It hurt to walk and the doctors recommended exercise: 13 years later he discovered the harsh truth

Lindsay Cohen Karp is a 39-year-old North American writer who, following being misdiagnosed for 13 years finally figured out what was happening to him. The symptom I had ranged from debilitating fatigue and mobility problems to the point of can not walk. Specialists recommended exercise but it was useless.

A decade later, Lindsay found the doctor who knew how to tell her what she was suffering from: multiple sclerosis. This disease is lifelong affects the brain and nerves. possible symptoms They include tiredness, vision problems, and trouble walking or keeping your balance. With good treatment, the pain may stop, but this condition has no cure.

Lindsay suffered for more than a decade from pain in her body.

“My search for a diagnosis had taken me to see professionals four hours by plane from my home. Useless suggestions ranged from the exercise to psychotherapy and a mixed drink, as if Smirnoff with a splash of cranberry juice might keep my body from decaying”, the woman, disappointed, told the media The Mirror.

“While waiting for the diagnosis that just didn’t come, it was hard for me to stay on my feet. I had to walk a short distance, sit down and rest, and then do some more. My legs ached and I felt like I was running out of energy, like a car with an almost empty gas tank. I punctured, punctured y punctured a little more”, detailed in his personal blog.

The diagnosis came when white spots were detected in an MRI of the writer’s brain, something they call demyelination. “I felt on one side a overwhelming relief and a lot of fear. Will I walk normally once more? Can these injuries heal? Will my legs tire so easily forever?” she wondered and then remarked her gratitude to the specialist who treated her: “Without him, I would surely still be undiagnosed, unable to walk and have no energy to continue. It’s more, my children would have no mother.”

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