The New York Times reports that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome No Longer Seen as ‘Yuppie Flu’.
That’s nice. What would be even nicer is if doctors would listen to patients who have a bunch of really miserable symptoms and assume that they might actually be sick with something even if it isn’t something that they know about, rather than dismissing them as depressed, wimpy, or overly-sensitive.
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Native of Kentucky and Ohio. Student of Christianity, religion, democracy, sexuality, suffering/healing, and gender. Lover of animals, my cats, books, my sweet babies, my family, and cozy, warm homes. Interested in how to make the world a more just and loving place, and in trying to be less serious and more fun. I am both amazed and intrigued by the ways that we journey through this life and make sense of it all and envision this (now occasional) blog as place to reflect on all of the above.
Does that mean that doctors don’t think it’s all in our head? Yea, that’s one for the good guys.
My doctor is awesome – he’s a CFS specialist and I just adore him.
Good luck to everyone with CFS!
Annabelle