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Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: 7 hours ago | Replies (25)

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That’s great news, richard’s, and thanks very much for clarifying and elaborating! Very thoughtful of you! 1. Is it Dr. Paterson or Patterson?
The Dr. Paterson (one t) I found on line is not in Houston. 2. If Patterson is as good as you say, why should I not just see him instead of Mayo where you were disappointed? 3. I could not understand your explanation about Mayo’s “approach.” Could you clarify?

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Although this paper is a couple of years old, it does discuss Dr. Patterson (about 1/2 way through). He WAS, at least, in California.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9456722/
I'm really getting the impression that the various approaches and treatments largely amount to throwing a plate of spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks.
It's Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / "Yuppie Flu" circa 1990's--I went through that, too--redux, IMHO.

I guess it's challenging for doctors and researchers since the symptoms vary so wildly from patient to patient, but, geez...

Make sure to wear your BS detector gear.