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Number of doctors to get a diagnosis

How many doctors did you see before getting a diagnosis?
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i went to 20 extremely ignorant and stupid doctors, who couldn't see past their ego to diagnose me. One of them was particuarly awful, he told me i had chronic fatigue syndrome when i came up 2.17 positive on the elisa and had abnormalities in my other blood work. we begged him to do another western blot and ehrilichiosis test. GUess what they both came back positive, but according to him I do NOT have LYME. They were just "FALSE POSITIVES" HAAA!!!  Don't you all LOVE those docs!!!
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I am just guessing that I have seen over 20 Doctors before I was diagnosed.  As a matter of fact the Doctor who did my spinal tap that proved to be positive for Lyme didn't even tell me I tested positive. I found that out from another doctor who showed me the results.
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Me too Cindy.
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I knew I had it so I had to hone in on the doctors who would test me. Unfortunately, I wasted VALUABLE time on doctors who wouldn't listen and now it became "chronic". No end in site.

Oh I'm functioning....Not living...but I'm functioning.
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I voted based on current number, but if I forecast to dx, then probably 20+
:-(
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6 for me :-)
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314892 tn?1264623903
14 years and over 20 doctors- lost count.

Lyme suspected 11 years ago, but test was negative...
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Myself I saw close to 10 and never really got a definitive diagnosis.  Just a probable one.
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