It had been a few weeks since I first started to notice something was wrong. At first I thought it was just stress related indigestion, but soon I began to realise that the discomfort in my chest wasn’t going away. I assumed it was just one of those mysteries of life and tried to push …
My name is John, and I have been struggling with health problems over the past few years. The amount of symptoms and their persistence made it hard to determine the exact cause, so I decided to go for a full medical check-up. After a few weeks, I finally got my diagnosis: antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). At …
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When the doctor told me that the source of my unending fatigue, muscle and joint pain, and sleepless nights was fibromyalgia, I could hardly believe it. I had spent the last several months going from one specialist to another—getting tests and scans and trying a variety of treatments, none of which had any effect. When …
It was April 2020 and I had just returned from a business trip. I had been experiencing symptoms for a few weeks, so I decided to get checked out by my gynecologist. After a physical exam, an ultrasound and a few blood tests, I received the dreaded diagnosis. I had Vaginal Cancer. The news was …
As a 30-year-old man, I had already heard tales of mesothelioma and its devastating effects. But like so many, I never expected it to happen to me. Then one day, I received the dreaded news: I had been diagnosed with mesothelioma. Half of me wanted to curl up in a corner and give in. But …
My name is Maria and this is my story of dealing with penile cancer. It started when I was raised in a small town, and although I had regular check-ups, I wasn’t aware of the symptoms of penile cancer. One day when I was in my late twenties, I noticed I had a sore under …
When the doctor told me I had Fibromyalgia, I was in disbelief. For weeks I had been experiencing different pains throughout my body and did not understand why. I had been visiting numerous doctors stumped by my symptoms and was desperate to find an answer. Little did I know, the answer would be something I …
It all started with a lump in my throat that I couldn’t ignore. I went to the doctor, expecting to be told it was nothing, but I was wrong. I was diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer. The diagnosis was unexpected, and it shook me to the core. I was scared, overwhelmed and overwhelmed. It felt like …
I can still vividly recall the day my joint pain began. I shook it off as just a minor annoyance and tried to get on with my life. I hoped the pain would eventually fade away, but it kept getting worse, then after a few weeks, I went to the doctor. He tested, poked and …
Liver cancer was something I could never have imagined greeting me at my doorstep. Yet, here I stand, crossing the threshold of a new and terrifying chapter of my life. It all began with a dull ache in my abdomen. The discomfort persisted, and my doctor eventually ordered tests. The results came back, and the …
