board certified Drs.

[Tawnie]

Exactly where can I find a Dr. who is board certified in CFS/Fibro? Is there a listing on this site or elsewhere? I appreciate the help (and a special thanks to Kim for your reply last week.)

[korken]

Hi and your'e welcome,

We found ours on the Co-Cure site.

We were lucky, Our doctor is just 20 mins away. There are many more doctors out there that aren't on the list, so, if you have trouble finding a doc in your area you can call one close to your area and maybe they can tell you what to ask for or where else to look. The reason I say this is, because not all on the list are doctors some are chyropractors, message theropy, etc. When I called and asked for the doctors to call me back I was looking for a new doctor for myself and my husband and we wanted a doctor that is Board certified in FMS. They had to be no more then an hour from my home. The first doctor to call us back was Dr. Katz We spoke for over an hour and then I made the apts to see him for the 2 of us. That was about 17 months ago. The Rhummy was horrible even though he did specialise in FMS he was and idiot and so a new doctor was needed.

I wish I could get this short term memory thing under controll I forgot you name ( is it Tayna?) Sorry,

Hello, Gary here.

Another option is to find the pain center at your local hospital. They don't treat FMS, per se, they specialize in controlling pain. They only treat those with a DX.

If you need anti-depressants, either go to you family docotr or to a psychiatrist. Psychiatrists routinely see people with chronic pain.

The co-cure doctors listing and site is under New To Board.....and other good research info in .......IN A NUT SHELL.


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Take care ~Kim & Gary~

[This message has been edited by kim (edited 01-19-2002).]

[Tawnie]

Thanks so much for the info. I was diagnosed yesterday with CFS, but I also have symptoms like acute tight, swollen throat (like allergy), 23 pound weight loss (so far), pain in my spine, and a suffocating feeling in my neck that makes my blood pressure drop and makes me pass out sometimes. Do those symptoms sound like CFS?

Thanks to Kim, I'm seeing Dr.Katz also and he's brought me further in less than a year than I've been helped in the last 10 years! Definitely worthwhile seeking out a board certified FM doc. My rheumy wasn't worth anything past a diagnosis, she not only wasn't at all thorogh but she almost killed me with the medications.............

And to think that I was MEAN to poor Kim way back when! If it wasn't for this board and Kim, I'd still be sitting around in a complete daze, sobbing and wanting to die. I'm not 100% but I'm an awful lot better than I was last year!

[korken]

Rach, Your a good person. Thank you.

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Take care ~Kim & Gary~