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Living With M.E.: The Chronic, Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome

Reader Reviews: Your Favorite Book About Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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From JacquiinSingapore

Updated September 04, 2010

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Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Books

Name of product: 

Living with M.E.: The Chronic, Post-viral Fatigue Syndrome by C. Shepherd

This book applies to: 

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

My Review 

This book was excellent. Very well laid out and easy to follow. It also helped me to develop a hit list of infections I needed to test for. My Doctor was very supportive and we tested, and found positive results in two! This is helping towards my overall treatment.

It also explains many of the major research carried out in ME/CFS, in a clear and concise way. It also highlighted why some of my results (such as a high rheumatoid factor, or low cortisol levels) where occurring, and how to explain this to your Doctor, if they are considering treating an illness that their run of the mill treatment will not benefit patients with CFS. You now have a hands on resource with research to back it up, if you feel you are not being heard.

Just being more educated and aware of your illness can help you to gain more respect from your practitioner, and gain their trust to hopefully go ahead and try treatments they may not normally be open too.

It has really helped me to fully understand my illness, and make sure I am trying anything and everything I can to get better.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who would like to fully understand this illness, and is keen to help themselves and their Doctor to find a direction in ruling out other things and formulating a treatment plan.

Would you recommend this to a friend? 

Yes

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