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 …
I have always been the picture of health. I never had to worry about getting sick, and that made me feel invincible. All that changed when I was playing sports and took a particularly nasty fall that left me with a concussion. It was like a light switch had been flipped, and suddenly my life …
I remember that day like it was yesterday. I was twenty-three years old, the perfect age to enjoy life, when I was diagnosed with brucellosis. It felt like the world was crashing down around me. The doctor told me it was an infection caused by bacteria that would require antibiotics for a long period of …
I had sudden onset of Central Pontine Myelinolysis just a few days ago. I had been healthy and active in life until this point. It all started with minor weakness in my right arm and leg. Little did I know, this was a sign of something much more serious. My symptoms worsened over the following …
My story begins a few months ago when I first noticed that I was feeling constantly run down and irritable. I was having difficulty sleeping and had strange joint pains and unexplained rashes. After visiting my doctor and undergoing a series of tests, I was devastated to find out I had been diagnosed with Lyme …
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It all began when I was in my mid-twenties. I was a budding young artist and had achieved some success in my career, but inside I was struggling. I was plagued by hallucinations and delusions and constantly felt overwhelmed. I was finally diagnosed with Psychosis and my life changed drastically. At first, I was scared …
I was just a normal guy, working long hours at the office, when I suddenly started to feel really under the weather. Little did I know that I was about to be diagnosed with mumps, something I hadn’t even considered as an option. At first, I couldn’t quite pinpoint what was wrong, but it didn’t …
My name is Anna and I have been suffering from swollen glands for the last few months. It started out as a small pain in my stomach and slowly it started to spread throughout my body. I went to the doctor, but all they could find were swollen lymph nodes. They sent me home with …
I could never have imagined that a simple trip to the emergency room would lead to my diagnosis of septic shock. Everything happened so quickly; one moment I was feeling fine and the next I was in a fight for my life. I felt exhausted and I was too weak to do anything but lay …
The diagnosis came as a shock; Labyrinthitis. It felt like the walls were closing in around me, and the unknown terrified me. Everything was a struggle; balance, hearing, and incomprehensible dizziness. I tried to stay hopeful, but it was hard. With time, I began to gain strength and resilience. The dizziness wasn’t as extreme, and …
