BMJ  2005;330 (19 March), doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.0-b

Living with myalgic encephalomyelitis

Myalgic encephalomyelitis represents a conundrum of uncertainty in its diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis—and the existence of the disease as a clinical category is still in debate, say Ong and colleagues (p 648). They report on one patient's experience of arriving at a diagnosis and living with this chronic debilitating illness and its pain and uncertainty. This has been a challenge for both the patient and her general practitioner, who frankly write about their feelings, thoughts, and knowledge.

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