Rich,
Hello and thank you. What type of researcher are you if you don't mind me asking? I became sick last Aug and have decided that I should not give this virus anymore time to replicate in my body. Even though the thoughts of taking a drug doesn't sit well with me, I have to be proactive and combat it at all angles...viral warfare. Who knows, maybe my experience can be helpful to someone else.
Lee Ann
Hi, Lee Ann.
For the past 15 years, I have been researching CFS. You can find my papers, articles and talks at www.cfsresearch.org, by clicking on CFS/M.E. and then on my name.
Prior to that, my research fields involved engineering, physics, chemistry, materials science and nuclear technology. I'm retired from the University of California.
I'm glad to hear that you have not been ill very long, though I'm sure that it seems like a long time to you. I think that being ill for a shorter time means that your body will not have accumulated as many pathogens or toxins. Because the immune system and the detoxication system become dysfunctional in CFS, these tend to accumulate over time, and it becomes more difficult to clear them out.
Best regards,
Rich