Fearing Death Was at Hand, Fred Finds an Answer
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- 15 years
- Published
- Aug 2016
Summary
Fred, a university professor, became severely ill with an acute flu-like onset in 1991 and was homebound by 2006. Valcyte under Dr Lerner's protocol brought him to about 75% functioning within six months, letting him socialise, travel and do home maintenance. He describes his life as near normal but still cannot exercise vigorously.
What they credit
Credits Antivirals, PDE5 inhibitors (sildenafil, tadalafil), Valcyte / valganciclovir.
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