People who suffer from ME will be able to find out more from a panel of specialists at a Question Time-style session being held at St Richard's Hospital.
The event is being hosted by West Sussex charity reMEmber, on behalf of the national ME Association.
The panel will take questions from the floor about the condition, which is also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
The session takes place on S
aturday, September 19 at 2pm.
Panellists will include Dr Charles Shepherd, medical adviser to the ME Association; Amolak Bansal, consultant immunologist and clinical lead for the NHS ME/CFS service in Surrey; Sue Luscombe, a dietician with expertise in ME/CFS, chairman of the ME Association, Neil Riley and a benefits expert.
Entry is free and refreshments will be available. Those wishing to attend should contact the organisers by Thursday, September 10. Call 01406 370293 or email Tony Britton on tbritton02@yahoo.co.uk Attendees can also contact reMEmber on 01273 831733 or email me_cfs@hotmail.com
n Initial results of a survey among ME sufferers across Sussex shows a wide range of treatments are being provided.
The Sussex ME/CFS Society has been conducting the survey over the past two years.
So far 403 questionnaires have been completed, with 54 per cent of sufferers moderately affected by the illness and unable to work, and a further 17 per cent virtually housebound and some confined to bed.
The treatment known as Pacing, where patients learn what activities their body will cope with, was found to be helpful by 94 per cent of respondents.
Other treatments include cognitive behavioural therapy while prescriptions of specialist pain medications and low doses of antidepressants to help with sleep, mood and pain have also been beneficial.
Courses in yoga, nutrition, acupuncture and homeopathy have also been highly rated by patients.
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