It c an make life incredibly difficult, especially when you already feel like what's going on with your body is so far from the norm, and no one else is or has experienced the symptoms you do. I've been blessed to have a very supportive family, and for the last few years a PCP who "listens" when I tell her something is wrong. The sad thing is, most people with AI disorders are so used to doctors not taking them seriously we only go when we can give clearly definitive descriptions of what's happening to us, and many times, WHILE it's happening if possible. By then sometimes the problem has advanced to a very serious state...
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