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I wonder what actual proof she has of her strange claims? Tens of thousands of people suffer from the neurological illness myalgic encephalomyelitis for decades; I have. Dissociative disease is a mental health disorder. Do contact the TYMES trust for advice on this.

Bluebottle - we politely ask you to refrain from answering any more questions.

johnbell wrote:My child was diagnosed with CFS a few years ago but recently a paediatrician removed the diagnosis saying she has been ill for too long for it to be CFS. She (the paediatrician) said that the original diagnosis was correct but she had cured the CFS and what was left was a dissociative disease.

The symptoms are much the same although a little worse.

However, I thought that people suffered from CFS for many years so what should I believe?

I am unsure why the Paediatrician has removed the diagnosis. There is no upper limit on length of symptoms in order to make a diagnosis of CFS/ME. Although we know the majority of children and young people will make a full recovery there are some individuals who may continue to have ongoing symptoms.
Caroline Grayson

I think you need a second opinion by a specialist in ME, Dr Grayson mentioned the majority of children fully recover but Paediatric CFS has quite a variable duration, from months to many years. Research by Dr Bell found although many children get better, the illness can be more chronic than we first thought.
For instance, a 13-year follow-up study of 35 pediatric cases by Bell indicated that as many as 20% don't recover, and of the 80% who reported a good functional outcome, only 37% considered themselves fully recovered.
So research shows only 37% fully recover

TalkHealth - I wonder why you have asked bluebottle not to answer?

Why is that opinion any less valuable than the Dr?
Surely experience and sharing information is the point?

The advice given was to get advice - that is good advice.

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