Guest guest Posted April 29, 2002 Report Share Posted April 29, 2002 Dear friends, I have been thinking alot lately on the " stealth virus " theme, and I remembered that I contacted a horrible case of Chicken Pox when I was 27, and after a year or so later, I can see my health slowly deteriorating. It wasn't until my neck getting completely damaged at work over 3 years ago, did I start to " go down " fast. I wonder if it is connected. Love & light, -- In @y..., " kithain " wrote: > Isn't nice that we can all have so many differing opinions about > what's the cause of our woes, without getting upset at each other? > Personally, I feel that fibro is viral in origin, since the symptoms > are similar or mimic ones from ohter diseases so closely. I found the > stealth virus article fascinating, and I'm going to bring it up at my > appt. today. As for the mitochondrial article, it just makes me think > about reading the Madeleine L'engle books as a child. A Wrinkle In > Time, A Wind In the Door, etc. That was where I first heard the word > mitochondria. :-), Odd how I can remember that, yet not remember I > asked my friend the same question twice in five minutes.... > > When I went in and got my found records from my doctor on Saturday, > he reminded me that the reason he had originally sent me to the > rheumy 4 years ago, was that a recent blood test had shown a speckled > pattern, which is hard to interpret, but usually indicates a > rheumatoid condition, such as lupus. Which is why he disagreed with > the fibro diagnosis. He doesn't want me to be lumped into a category > that won't benefit me. Hmmpphh! The rheumy did his own bloodwork, and > lupus was not indicated. I feel my doctor is trying to excuse his > behavior, but I will look into this again. > > Everybody take care, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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