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ME Letter September 2015

October 3, 2015 / Charles W. Lapp, MD / News

This Month’s Contents CDC Seminar on Pacing and Limit Setting, October 8 at 4PM MOLD: Could it Cause or Perpetuate CFS/ME/SEID? Extra Help on Prescription Costs for Medicare Recipients Confirm Your Appointment When Called! Editor’s Note – Only the News That’s Fit to Print CDC-Sponsored Seminar on Pacing and Limit Setting On October 8 at […]

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CFS, Dr. Lapp, ME Letter, mold, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

ME Letter June 2014

July 20, 2014 / Charles W. Lapp, MD / News

This Month’s Contents Immunomodulators Creatine May Improve Muscle Function Checking the Cost of Medications Getting Some Help At Home Housekeeping Issues Emails under the new HIPAA Bring medications with you to the office Confirm your appointment when you get a “reminder call” The Use of Immunomodulators in CFS/ME/FM A subset of individuals with CFS/ME/FM experience […]

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Ampligen, CFS, Coping with CFS/ME/FM, Dr. Lapp, Fibromyalgia, Immunomodulators, ME Letter

ME Letter March 2014

March 30, 2014 / Charles W. Lapp, MD / News

This Month’s Contents Introduction – Dr. Ian Lipkin Therapy Immunology Virology / Infections Exercise Testing Prognosis Pediatrics Brain Research Severely Ill Biobanking Summary – Dr. Anthony Komaroff Closing Statement – Dr. C. W. Lapp 11th International IACFS/ME Conference Parc 55 Wyndham Union Square Hotel March 20-23, 2014 The theme for this biennial IACFS conference was […]

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CFS, CFS Treatment, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, IACFS, IACFS Conference, ME Letter, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

ME Letter September 2013

October 16, 2013 / Charles W. Lapp, MD / News

This Month’s Contents Cognitive Problems in CFS/ME Seeking Bedbound Patients More Affordable Medications Housekeeping Issues Emails under the new HIPAA Bring your medications to the office with you Cognitive dysfunction in CFS/ME CFS/ME is characterized by four core symptoms: exertional fatigue, muscle pain or headache, sleep disruption or non-restorative sleep, and cognitive dysfunction. Cognitive problems […]

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CFS, Cognitive Dysfunction, ME Letter

December 2012 ME-Letter

December 27, 2012 / Charles W. Lapp, MD / News

Contents Clinical Assessment of CFS / Thanks! Rituximab Hunter-Hopkins Chat On Facebook Ampligen Update Confirm Your Appointment! Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and best wishes for 2013 Research Continues on the Clinical Assessment of CFS For over one year Hunter-Hopkins has been participating in a Centers for Disease Control contract study, the Clinical Assessment of CFS.  […]

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Ampligen, CFS, CFS Treatment, Dr. Black, Dr. Lapp, ME Letter, Rituximab

ME Letter September 2012

October 3, 2012 / Charles W. Lapp, MD / News

This Month’s Contents Lexington SC Lecture on October 8 Order Your Physician a Primer from the IACFSME Don’t Forget to Vote! Order Your Absentee Ballot NOW Patient Commerce Site on Facebook Ask The Doctor $50 Bonus for Referring to HHC! Sorry We’re Late … Lexington SC Seminar Planned for October 8 Dr. Lapp will be […]

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IACFSME, ME Letter

The Story of Hunter-Hopkins

The Hunter-Hopkins name derives from two individuals who were memorialized because of the invaluable lessons they taught to Dr. Lapp.

Linda Hopkins

Linda Hopkins presented to the emergency room complaining that she could not breath when she nodded off to sleep. As a result she had not slept in weeks. Other physicians had discounted her story as impossible, but Linda and her mother convinced Dr. Lapp to look into it further. Linda was hospitalized and monitored overnight. Sure enough, as soon as she nodded off, Linda went into respiratory arrest – a very severe form of sleep apnea now known as “Ondine’s Curse.” Once the problem was identified, Linda was fitted with a respirator to be used while sleeping. Lesson learned: listen to the patient.

Allison Hunter

Allison Hunter was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but lived in Australia, where the providers of socialized medicine ‘did not believe’ in the diagnosis. As a result she was misnamed a malingerer, hysterical, or Munchhausen – a term reserved for individuals who purposely pretend to be sick. When Alli developed convulsions they were attributed to this ‘phantom illness’ and went untreated. As a result, she died during a grand mal seizure. Lessons learned: (1) diligently look into all complaints and don’t discount them, and (2) don’t trust socialized medicine.

Allison’s parents went on to found the Allison Hunter Memorial Foundation, which has promoted CFS throughout the Pacific Basin and provides superb seminars for practitioners to learn more about CFS and FM.

So we have admired and memorialized these two young women who taught us much about the importance of diligence and listening to the patient.

Our Mission

We are dedicated to exceeding our patients’ expectations by providing individualized, compassionate, empathetic, and timely care. Our goal is to improve the quality of our patients’ lives by providing the highest quality of advanced evidence-based diagnosis and treatment available.

The patient is our first priority; conquering CFS/ME/FM is our ultimate goal.

The Banyan Tree

We chose the banyan tree to represent our practice because the resilient and long lived banyan offers its shade as a safe and sheltered place for weary travelers and the banyan’s distinctive habit of sprouting new supportive roots from its branches reminds our clients to find and accept support for themselves.

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