Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coming on Dr. Oz -- By Jacob Teitelbaum, MD

I got my results back from my sleep study and the MD said that I morning to keep me awake during the day. He described my brain as though it is a central auditory processing kind of thing and the control panel has all the right wiring up there to do it's job but it just isn't making the right connection to get the message to my brain. I also have to undergo a nap study that was first ordered for the day after my sleep study orginally but they didn't do it, the tech felt I didn't need it. The MD says I do and was upset that a technician over rode his initial order.  So I will know more on that end as it unfolds.  As you all may have already learned and are learning just like me, when you have a chronic condition for example Fibromyalgia that you have to be patient with not only yourself, but with the health care folks out there.  The key to all of this is persistence.  I am still learning myself and probably bother Mardy more than most folks on here but she has been a source of strength and guidance for me.  I still don't have all the answers and understanding of this thing since I have only been diagnosed for a little more than a year, but I am trying and I am not going to give up.  Also, just remember that if you run across someone who doesn't believe in your condition, like I have with a neurologist, just remember that there are some folks including health care professionals are just ignorant and if they would take the time to learn more themselves then they would have a better understanding.  Granted there have been times when I really wished that the neurologist I met with could experience my good days and my bad days as well as my super bad days so that he would have a clearer understanding of the roller coaster we ride every day.  I hope you all have a great day!!