Multiple diagnoses? I think I'm the poster child for this one. Not counting the wrong guesses the final count determined by the specialists I see is a minimum of 6.

Each time I went to a new specialist they would say something like, "I've only seen 5 patients like you in my whole career and I will be treating you by "shooting from the hip" due to the complexity of your case." Now, if that doesn't give one a great deal of hope.

I don't even worry about trying to attach a symptom to a specific condition or disease. What difference does it make anyway? In addition, I've been offered treatments to "assist in controlling the symptoms" from grossly high dosages of heavy narcotics, IV infusions, and most recently the implant of electrodes in my brain. Ahhh! NO!!!

I am now on a minimum number and dosage of meds to prevent that conflict. Deal with the symptoms as the arise to the best of my ability. What I will not do is compromise how I want to live my life, or what's left of it, for the sake of meds or symptoms.