Life and Pharmaceuticals

I had a visit with my doctor last week as something had started to go badly wrong. If you've taken the time to read much of this aimless blog, you know that after starting treatment at a local clinic specializing in CFIDS and Fibromyalgia, I had seen a considerable improvement. In fact most patients see 75-80% recovery within a year of starting treatment. I had been well on my way toward that... and I have no idea where the train jumped the tracks, but it sure has. That the problem with working on so many different things almost at the same time - any residual problems from last week's area of concentration, and you can't tell what's causing it. I'm even having trouble telling what is cause and what is effect. Sometimes it's hard to know. The latest, is a series of "new" symptoms, sweats/chills, stomach and digestive problems (later diagnosed as IBS), deterioration of the nervous stystem to the point where I cannot hold a cup in my hand without it shaking almost uncontrollably. I spend most of the day feeling exactly like someone with a fever of 102-103 - which, is pretty much exactly the way I started out. Net gain = zero. Hard to admit when we seemed to be going so well. So, we're going back over some things again. I will also get a complete physical from my doctor, and share the treatment plans with him to get his feedback - another set of eyes is always good for some fresh perspective. Let's hope at least.