I went there 4 years ago. Personally it wasn't helpful to me however I have a friend with fibro who did get relief.

The approach is more curative and using natural stuff which I'm not totally against.

Price tag is high. My first visit there with the consultation, blood tests, intervenous injections bag of stuff to take was about 800 bucks. (ok I was flareup and desperate.) AND I had a reaction to these immune building injections - not hives- some immune response and had sores all over my midsection for about a month.

If you are thinking about it just be prepared to pay alot. To get my follow up on all the blood tests (like 28 viles of blood) it cost me $200 to get the results.

Could be helpful- but be prepared to pay-

thought you should know- meleggs

Personally I see a doctor of "Physical Medicine" who has fibro himself. Dr. Mark Pellegrino- might have heard his name because he has written quite a few books. He suggested to me that if someone on the forum is trying to see a good doctor he recommended his speciality- Phisatry- I think I spelled it right. I take both traditional medications along with lots of supplements. He has great bedside manor and obviously since he has the condition he is very very easy to talk with.

Hope this helps!

What is Phisatry or do you mean psychiatry?

One has to register for an appointment before they get any packages or information from the treatment center now.

I have not gone that far yet. It really sounds good to treat the cause and not the symptoms. But, i do not want to get false hope going either.

Post edited by: echrist, at: 03/25/2008 17:32

Anyway no it is Phisatry- "Physical Medicine"- He is in Ohio. I know many of the forum people have read his books and wish they could see him. He is very good and understanding.

I think his website is www.ohiorehabcenter.com or it's www. ohiorehab.com

I am pretty sure it is the first one. You can read up on the treatments they offer. Most conditions are pain related. He is Pellegrino- Hope it helps!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiatry

That's what gets me mad about those centers! They advertise that they really want to help people with our conditions but the pricetag is so high and then you find out they are obviously overcharging for their supplements???? Sorry I had to vent. I don't like wolves in sheep's clothing and although they need to make a profit too- uping prices for people like us who are desperate for help makes me wonder how sincere they really are to help us!!!!!

capitalize on our suffering and desperation for a cure, and the lack of any one proven treatment in the mainstream medical community. I've found many websites like that as well. Perhaps the snakeoil for profit aspects of these treatment centers and websites are what make so many people skeptical that fibro is a "real" disease and if it actually exist, because many of these treatment places are so obviously making a huge profit and making false claims. They do a lot of harm for our cause.

Some of them are legit and really help people, but how can you separate those from the quacks?

Hampton for one found tremendous relief from fibro symptoms at one of these centers, and I'm sure that many others have too...but with the high prices they charge for everything and the fact that many or most of them don't take insurance and want thousands of dollars up front, I can't help but be skeptical and cautious when I see them promoting "cures" for fibro. You know the old saying, "a fool and his money are easily parted..."

If I want to the appt. at the holistic pain center, it would have cost over $1000 initialy and what ever else they could try to milk out of me before we went broke. Im glad I read the "fine print".