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minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·4 months agoME refers to “myalgic encephalomyelitis” for those following at home.
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoThanks! I thought it meant “Millenium Edition”.
minus-squarejohannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoIt’s what used to be called “chronic fatigue syndrome”. Awful disease, I know a friend who has it and she can barely walk anymore.
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoThanks for the info, I have heard of that but ME and its expanded name were new to me.
minus-squarejohannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoFrom what I understand the old label has fallen out of use because it wasn’t really consistent with the diagnosis criteria and led to a lot of confusion.
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-24 months agoSeems reasonable, although the new name seems less clear at first glance.
minus-squareAnas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoOh, I thought it was @mecfs@lemmy.world
minus-squaremecfs@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoI mean I did choose my username after the name of the illness
ME refers to “myalgic encephalomyelitis” for those following at home.
Thanks! I thought it meant “Millenium Edition”.
It’s what used to be called “chronic fatigue syndrome”. Awful disease, I know a friend who has it and she can barely walk anymore.
Thanks for the info, I have heard of that but ME and its expanded name were new to me.
From what I understand the old label has fallen out of use because it wasn’t really consistent with the diagnosis criteria and led to a lot of confusion.
Seems reasonable, although the new name seems less clear at first glance.
Oh, I thought it was @mecfs@lemmy.world
I mean I did choose my username after the name of the illness
It was you all along!