Of course ‘CFS’ isn’t fatal, but M.E. is and many with M.E. are told incorrectly that what they have is ‘CFS.’

‘CFS’ however isn’t just a misdiagnosis for M.E. patients, it’s a misdiagnosis for everyone, always.

Illnesses most often misdiagnosed as ‘CFS’ include Lyme disease, vitamin deficiencies, cancer, MS, Bechet’s disease, thyroid and adrenal illnesses, FM and so on.

Many of the illnesses misdiagnosed as ‘CFS’ are testable and treatable…but only once patients and their doctors ditch the useless ‘CFS’ misdiagnosis. Many illneses can also be very serious or fatal if not correctly diagnosed and treated, and this includes Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. (M.E. is NOT the same thing as ‘CFS’!)

Please, if you have a ‘CFS’ (mis)diagnosis, do everything you can to find your correct diagnosis, do not accept ‘CFS’ ever as an end point to the process of diagnosis.

Some of the diseases misdiagnosed as ‘CFS’ ARE fatal despite what this book claims. All patients given this misdiagnosis need a corect diagnosis and treatment finally. The needless deaths need to stop!

Jodi Bassett, HFME
Rating: 2 / 5

You may not know, but the authors behind this book are truly leaders in the FM & CFS community. Dr. Bested has put years of on-going strategic effort into advancing the community’s cause, with success after success, and of course, working with others. Just to say, the authors are in a position to know a great deal, and have respect from the community.

One success, Spring 2006: one of the authors plays a key role in the campaign to get new billing codes and higher compensation rates for physicians in Ontario. This is a first in Canada which will help all the other Provinces.

Read their book, these are trustworthy authors, and learn what they know about dealing with FM & CFS.

John Ernst

fm-cfs.ca
Rating: 5 / 5

HOPE through knowledge and understanding:

* Learn about the exciting advances in research.

* Understand how the mechanisms of multi-system abnormalities cause the array of seemingly unrelated symptoms and how diagnoses are made.

* Learn about the potential benefits and limitations of various mainstream medical and complementary treatments.

HELP through awareness and guidance:

* Become aware of what you can do to help yourself.

* Learn how to improve your quality of life through various life-style changes and Self-Help-Strategies such as pacing and energy conservation, sleep hygiene, pain management and nutritional/dietary support.

* Learn mind-body techniques to lessen stress.

* Become aware of how to deal with disability and associated legal issues.

Authors are experts in their field:

Dr. Alison Bested, a hematological pathologist, is a clinician and medical lecturer specializing in chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and multiple chemical sensitivities. She was a member of the Expert Medical Consensus Panel, selected by Health Canada, which developed the Canadian Consensus Document for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. She played a key role in the implementation of a billing code and time-based billing for chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia by the Ontario Medical Association. Dr. Alan Logan is a graduate of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and Mind-Body Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He has published numerous papers and is the Nutrition Editor of the International Journal of Naturopathic Medicine. Mr. Russell Howe is a well-known attorney who specializes in medical disability cases.

Hope and Help for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia is a valuable and uplifting patients’ resource, which we are pleased to advertise on our website!

Marjorie van de Sande, B Ed, Grad Dip Ed

Consensus Coordinator for Canadian Consensus Documents for ME/CFS and FMS

National ME/FM Action Network, Advisor & Webmaster

Rating: 5 / 5