Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support Group

Oprah has made it pretty clear that she doesn't believe in CFS.

Agreed, Weebs. She might want so say she had Dr. T. on her show ... but she's not gonna let him speak. Now she can claim she's given us our moment.

Well, screw Oprah.

I didnt watch it but wish i would have, how dare he say we did this to our selfs, If i could have done something different i would have. I worked hard when I could work, I had a head trauma as a child, but other than that I didnt do this to myself, if there is some way of watching that let me know. gabby

I did not see the show, I was probably sleeping, as is the story of my life. I just had a sleep study because I fall down and when I fall I cant control my body, my mind works but not the body I have been off work on disability for almost a year now and have been to the heart doc, had a loop recorder, not the heart must be something else, well does anybody have times where they dont completly fall but almost, you know like your are going over board but dont go all the way? I am at my wits end trying to explain this, I had one neuro doc tell me almost doesnt count! can you believe it! I never went back to him, I would like to have someone besides me that has the almost thing happen, lawgal.

Yes we did but we can rid ourself of CFS, by changes in our eating habits and lifestyle. The choice is ours. I have been free of CFS for over twenty years. Read my book Structure of Lifestyle. You can read 20 page on google search.

Why we do this to ourselves? I have always eaten healthy, worked out and had good habits. My Dad had this, so I think mine is somewhat genetic.

This was done to us. One way or another, some outside force invaded us and made us sick.

I come from a family that historically does not drink, smoke or carouse. We were healthy kids and because we were poor, didn't even have a lot of sweets. It was fresh fruits and veggies for us.

I'm really sick of people claiming they once had CFS/FM but were cured and I can be cured too if I only buy their damn book or think they way they say I should.

My last dime is gone so unless I can find it in the library or on the internet, I won't be reading anybody's book. This means it has to be legitimately published. Plus, my time is too precious to be chasing anymore rainbows. Give me a break!

who cares what Dr. Oz thinks he looks like hes ten years older then he really is and hes "healthy". Now that everyone whos "tired" has CFS and he knows none of them are going to stop eating bad, smoking or drinking then they will end up going to their doctor....which in turn supports pharmaceutical companies who pay for him to have his show. In my personal situation I feel like my CFS could have been prevented but it wasn’t my fault it was a jerk off doctors fault.

LOL. We didn't do this to ourselves. When I got CFS i was excersing regularly, taking multi vitamins, and drinking 5 glasses of green tea a day ( known reducer of all causes of mortality). People telling you that you did it to yourself are just trying to convince you of this SO THEY CAN SELL YOU SOMETHING.

Sorry. It makes me irritable.

Here's where a little understanding of XMRV goes a long way. If you notice, the people that get XMRV with prostate cancer were originally targed becaue of a faulty RNase L pathway. Some people have a GENETIC predisposition to getting the virus. Some people have two copies of the gene and some have one.

Sure you can do this to help your immune system work around this... gradually increasing your body's ability to cope with stressors, making sure every other aspect of your immune system is operating at max efficiency.

Don't blame yourself.