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Originally Posted by gamby
Trudy
My post was misunderstood ,
Fibromyalgia, IS a real disease, it was not recognized by doctors at that time; It's still not known what causes it. There are several doctors/researchers that found Spirochetes (Lyme complex disease) in many of these patients. When treatment for this was tried some got well. It's still controversial .
The illness was not invented , The name "fibromyalgia" was.
It's a syndrome, meaning a group of symptoms so it is not a disease but a condition.
I never said it was funny , I don't know where you got that from.
I have chronic lyme disease and co/infections since 2003; Many ER trips, Black outs, in a coma for months followed be a year in the Hospital, 2 years of rehab just to learn how to walk again and Lost my sight for weeks. I finally got out of my wheelchair and can function somewhat again with a walker. I do still have many of the symptoms but not as bad since years of treatment.
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Excellent post Gamby, and you have my sympathy and respect.
I am put off by simplistic explanations such as diet curing complex maladies.
Keeping our bodies healthy and sustaining ourselves with good food based on the nutritious rules we know is bound to help. But availing ourselves of the medicines and procedures and advice of the traditional medical community is not a bad thing.
Mankind has used the wealth of information that we have garnered over years to lengthen our lives and to live more comfortably but we haven't solved all the the problems of disease and pain.
We need to turn to the experts trained in treating diseases such as fibromyalgia, while we still can afford to do so.