I saw a new practitioner -- a former physiatrist, which is exactly the kind of doc we should see -- and, just for shits & giggles, she re-ran all the basic "what could be wrong with you?" tests that I haven't had in 25 years.
No new news, but it was amazing to be treated with respect. She said, "Well, you're obviously someone who really understands her own body."
She spent ninety minutes on the first appointment, and sixty on the subsequent two. She had high hopes for Finding the Single Cause (spinal cord impingement) but we ended back up in the same old CFS/Fibro/NMH wastebasket.
We agreed that the measures I take to manage my life are appropriate, and here, try this lidocaine/NSAID salve, and get in touch if anything changes.
I don't know if this is reassuring or depressing....
No new news, but it was amazing to be treated with respect. She said, "Well, you're obviously someone who really understands her own body."
She spent ninety minutes on the first appointment, and sixty on the subsequent two. She had high hopes for Finding the Single Cause (spinal cord impingement) but we ended back up in the same old CFS/Fibro/NMH wastebasket.
We agreed that the measures I take to manage my life are appropriate, and here, try this lidocaine/NSAID salve, and get in touch if anything changes.