Woman accused of faking symptoms of debilitating illness dies aged 33 | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/ehlers-danlos-syndrome-stephanie-aston-death-b2405284.html

#EDS
#EhlersDanlosSyndromes
#Misdiagnosis
#MisdiagnosedAsMentalIllness
#NIH
#Endometriosis
#Misogyny

#Misdiagnosis kills, disables an alarming number of Americans each year

Johns Hopkins report: 795,000 Americans a year die or are permanently disabled after being misdiagnosed. "A public #health emergency"
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/07/18/medical-misdiagnosis-killing-disabling-americans/70423573007/

A soldier near the Texas line
Had a fever and felt far from fine
Mis-diagno'd at first
But he quarantined at worst
And now the malaria is out in decline

#texas #malaria #misdiagnosis #nationalguard #limerick #poetry

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/us-malaria-patient-says-disease-was-initially-misdiagnosed-rcna92142

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#PEComa #misdiagnosis #malignant #diagnosis #images

“Hi Ren”:

https://youtu.be/s_nc1IVoMxc

#ChronicIllness #Misdiagnosis #LymeDisease

The story continues:
He was misdiagnosed for years. He had Lyme Disease and it gave him immune and brain damage that remained after the Lyme cleared.

Ren’s crowdfund:
https://www.
gofundme.com/f/help-ren-get-me
dical-treatment-for-lyme-disease
He made his goal. The explainer is 😞The update is 🙂😞🤔🤞

Part of it:
“Basically, when I got sick with #LymeDisease it was misdiagnosed for so long that it destroyed my immune system and taught it bad habits, its similar to #LongCovid in that even when you get rid of the Lyme disease from your body you still experience the symptoms, and I have been in a 24/7 battle with #pain and #fatigue and many #allergies I never used to have.”

Ongoing treatment:

A Day in the Life of Ren:
https://youtube.com/shorts/W6jKUMTlfW4?feature=share

#MCAS #AutoImmunity #BrainDamage

They’re trying to rebuild his brain and immune system. He couldn’t get this kind of stuff done through the #NHS.

These things are what I struggle to make people understand: the system doesn’t help what it doesn’t or refuses understand. If you have anything ‘weird’ or complex it’s very hard to get help.

A sizable number of women received "unnecessary treatment" at hospital after a mis-diagnosis related to breast cancer.

https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/singapore/breast-cancer-patient-burst-into-tears-after-finding-out-she-was-given-unnecessary-treatment-at-ktph/ar-BB1cSeLQ

An article in mass media that is associated with the state of Singapore:

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/parliament-patients-diagnosed-with-wrong-type-of-breast-cancer-by-khoo-teck-puat

#singapore #BreastCancer #cancer #misdiagnosis #cruelty