Saturday, December 22, 2012
Llewellyn King interview with Dr. John Chia
Here is an excellent interview by Llewellyn King with Dr. John Chia of Torrance, CA. Dr. Chia is one of the foremost clinician/researchers in ME/CFS focusing on patients who have enterovirus involvement. Once Dr. Chia starts talking I always want to hear more - as this doctor has his finger on the pulse of a significant part of this illness. Fortunately, Llwellyn King promises us more conversation with Dr. Chia in an upcoming interview. Llewellyn King does a very great service in bringing interviews with significant players in this illness, those who are looking for answers. The full set of interviews of ME/CFS Alert can be found here on youtube.
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I can't help but laugh when I hear that researchers claim to be "looking for clues" in CFS... knowing as I do... that NONE of them have troubled themselves to look at the very first one that started the whole thing:
ReplyDeleteThe phenomenon that Dr Cheney and Dr Peterson called the CDC for help with, so long ago.
I can't believe any so-called "CFS researchers" are seriously interested in CFS, if they can't even be bothered to remember how the syndrome got started.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW0x9_Q8qbo&feature=related
Erik,
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Thank you for posting Llewellyn King's interview with Dr. Chia. I saw this latest ME/CFS Alert and also thought it was an excellent interview. Dr. Chia is fully engaged as both a researcher and, thankfully, a clinician. He is knowledgeable, sincere, obviously has a great deal of compassion for patients. He should be provided with lots of research money to fully further investigate his important discoveries. In any "dream team" looking to advance our knowledge in this field, it would be a great omission not to include him. And what would we do without Llewellyn King?
ReplyDeleteDr Chia appears to be a terrific doctor, and is to be commended for his excellent work.
ReplyDeleteBut is it really "CFS" that Dr Chia is conceiving?
Would there be any reason that Dr Peterson wouldn't swiftly be following suit, if this appears to be a viable treatment "for CFS"?
The first question I'd have for Dr Peterson would be, "Is Dr Chia onto something? Or is he missing something that makes his CFS not quite like the illness you are treating?"
(The link is to the 1996 Primetime special on the release of Osler's Web.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW0x9_Q8qbo&feature=related
The sheer paucity of activity could lead any casual observer to conclude that if CFS even exists, not even the people claiming to have it are very much interested in their own
ReplyDeleteso-called "disease"
You are a COMPLETE IDIOT!! I am a patient of Dr. Chia's. and I ASSURE you this is a VERY real illness. It was a life changing event for the worse in my life. I was diagnosed in May of 2004, and spent the first 3 years in excruciating pain and in and out of the hospital! I've been to the medical conference and witnessed all the people with my exact same symptoms. Honestly I would hate for you to contact this illness, but I think it would teach you a well deserved lesson!!!
DeleteYou are a COMPLETE IDIOT!! I am a patient of Dr. Chia's. and I ASSURE you this is a VERY real illness. It was a life changing event for the worse in my life. I was diagnosed in May of 2004, and spent the first 3 years in excruciating pain and in and out of the hospital! I've been to the medical conference and witnessed all the people with my exact same symptoms. Honestly I would hate for you to contact this illness, but I think it would teach you a well deserved lesson!!!
DeleteMy name is Andrea Duke, and I am a patient of Dr. Chia's. If it wasn't for him being with me through this experience, I seriously doubt I would be here, as I probably would have chosen to end it myself! I lost my job on the railroad that I loved, as they retired me at 38. I then had to fight like hell for 7 years to get my retirement disability, it almost made me HOMELESS!! I also lost my marriage as my husband could no longer deal with his sick wife, I lost many friends, as I could no longer participate in any events, lost my figure as a bodybuilder as I could no longer get out of bed for the first few years. I trust Dr. Chia with my life! And to all those who believe this is all in our heads, you're somewhat right as the virus attacked my brain, my lungs and went after my heart as well! But to think that us CFS patients are just drama people, you kiss my behind! I wouldn't wish this upon my worse enemy, and you BETTER pray to God that it doesn't happen to you!! The ONLY reason we are all not "cured" is because big pharma wants MORE of us to get this, so they make more money!! Dr. Chia is the only one who knows and cares about us. He is truly brilliant, and his research has proved beyond a shadow of a doubt, that this illness is VERY real!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Andrea Duke, and I am a patient of Dr. Chia's. If it wasn't for him being with me through this experience, I seriously doubt I would be here, as I probably would have chosen to end it myself! I lost my job on the railroad that I loved, as they retired me at 38. I then had to fight like hell for 7 years to get my retirement disability, it almost made me HOMELESS!! I also lost my marriage as my husband could no longer deal with his sick wife, I lost many friends, as I could no longer participate in any events, lost my figure as a bodybuilder as I could no longer get out of bed for the first few years. I trust Dr. Chia with my life! And to all those who believe this is all in our heads, you're somewhat right as the virus attacked my brain, my lungs and went after my heart as well! But to think that us CFS patients are just drama people, you kiss my behind! I wouldn't wish this upon my worse enemy, and you BETTER pray to God that it doesn't happen to you!! The ONLY reason we are all not "cured" is because big pharma wants MORE of us to get this, so they make more money!! Dr. Chia is the only one who knows and cares about us. He is truly brilliant, and his research has proved beyond a shadow of a doubt, that this illness is VERY real!
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