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    Can Anyone reccomend a Doctor/Clinic in Western Washington State?

    I've been a patient at the Fibromyalgia & Fatigue Center of Seattle (actually in Bellevue) since about August. I saw Dr. MacPherson there, he's a naturopath, I hear he started when Laurie Marti left & started her own practice. Dr. MacPherson helped me a lot. He tested for loads of things I've...
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    Research affecting decision about vaccines

    CFS after flu shot My CFS started when I got a flu shot, and then got the worst flu of my life 3 days later. It caused an autoimmune white dot syndrome (immune attack on the retina) in both eyes, causing a permanent blind spot. It was weeks before I could even go out in the daylight, or go to...