Symptoms

My Hiatus Hernia Journey

My Hiatus Hernia Journey

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 …

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Scarlet Fever: My Story

Scarlet Fever: My Story

I awoke with a terrible headache, my throat was scratchy and sore, and my body ached all over. I was having a fever. I had heard of scarlet fever before, but I never thought I would actually get it. My mom took my temperature and it was 105 degrees; I had a high fever. She …

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Bronchitis Blues

Bronchitis Blues

This has been the longest week of my life. I was diagnosed with bronchitis, a common respiratory infection that affects the lungs. It started as a common cold, but soon my chest felt like it was on fire as the cough got worse and worse. I couldn’t bring myself to go to the doctor until …

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