Have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Get Diagnosed and Get Your Life Back
By Jane P Lass
Do I have chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)? Thousands of people are asking themselves that every day, and for some of them the answer is yes. Sufferers of CFS routinely go undiagnosed and therefore untreated - or worse - mis-diagnosed and mis-treated. Many of the symptoms of CFS can easily be mistaken for other more commonly diagnosed illnesses such as the flu, viral infections, or stress. Where many doctors fail in their diagnosis of this disease is the chronic (long term) element of the pervasive symptoms associated with the other illnesses... in other words - they fail to notice that you're visiting their office more than other patients.
Ask Questions About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
If you think this could be happening to you one of the important questions you can ask your doctor is simply, "Do I have chronic fatigue syndrome?" Putting the question in your doctor's mind will force him or her to more carefully review your file for the frequency of visits and types of symptoms. What symptoms will your doctor be on the lookout for? It's unlikely that they will have adequately recorded the chronic nature of the important symptoms in your medical file. This is because medical databases in the past were limited and recorded your basic information and perhaps diagnoses but not necessarily symptoms. Expanded medical information databases are new and getting much better with regard to recording symptoms and not simply diagnoses.
Your Doctor May Not See the Forest Through the Trees
What this means is that until your medical symptoms history gets long enough for your doctor to be able to see and diagnose long term (chronic) symptoms like those associated with chronic fatigue syndrome, you're going to have to be your own best source of information for your doctor. Ask yourself, "Do I have chronic fatigue syndrome?"
If any of these symptoms are recurring it is important to keep pressing or ask a trained professional, "Do I have chronic fatigue syndrome?" Only a specialist who can properly diagnose your condition can recommend the right chronic fatigue remedy or treatments for your unique condition.
I hope you start feeling better soon.
Jane P. Lass
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