I'm a Lab Rat, professionally I work in a lab, now in addition to that I feel like a lab rat for my doctor as he tries to figure out what is going on with me. I keep telling myself I need to be patient as the doctors run their tests and cross things off the list, but it is so frustrating feeling sick all the time, missing work, letting my co-workers hang as I...

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I find it so frusterating when I turn to my Dr & get dismissed because they can't find anything diagnostically wrong, when it's obvious there is something clinically wrong.  I have been nauseated for the last 2 weeks, add abdominal pain and vomiting for the last week, and a complete loss of appetite, followed by diarreha the last 2 days.  I've had an abdominal CT, and a bunch of blood work. Everything has come back...

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Hi!  I'm a 27 year old female with chronic & persistant back pain due to trauma sustained in 2 car accidents. Prior to the first car accident 2.5 years ago I was an active person, participating in martial arts, working as a Firefighter/EMT, played softball/volleyball/and other sports.  Then my world changed when I was rear ended by an inattentive driver, at 45 mph. I was transported by ambulance to the hospital with severe neck &...

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