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The Truth About Fibromyalgia

Author : M. D. W. Clay McCord
Publisher : Eloquent Books
ISBN 13 : 9781606933541
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book The Truth About Fibromyalgia written by M. D. W. Clay McCord and published by Eloquent Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, migraines and restless legs syndrome are disorders caused by an inability of the brain to properly regulate pain and sympathetic nervous activity, according to rheumatologist Dr. Clay McCord. Dr. McCord presents evidence that a chemical imbalance in the brain disrupts deep sleep. Therapy that restores this imbalance improves sleep and alleviates symptoms. Failure to recognize these associations has led to misdiagnosis, mistreatment, referrals to multiple specialists and money needlessly wasted. This book attempts to put an end to misunderstandings as they relate to fibromyalgia and dispels myths that the disease either doesn't exist or is all in the patient's mind. No longer should patients suffer unnecessarily or fall victim to charlatans offering nothing more than "junk science." After being frustrated for years watching others profit off discredited theories, Dr. McCord feels revealing the truth is the only way to combat the deception and bring relief to those who suffer. TH Dr. Clay McCord practices medicine in southern California. He graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and is certified in Rheumatology and Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

New Hope for People with Fibromyalgia

Author : Theresa Foy DiGeronimo
Publisher : Harmony
ISBN 13 : 0761520988
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book New Hope for People with Fibromyalgia written by Theresa Foy DiGeronimo and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2001 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compassionate and practical guidance on the causes, symptoms, and patterns of fibromyalgia, the latest drug treatments, lifestyle solutions and alternative therapies, including acupuncture and massage.

The Truth is Funny, shift happens...

Author : Colette Marie Stefan
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0994062508
Total Pages : 533 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (94 download)

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Book Synopsis The Truth is Funny, shift happens... by : Colette Marie Stefan

Download or read book The Truth is Funny, shift happens... written by Colette Marie Stefan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-06-11 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If You Cannot See A Strong Future For Your Children, Who Will? The number one weakness for every child is a mother's worry. Every single thought you have about your children has the potential to strengthen or weaken them! Mothers are taught and encouraged to worry about their children as a badge of honor, instead of honoring their intuition to create a better future for every child. Many people who shift out of limiting beliefs and expectations break into peals of laughter as they recognize how they have participated in what just might be a giant cosmic joke... The truth is funny! Often, stranger than fiction! A word of caution... If you prefer the status quo and you are not interested in improving every aspect of your life... This book will trigger the shift out of you!

Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia

Author : Andy Abril
Publisher : Mayo Clinic Press
ISBN 13 : 1893005496
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia written by Andy Abril and published by Mayo Clinic Press. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Called the “invisible disease,” fibromyalgia is estimated to impact more than 10 million Americans. And yet, so much is still misunderstood about this chronic disorder. Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia is an invaluable resource for understanding fibromyalgia and its debilitating symptoms. Those living with fibromyalgia know it is an invasive disorder, one that can cause overwhelming fatigue, joint stiffness, sleep problems, migraines, digestive problems, and troubles with memory and concentration, a symptom so common it is often referred to as “fibrofog.” While it's believed that humans have suffered from fibromyalgia for hundreds, even thousands, of years, a delay in medical research means many people living with fibromyalgia are still in the dark, confused by their symptoms and what causes the painful disorder. By drawing upon decades of advanced research in studying and treating fibromyalgia, Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia combines anecdotes from real cases with expertise from Mayo Clinic’s rheumatology and chronic pain experts to provide an all-encompassing guide for understanding one of the most common chronic illnesses affecting Americans today. This book also offers reasonable, proven strategies—like worksheets to help readers craft a personalized daily plan—for managing common fibromyalgia symptoms, while serving as a comforting guide for those who may feel alone in their journey with fibromyalgia. This book breaks down what fibromyalgia is—and isn’t—in 4 separate sections: · Section 1 introduces fibromyalgia, the history and modern discoveries of fibromyalgia research, as well as common myths and misconceptions associated with the condition · Section 2 outlines the different treatment options available to those who suffer from fibromyalgia, including prescription medications, therapies, and forms of integrative medicine · Section 3 offers helpful tips for managing—and improving—chronic pain through diet, exercise, sleep, and stress management · Finally, Section 4 explains how to find guidance and support from your family, friends, and physicians to help you live a life unhindered by fibromyalgia If you’re struggling to advance past your painful fibromyalgia symptoms, get the book Publisher’s Weekly described as “the first [book] a newly diagnosed patient should consult.”

