(As you begin this report, please note. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is not a health problem located solely within the boundaries of the United States. Different forms of the illness abound all over the world. Often it is called by other names, such as ME or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, a term coined in Europe. Currently in the US, there is a grass roots effort to change the name of CFS to possibly ME-CFS, short for Myalgic Encephalopathy-Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.)
Period #3:
Before 1990 and all the way through the early 2000s, no segment of the medical profession specialized in the research and treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Unfortunately, the number of CFS patients grew large and many of those same people grew sicker.
Why did the medical profession find itself in the middle of such a peculiar situation? Because of the vagaries of CFS patients' symptoms that often involved different organ systems, the sickness did not neatly fit into any one medical specialty. Doctors were forced to improvise and, thus, the patient had to pick up the pieces and get by the best way he could.
Many CFS patients had to seek the help of general medical doctors. Most of the time doctors genuinely cared about their patients, but often such visits brought the CFS patient no relief and only handfuls of pills and platitudes. Gradually, new "specialist" doctors surfaced and patients finally found help in obtaining the best information and quality of care available. Unfortunately because of high medical costs, long distances to travel and lack of health insurance coverage to pay the bills, many people were not able to take advantage of these specialists.
Such brave, dedicated doctors climbed those hurdles, while discovering even more reasons why their new calling was treacherous. Yes, they worked on one of the most enigmatic diseases in history, but they also had to minister to a very sick populace of patients. Some people died; others maintained a poor, almost non-existent quality of life. Even today, some remain quite sick with their life altered indefinitely. (Note: Some individuals improve gradually over a period of months or years, but no one tool or theory of westernized medicine has emerged to reveal authentic success in identifying the cause of CFS, concrete parameters that define segments of the illness population and effective treatments that lead to a cure. There are some helpful remedies, but none are universally effective in all cases.)
No, there wasn't much fame or notoriety to be gained for these doctors from specializing in the care of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients. Because of this perceived stigma and other contributing factors, the need for capable physicians outstripped the number of those who chose such a medical practice. This shortage created a pent up demand from desperate people that virtually screamed like a tea kettle on the boil. The system was broken; it needed radical change. Even today with a number of active specialists spread out across the US and abroad, the need is not being met. The patient is left to find his or her own way through the maze and come up with the best individual solution.
For the purposes of learning about all three stages of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome that document its place in history, look up all three reports. The more you know, the better equipped you will be to deal with it. The other reports are titled, Report 1 and Report 2.
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