--- In frontlinehepatitis2@yahoogroups.com, "S.Tara Balduf"
<hepbegone@y...> wrote:
Fibromylagia and Hepatitis C Infection

by V. J. Smith, RN, BSN, MA
Article Date: 1/2/2004

I was diagnosed with Fibrositis in the very very Early 80's in
the very late 80's the name was changed to Fibromyalgia I was also
diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome of which I believe are
either the same or soon overlap into the same Illness .If I went to
a Rheumatologist I had Fibro ,but if I went to an Immunologist I had
CFS Than in 1990 I found out I had Hep C...Can get Complex as anyone
with both knows and many Hep C Doc's are not sympathetic to Fibro or
CFS and the Fibro can be sooo painful it's hard to explain how bad
it is most of the Time I Find this of Great interest I didn't post
this to talk about a movie or Book..!!! Some day She may be a
Great Resource in solving this riddle...To All Those who suffer
from overlapping Illnesses I truely understand as I've been at this
war along Time KEEP FIGHTING from Tony aka WIZofWAZ
I have a few Websites about Fibro,CFS and overlapping Illneses Hope
there of Help........!!!!!!!!!!
http://home.nyc.rr.com/wazzies/CIHMain.html Chronic Illness House
http://home.nyc.rr.com/wazzies/CFIDS.html CFS/FMS Site
http://wizofwaz.com My Main Site
http://wizofwaz.com/HepC.html Land of WAZ and Hepatitis C
http://sonoo7.bravereflections.com/ My Journey Journal

Against the Odds

Laura Hillenbrand Surmounted Illness To Cross the Finish Line
With 'Seabiscuit'.


[Despite debilitating chronic fatigue syndrome, Laura Hillenbrand
wrote a book about the racehorse Seabiscuit. (James A. Parcell -
The Washington Post)]


By Jennifer Frey
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, March 9, 2001;