What Your Doctor Doesn’T Know About Fibromyalgia

Author : Linda Meilink
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1936236354
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book What Your Doctor Doesn’T Know About Fibromyalgia written by Linda Meilink and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-12-14 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FMS, a common term for fibromyalgia, attacks men, women, and even children of all ages, varying in intensity from patient to patient. Because doctors do not like to treat conditions they dont understand, patients are often ignored, denied pain relief, shuttled off to other experts, or filled with powerful prescription drugs that may add new and confusing symptoms. Thus begins a vicious cycle of frustrating doctor appointments with no clear diagnoses and continuing treatments that may or may not lead to any relief. If youve always trusted that most of your doctors are up-to-date, informed, and rarely mistaken about a diagnosis or treatment, What Your Doctor Doesnt Know about Fibromyalgia may change your mind. Fibromyalgia is listed as one of the top ten most painful conditions in medicine, but many doctors still do not believe in it. If they do recognize it, they have only a vague notion of a collection of mild symptoms that they attribute to stress, menstrual problems, weight gain, depression, or hysterianone of which have been scientifically linked to fibromyalgia. What Your Doctor Doesn't Know about Fibromyalgia will help you take charge of your condition and teach you how to find physicians you can trust so that you can obtain the relief you need.

The Fibromyalgia Story

Author : Kristin Barker
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 1439904596
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book The Fibromyalgia Story written by Kristin Barker and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2009-09-04 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first unbiased assessment of fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia For Dummies

Author : Roland Staud
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111805167X
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Fibromyalgia For Dummies written by Roland Staud and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pain you suffer from fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is not in your imagination. FMS is a real medical problem that can be as debilitating and demoralizing as it is mysterious. Fibromyalgia For Dummies, Second Edition, brings you the latest scientific findings on the symptoms and causes of this disease and guides you toward proven, practical steps you can take reduce or eliminate FMS-related pain. This plain-English guide is fully updated with the latest fibromyalgia treatment options, and evaluations of new medications that have shown great promise in reducing pain. You'll discover how to spot an array of symptoms and their possible causes, work with your physician to develop a treatment plan, and manage your pain at home and in the office. You'll learn how to: Identify your FMS trigger points Cope with chronic pain and sleep problems Find medications that work for you Locate a physician who can really help you Make healing lifestyle changes Use hands-on therapies to alleviate pain Find effective over-the-counter and prescription medications Choose among alternative therapies and treatments Reduce the emotional distress caused by FMS Help a child with FMS Featuring moving and inspiring stories from fellow FMS sufferers who share their stories and offer invaluable tips on working your way back to wellness, Fibromyalgia for Dummies, Second Edition offers serious and sensitive guidance to help you overcome FMS and start being yourself again.

Under the Medical Gaze

Author : Susan Greenhalgh
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520223981
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Under the Medical Gaze written by Susan Greenhalgh and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-05-03 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is an extraordinary book—riveting story, concise scholarship, experimental ethnography—and it is beautifully told. Greenhalgh makes a cogent and powerful analysis of the sociopolitical sources of pain through feminist, cultural, and political understandings of the nature of medical science and medical practice in the United States."—Sharon Kaufman, author of The Healer's Tale "Far above a simple telling of an illness, Greenhalgh takes the experience as a way to view gendered relations in medical care, the seduction of science for the physician and the patient, and the creation of facts and selves in the treatment of pain. She sets a new standard for the practice of autoethnography."—Virginia Olesen, Professor Emerita of Sociology, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco "A compellingly told story that advances our understanding of the meaning of chronic illness, particularly for women. This work adds a new dimension to the genre of illness narratives."—Susan DiGiacomo, Series Editor, Theory and Practice in Medical Anthropology and International Health "A very useful and very well written book. . . . It states the issues in the culture of biomedicine field effectively and makes them relevant."—Arthur Kleinman, author of Writing at the Margin: Discourse between Anthropology and Medicine "A deeply troubling, meticulous account about the chasm between medical orthodoxy and the subjective experience of chronic illness. This courageous book is essential reading for physicians and the public at large."—Margaret Lock, author of Encounters with Aging: Mythologies of Menopause in Japan and North America

Fibromyalgia

Author : Barbara Robbins
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 163844031X
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Fibromyalgia written by Barbara Robbins and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-02-16 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written by Fibromyalgia patients from around the world. The chapters range from an individual's journey with fibromyalgia, to interviews, a visual chapter of our illness, special chapters and graphs showing fibro symptoms. The purpose of this book is to inform the newly diagnosed, patients, family, friends and yes, doctors, to recognize and learn the symptoms and helpful solutions of how to deal with this illness. Once the population is more educated, we all pray a cure will be found. One symptom alone runs through us all, PAIN. It is time for everyone to recognize Fibromyalgia as a valid illness. Like the canaries in the coal mines, we are the tip of the iceberg. Due to environmental toxins, GMO foods, chemicals added to vitamins and medicines, trauma/stress in daily life, ALL these elements woven together WILL eventually affect each of us. Our sensitivities, allergies, exhaustion and pain will continue to spread. Let's not allow this illness to control future generations. The time to stop the suffering is now.

