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ME/CFS Somewhat better

List of Patients improving with HELP-Apheresis

Condition
ME/CFS
At worst
Not stated
Ill before improving
Not stated
Published
Mar 2024
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  • Condition: ME/CFSSarah Sacher, ME/CFS patient In context ↗
  • Now: Somewhat betterSarah Sacher, ME/CFS patient, reports feeling better after HELP apheresis In context ↗

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Summary

Sarah Sacher, an ME/CFS patient, reported in a YouTube video that she felt better after HELP apheresis, a treatment she underwent. Her report describes the improvement only as feeling better, with no size or duration given.

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What they tried

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  • HELP apheresis · HelpedSarah Sacher, ME/CFS patient, reports feeling better after HELP apheresis In context ↗

Approaches: Apheresis

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They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them.

WhenWhat happenedAfter
onsetME/CFS, onset not datedSarah Sacher, ME/CFS patient In context ↗
—feeling better after HELP apheresisSarah Sacher, ME/CFS patient, reports feeling better after HELP apheresis In context ↗HELP apheresis / plasmapheresis
—still reports feeling better after HELP apheresis

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