Familiar with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

[CathyRN06]

Are you familiar with it? Are there any nurses here with it?

I've been ill since July and although I have no diagnosis yet, I fear I have it. Calling this "fatigue" is almost laughable.

I've completed some preliminary research and there have been studies done that suggest that nurses have a higher rate of infection than the general population.

What are your thoughts on the disease?

Thank you in advance.

[lorster]

I got mono 10 years ago, thought I was going to die. I have never felt good since. I was diagnosed with RA a year ago. Try going to some web sites that deal with autoimmune disease as many of those people also have some of these other problems such as CFS and Fibro. I have learned alot from some of these people.