purple Belly
AUTHOR: Laureen
DATE: 10/14/2004 01:06:34 PM
Posted by: Ms Bees Knees at January 7, 2005 2:21 AM