Welcome to the October 26, 2009 edition of the Fighting Fatigue Blog Carnival. To submit your post to next month’s blog carnival, follow the links at the bottom of this post. Please review the blog carnival rules I have listed below before submitting your post. Blog Carnival Posting Rules The Fighting Fatigue Blog Carnival will focus on chronic illnesses such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Interstitial Cystitis and related chronic illnesses and health issues. Blog carnivals

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers the world over will be very happy that there is now reliable evidence that the virus XMRV is a likely cause of CFS . XMRV is a retrovirus found in rats, which has previously been implicated in certain type of aggressive prostate cancer. This study ably demonstrates that 67% of CFS sufferers carry the virus against only 3.7% in the general population. One of the authors of the study comments further in the Herald today: But the senior author of the study,

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I’ve been sick with ME/CFS for almost 20 years and I am beginning to believe that you never fully learn how to deal with being chronically ill. I think I have come a long way from where I used to be but I’m still not where I want to be. In my own opinion, living with ME/CFS is like being handed a life sentence for a crime I didn’t commit. I try my best to look at the bright side and to be positive but there are days when I feel so totally drained and miserable that nothing can make me feel e

It’s that dreaded time of year again for us ME/CFS Fibromyalgia patients. The fall weather, changes in temperature, and the shortening days tend to make symptoms flare full force. For about the last week I have been experiencing a very noticeable difference in my body and the season changes are really affecting me. I have been massively flaring and I am thankful that I cut my hours back at work to just one day a week. My pain level really increases this time of year. I will notice my