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    Anyone with Bell's Palsy around time of CFS onset?

    I developed dramatic symptom onset of CFS when I developed Bell's Palsy in 1997 and have been in bad shape since then. I have seen some folks with BP discuss fatigue but haven't noticed anyone reporting this as a chronic sequela. I found it interesting that some HIV patients apparently...
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    What's your experience with tonsillectomy and surgery-anasthetics?

    Had tonsils out several years ago. No big problems with surgery really or anesthesia. The most miserable thing for me was taking pain medications afterwards which fogged me more. I live in the nebulous world between awake and asleep and not being able to work or "have" to do things makes me...
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    Subscription to Dr. Cheney's Newsletter

    I have respect for Dr. Cheney. He is a bright guy and has been one of the rare phsicians trying to take a scientific rather than just a psych approach. I was a former patient of his and did not continue because I thought his fees were ridiculous. He would give you a lecture of moleculer...