The Everything Health Guide to Fibromyalgia

Author : Winnie Yu
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1605503347
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book The Everything Health Guide to Fibromyalgia written by Winnie Yu and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-06-08 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Everything Health Guide to Fibromyalgia is a complete handbook to this complicated disease. Written with an authoritative yet accessible tone, readers will find helpful information on understanding the basics of fibromyalgia and learn to recognize its symptoms. Includes helpful insight on: Finding the right doctor; Overcoming fatigue and minimizing stress; Conditions that mimic fibromyalgia; Therapies and treatment; Staying active. The Everything Health Guide to Fibromyalgia helps readers cope with and understand their diagnosis to live a full, healthy life. Winnie Yu is a freelance writer. She co-authored three health books for Fair Winds Press and contributed essays on health and wellness to five books published by Rodale Inc. She has written features for numerous national magazines and several Web sites. Michael M. McNett, M.D. is the owner of Fibromyalgia Treatment Centers of America based in Chicago, IL. His areas of focus are fibromyalgia treatment and research and non-interventional pain management. He is affiliated with the American Board of Family Practice, the American Academy of Pain Management, the American Society of Addiciton Medicine, and is on the editorial board of Fibromyalgia Aware magazine.

The Myth of Normal

Author : Gabor Maté, MD
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593083881
Total Pages : 577 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Myth of Normal written by Gabor Maté, MD and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The instant New York Times bestseller By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing. In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really “normal” when it comes to health? Over four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to recognize the prevailing understanding of “normal” as false, neglecting the roles that trauma and stress, and the pressures of modern-day living, exert on our bodies and our minds at the expense of good health. For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today’s culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. Now Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society—and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing. Cowritten with his son Daniel, The Myth Of Normal is Maté’s most ambitious and urgent book yet.

my fibromyalgia

Author : Andrew Hinkinson
Publisher : Andrew Hinkinson (Publisher)
ISBN 13 : 0995695253
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (956 download)

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Download or read book my fibromyalgia written by Andrew Hinkinson and published by Andrew Hinkinson (Publisher). This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “When disabilities of any kind are discussed, what you’re really talking about are people: flesh and blood, breathing, thinking, feeling people. We are all different. We share symptoms but our experiences in life, beliefs and lifestyles are unique to each of us. Welcome to myfibromyalgia.” There are millions of people the world over who suffer terrible pain and fatigue every day, having developed a severely disabling condition. On the outside they can look as if nothing is wrong with them. They are insulted at best, misled at worst, by fake news and bogus health websites, self-styled wellness gurus and a thankfully diminishing number of doubters, even some doctors, who rank their illness alongside fairies, the Loch Ness Monster and UFOs. But this illness is real. These people have Fibromyalgia Syndrome, or FMS. The American Chronic Pain Society estimates three to six per cent of the global population has FMS – that’s between 200 million and 400 million people. Between 75 and 90 per cent of fibro sufferers are female, with many people thinking of it as a ‘women’s disease’ – but men do get it, a fact not often acknowledged. This is a book that is both informative and involving. It tells the truth, from the perspective of a patient rather than a doctor, about what it's like to live with fibromyalgia. It isn’t a textbook devoid of personality but the living, breathing testimony of a real FMS sufferer. Andrew Hinkinson presents a highly personal and frank account of the symptoms and possible causes of FMS while examining the statistics and outlining the challenges he’s had to address and overcome in his own life in fighting the illness.

Food that Helps Win the Battle Against Fibromyalgia

Author : Deirdre Rawlings
Publisher : Fair Winds Press
ISBN 13 : 1616734353
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book Food that Helps Win the Battle Against Fibromyalgia written by Deirdre Rawlings and published by Fair Winds Press. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easy recipes with wholesome foods bring fibromyalgia sufferers relief with food - an easy concept to grasp and embrace Six million in the United States have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia a debilitating, languishing, and painful disease characterized by chronic muscular and joint pain, headaches, and mental and physical fatigue. Food that Helps Win the Battle Against Fibromyalgia will provide the tools and guidelines necessary to generate positive health, increase energy, and reduce symptoms. The book offers an overview of the disease and its symptoms and teaches readers how a carefully balanced diet specific in particular nutrients can substantially alleviate the illness. The carefully selected ingredients in the 100 healing recipes both relieve the symptoms of fibromyalgia and infuse patients with the nutrients they need to boost their immune system and help conquer this disease. All cooking methods presented will preserve vitamins, minerals, and nutrients. All the normal meals and snacks are included from breakfast to dinner including appetizers and side dishes so every meal can be a step in the right direction towards recovery or cure.

