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    Created in 2008, Phoenix Rising is the largest and oldest forum dedicated to furthering the understanding of, and finding treatments for, complex chronic illnesses such as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), fibromyalgia, long COVID, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), and allied diseases.

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  1. miriamkf

    Long-term nursing facility in USA

    I am posting on behalf of my dear friend with extremely severe ME/CFS -- I'll refer to her as Lisa. I have done some care-giving for her while she was hospitalized, and mainly serve as her advocate and support her family. Lisa is 32 years old. She is bed-ridden and sits up once a day for 15...
  2. LaurelB

    Quadruple Bypass Surgery

    Hi all. Strange question, but I am just wondering if anyone here with ME has had quadruple bypass heart surgery or any kind of heart surgery (while they had ME)? My fiance has severe ME (house and wheelchair bound) and recently suffered a heart attack that led to the discovery of several...
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