Thinking Outside the Box This is the second of three posts on IVIG treatment and autoimmunity in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), POTS and fibromyalgia. It’s time to start thinking outside the traditional ME/CFS/POTS/FM boxes. It’s possible that if you’ve...
Suzi’s story is the first in a series of blogs exploring the possibility that the autoimmune findings will open the door for IVIG (Intravenous Immunoglobulin) treatment in chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromaylgia (FM) and postural orthostatic tachycardia...
Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) patients have used saline for years to feel better and recover from relapses. That’s really no surprise. The documented low blood volume in both groups suggests that saline would be...
Infection Fells Teenager In August 2014, a formerly very healthy and active Jack Schlanger entered the realm of the chronically ill. The thirteen-year-old’s story began with three days of high fever followed by eight days of lower-grade fever and extreme...
Infection Fells Teenager In August 2014, a formerly very healthy and active Jack Schlanger entered the realm of the chronically ill. The thirteen-year-old’s story began with three days of high fever followed by eight days of lower-grade fever and extreme...
“I don’t want anyone to go though what I had to go through.” (Athletic and healthy, Lauren Stiles was suddenly felled by a mysterious illness in the middle of ski trip that left her unable to walk. It took years, but Lauren’s doctors...