I Have Fibromyalgia / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but It Doesn't Have Me! a Memoir

Author : Chantal K. Hoey-Sanders
Publisher : BalboaPress
ISBN 13 : 1452501483
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (525 download)

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Download or read book I Have Fibromyalgia / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but It Doesn't Have Me! a Memoir written by Chantal K. Hoey-Sanders and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2011-03-30 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly Diagnosed? Long Time Sufferer? You are NOT alone! You CAN change your life and REVERSE this highly frustrating, emotionally confusing, very often unrecognized invisible illness. Too many fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome patients find themselves suffering in pain, depressed, and alone. Abandoned and misunderstood by their families, the medical community, and society in general, they retreat to their medicine cabinets full of prescription drugs and supplementsmere bandagesthat wont reverse their condition. Chantals story removes the bandages and offers these patients real hope and help. Part memoir/part self-help, Chantal chronicles the steps she took to reclaim her life while following the Guaifenesin Treatment Protocol. Join Chantal in her journey. A must-read, Chantals book will bring you HOPE, INSIGHTFUL tips and POSITIVE results. Th is AMAZING book has changed my Fibromyalgia life. Kris Bruinsma, FMS survivor I am so proud to read this book written by my friend, Chantal. Her articles have graced many publications including my own and I am thrilled that she has taken the time to make her story public. I know firsthand the power of shared experiences on recovery and know her book will make a difference to so many. Claudia Marek, co-author of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Fibromyalgia Th is is a story of hope and determination written by an individual who has been a patient in my integrative medical practice for the past eight years. She is an outspoken advocate and our resident expert in the protocol of R. Paul St. Amand, MD. She has graced us with her knowledge and exuberant energy at our clinics monthly fibromyalgia support group meetings. She is the consummate teacher and is always available to help our other fibromyalgia patients working through the subtleties of the Guaifenesin Protocol. A must-read for anyone lost in the abyss of fibromyalgia with seemingly no apparent way out." Thaddeus P. Srutwa, MD, Spring Lake, MI

The Real Life Body Book

Author : Hope Ricciotti
Publisher : Celestial Arts
ISBN 13 : 0307768597
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The Real Life Body Book written by Hope Ricciotti and published by Celestial Arts. This book was released on 2010-11-24 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you have questions about your health, you want answers from a trustworthy source. In The Real Life Body Book, a Harvard ob-gyn has joined forces with a humor writer to explain the full range of health issues facing young women today. This comprehensive and authoritative guide focuses on whole body wellness and prevention, from the skin (acne, piercing, tattooing) and the head (mental health, hormones, stress) to the bones, heart, and stomach (diet and digestion), plus sex and reproductive wellness. If you’re between the ages of twenty-one and thirty-five and you want the latest facts about your health in a language you can understand, The Real Life Body Book is the go-to resource for keeping your body healthy today and for the rest of your life.

Foods that Fight Fibromyalgia

Author : Deirdre Rawlings
Publisher : Fair Winds Press (MA)
ISBN 13 : 159233539X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (923 download)

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Download or read book Foods that Fight Fibromyalgia written by Deirdre Rawlings and published by Fair Winds Press (MA). This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are one of the 6 million people suffering from fibromyalgia, what you put on your plate can make or break your health. Featuring the most up-to-date nutritional research currently available, Foods that Fight Fibromyalgia provides you with nutritional guidelines and 100 recipes that will put you on the road to recovery. This updated edition of Food That Helps Win the Battle Against Fibromyalgia includes new information on the link between food allergies and fibromyalgia, how to use nutrition to balance neurotransmitters for less pain and depression, and food combining for optimal nutrition. In addition, Foods that Fight Fibromyalgia includes new and updated recipes that have been precisely developed to include the specific nutrients needed to bolster immunity and fight fatigue, depression, pain, and “brain fog.”

Author : MD Linda Meilink with Patrick Rhoades
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1440187789
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book written by MD Linda Meilink with Patrick Rhoades and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fibromyalgia is listed as one of the top 10 most painful conditions in medicine, but many doctors still do not "believe" in it, or, if they do, they have a vague notion of a collection of mild symptoms that they attribute to stress, menstrual problems, weight gain, depression or hysteria. FMS (a common term for fibromyalgia) attacks men and women of all ages, even children, and varies in intensity. Because doctors do not like to treat conditions they don't understand, patients are often ignored, denied pain relief, shuttled off to other "experts", or filled with powerful prescription drugs that may add new and confusing symptoms. This book will help take charge of the condition and find trusted physicians in order to obtain relief.