Melissa Congdon, MD, FAAP

Forgive the cliché, but I’d give Dr Congdon more stars if I could.
She is simply one of the most caring humane doctors I’ve ever had. I see her as I an adult Fibromyalgia patient (the listing sees her as pediatrician and she does see pediatric fibro patient), and with her help I am feeling better and have hope for the first time in ages. She communicates clearly, is willing and even eager to work with any other health professionals who are helping you. She’s helped me understand the ways my different symptoms interact. She has practical suggestions for how to deal with them while you are getting better
If you have Fibromyalgia you’ve probably been seen by a doctor who was dubious about your diagnosis, or you’ve been offered pain meds or anti-​depressants and told to go home. Dr. Congdon has had fibromyalgia, and that real understanding of what it really feels like to deal with this disease and that makes a huge difference. She’s also well connected with communities of Fibro suffers and encourages you to connect with people who know what you are going through and have been through what you are going through.
If you have fibromyalgia or know someone who does, head over to her website and learn more about Guaifenisen. If you are closest enough to come see her, or been if you think you aren’t, come anyway. It’s worth it.

Dr. Congdon is an amazing physician. She takes the time needed to treat and listen to her patients, offering empathy and a successful treatment for the reversal of fibromyalgia symptoms. She works tirelessly to educate other health care professionals regarding the guaifenesin protocol.

After years of increasing aches, pain, fatigue and brain fog symptoms despite obtaining ‘normal’ blood tests, and attempting various holistic methods of treatment for these symptoms, I saw Dr. Congdon on the hunch fibromyalgia is causing these symptoms. I have had four appointments in six months and can say Dr. Congdon genuinely cares about people. She is the only doctor in the San Francisco Bay Area who is a trusted body mappers. Body mapping is the method of diagnosing fibromyalgia developed by Dr. St. Amand, an endocrinologist who has treated over 10,000 people. I am now embarking on treatment with the Guaifenesin protocol, also developed by Dr. St. Amand.

Dr. Congdon was able to give me a complete map of all the knots in my muscles. It solidified that it is real. The world seemed to stop and I had to come head to head with the reality in a somatic way that my diagnosis from another MD and a separate Rheumatologist did not give me. The mapping is critical because then you can feel the changes as you become healthier, when you are doing too much and start declining. Additionally, she addressed my blood sugar problem which had never been addressed. With her guidance I have seen my health change dramatically!