Re: Doctor recommendation (Massachusetts)

[Guest guest]

Doreen,

Where are you in MA? I highly recommend Dr. Ehrenthal at the

Rehabilitation Hospital of the Cape and Islands. RHCI.org I see her in Sandwich,

but I think she also sees patients further onto the Cape. Maybe Harwich or

Yarmouth. If you can travel, she is worth the trip. She is a physiatrist and one

of her specialties is Fibro. Very no nonsense let's get you better. And she

does.

I knew how important exercise is and had tried so many things - starting

painfully slow - like 10 minutes for a couple days, 15 minutes and so on. Made

me so much worse. I told her about it and she wrote me a prescription for

physical therapy. HUH.

My next recommendation. I couldn't more highly recommend Crago- at

Falmouth Physical Therapy. Also on the Cape, just over the Bourne Bridge. She

changed my life, she really gets Fibro. She started me with 6 stretches every

day. Made me worse. I went to every other day - beautiful. Then she started me

on a bicycle, treadmill and another machine, like a stairmaster. 3 minutes here,

4 minutes there. It was very embarrasing - there were women 30 years older than

me that could do 15 and more whole minutes. But, I could do it and I was feeling

better. chided me once when I wasn't paying attention and went to 5 minutes

- she really gets it.

I really hope you are close enough to see them.

Good Luck,

Betsy

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a doctor that specializes in CF in

Massachusetts. I didn't see anything in the files.

>

> I have not been officially diagnosed with CF, but I do have fibro,

Hashimoto's, and other autoimmune diseases/conditions. I have every symptom of

CF and would like a professional opinion/diagnosis.

>

> I appreciate any help you can offer.

>

> Thanks.

>

> Doreen in MA

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Betsy,

Thanks so much for responding! I'm a good distance from the Cape (north of

Boston, which I should have mentioned in my post), but I will travel as far as I

have to in order to find a good doctor. For PT, however, it would be too much

driving but I so appreciate the suggestions.

Thanks again!

Doreen in MA

>

> Doreen,

>

> Where are you in MA? I highly recommend Dr. Ehrenthal at the

Rehabilitation Hospital of the Cape and Islands. RHCI.org I see her in Sandwich,

but I think she also sees patients further onto the Cape. Maybe Harwich or

Yarmouth. If you can travel, she is worth the trip. She is a physiatrist and one

of her specialties is Fibro. Very no nonsense let's get you better. And she

does.

> I knew how important exercise is and had tried so many things - starting

painfully slow - like 10 minutes for a couple days, 15 minutes and so on. Made

me so much worse. I told her about it and she wrote me a prescription for

physical therapy. HUH.

>

> My next recommendation. I couldn't more highly recommend Crago- at

Falmouth Physical Therapy. Also on the Cape, just over the Bourne Bridge. She

changed my life, she really gets Fibro. She started me with 6 stretches every

day. Made me worse. I went to every other day - beautiful. Then she started me

on a bicycle, treadmill and another machine, like a stairmaster. 3 minutes here,

4 minutes there. It was very embarrasing - there were women 30 years older than

me that could do 15 and more whole minutes. But, I could do it and I was feeling

better. chided me once when I wasn't paying attention and went to 5 minutes

- she really gets it.

>

> I really hope you are close enough to see them.

> Good Luck,

> Betsy