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    Annettep77

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    Changes in Temperature

    Does change in temperature affect the severity of your symptoms of ME? We've had hotter than normal weather suddenly for a week; I'm wondering if this change is contributing to how much worse I feel. Thanks.
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    Recommendation for ME/CFS specialist in San Francisco Bay Area

    Thank you. I've looked into them; Dr. Montoya has a 3 to 4 year wait. Dr. Kogelnik has been described on these pages as focused on using drugs to treat infection/virus side of ME. I'm not interested in using the drugs he's using even though I fit the criteria for this treatment. Are there...
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    Recommendation for ME/CFS specialist in San Francisco Bay Area

    Hi All, I've had ME since 1996. I haven't seen a doctor who specializes in this illness since early 2002 when he sent me to a Psychiatrist to investigate the psychological reasons for my illness!! I was furious. I'm ready to talk to a reasonable physician again. Any recommendations?