Thank You Virginia
for writing this book!!!, May 13, 1999
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Reviewer:
brooklynboy from Champaign, IL USA |
This is a must read for
RLS sufferers and their family. I have been suffering from RLS
and its "cousins" for at least 23 years. For the most part,
doctors have never taken me seriously.
This book says it all.
It describes the syndromes, the reactions of friends, family,
and the medical community (we are imagining it all), and offers
some help and comfort. The latter in knowing what we knew all
along: we have a real ailment that is making our lives
miserable! Pressure your doctors to look into this disease.
Change doctors if you
must until you find someone who listens. It was infuriating for
me to learn that Dr. Daniel Picchietti, a noted expert in the
field referenced in this book, has been working at Carle Clinic,
where I have been a patient for 17 years, and no one ever told
me about him or refered me to him.
I have an appointment
now. Thank you so much, Virginia! [Footnote: I did see Dr.
Picchietti and found relief. Daily doses of Mirapex have been a
great help. For once I am being taken seriously and treated that
way. Get help, fellow RLS sufferers.] |