I don't think it's necessarily that CFS is different for everyone, but rather the current thinking is that CFS is a heterogeneous disorder which is comprised of subsets, and each of these subsets is a distinct clinical entity which merely presents similarly. So people who belong to different subsets might not have all the same symptoms, but people who are of the same subset most likely would.
For instance, my illness had a gradual onset with no sore throat, no swollen lymph nodes and a progressive disease course, so this would most likely be different than someone who had a sudden 'flu-like' onset, swollen lymph nodes, sore throat and stable, though poor, illness course.
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I don't think it's necessarily that CFS is different for everyone, but rather the current thinking is that CFS is a heterogeneous disorder which is comprised of subsets, and each of these subsets is a distinct clinical entity which merely presents similarly. So people who belong to different subsets might not have all the same symptoms, but people who are of the same subset most likely would.
For instance, my illness had a gradual onset with no sore throat, no swollen lymph nodes and a progressive disease course, so this would most likely be different than someone who had a sudden 'flu-like' onset, swollen lymph nodes, sore throat and stable, though poor, illness course.
September 4, 2009 - 11:14amThis Comment
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