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If you are having problems in the jaw area have you considered it could be your teeth. Some people have trouble with the mercury fillings being used. People also can have problems with root canals. If you have a lot of dental work might get it checked out with a biological dentist. They have instruments which can measure the amount of mercury you are exposed to. I had CFS myself and it was due to my teeth. I had 10 root canals and a variety of filings and it was too much for my body to handle. Once I had it taken care of I am back to normal.

I had my hair tested also and it came back OK. A hair test will only tell you how much mercury is in the blood in the last 3 months. It does not tell you how much mercury that is in your tissue. Mercury accumulates in the various tissues and that is what makes you sick. If you ask the dentist who put the metal in your mouth about the matter he will not know. He thinks that mercury in your mouth is safe. You have to see a dentist who understands that mercury is a toxin and has the equipment to test the amount of mercury which is being released. Understand that these chronic diseases are caused by toxins in the body. We live in a toxic world and your body will try and get rid of the toxins. Doesn't matter if it is mercury or combination of various toxins when your body has more toxins than it can deal with you get sick. We should give our bodies as much nutrition as we can because the vitamins and minerals are the means in which our bodies can deal with the toxins. The first thing to do is get on a diet of fruits and vegetables to give you the vitamins and minerals it needs. When I was really sick I tried a detoxification program which I found from a biological dentist. It involved taking large amounts of supplements to allow my body to deal with the mercury I had in my body. After I started the detox program I felt a lot better. You might google Tom McGuire who will explain it.

Post Edited (eat2bwell) : 7/11/2016 6:26:01 AM (GMT-6)

Blissy, to begin with, you need a Dr who knows about CFS/ME, it is not part of Fibro. Some Dr's now-a-days still have old school thinking on the illness & so you have to find one that is knowledgeable with the illness. When you call for an appointment ask right up front if they take CFS/ME patients, no need to spend the money to find out they know no more than your Dr now. Your symptoms are the same as I had when I first became ill & couldn't figure out what I had. I was dx'd by a Rheumatologist so that might be the route you could go. They are very knowledgeable about auto-immune illnesses, Fibro & CFS/ME. I did run into one that thought CFS/ME was just Fibro with added fatigue because I do have Fibro as well but I knew I had something else as well because when I talked to people with Fibro all of my symptoms didn't fit. When I was dx'd by my Rheumy I didn't believe her at first but as time went on & I kept reading the symptoms & what others had to say I finally decided I did have it. I hope you find out what you have, don't get discouraged, just keep searching for a Dr who will figure it out. Remember, 50% of Dr's graduated in the bottom 50% of their classes. Hugs, Denise