Chip Chick: 'She Was Wrongfully Institutionalized As A Teen And Misdiagnosed As Crazy: It Took A Decade For Her To Get The Right Diagnosis'
'Many years later, they learned that she had POTS, MCAS (mast cell activation syndrome), and EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome).'
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'Many years later, they learned that she had POTS, MCAS (mast cell activation syndrome), and EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome).'
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She Was Wrongfully Institutionalized As A Teen And Misdiagnosed As Crazy: It Took A Decade For Her To Get The Right Diagnosis
She was wrongfully institutionalized at 17 after a doctor misdiagnosed her as crazy, and it took a decade to finally get the right diagnosis.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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1) Interesting study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
1% to 3% of patients with multiple sclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease were likely misdiagnosed as they actually had a monogenic rare disease.
1% to 3% of patients with multiple sclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease were likely misdiagnosed as they actually had a monogenic rare disease.
October 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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It’s POTS Awareness Day!
People with POTS are often misdiagnosed with “anxiety”.
It can take 7-10 years to get a proper diagnosis.
I spent years fainting and sustaining severe injuries before a doctor finally figured it out.
My guide to diagnosis: www.disabledginger.com/p/its-just-a...
People with POTS are often misdiagnosed with “anxiety”.
It can take 7-10 years to get a proper diagnosis.
I spent years fainting and sustaining severe injuries before a doctor finally figured it out.
My guide to diagnosis: www.disabledginger.com/p/its-just-a...
"It's Just Anxiety"... Or Perhaps They've Misdiagnosed You
Patients with POTS are frequently misdiagnosed as anxious. An exploration of the diagnostic process, the gaslighting and barriers patients face when dealing with this debilitating condition.
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October 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Why are so many families in the Lehigh Valley losing custody of their children? Dozens of people claim their children had been misdiagnosed as victims of abuse. Many pointed to a single pediatrician, whose alleged mistakes, they said, had shattered their lives. nyti.ms/4qz4FcH
October 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Black autistic women are frequently underrepresented & misdiagnosed because our traits might not always match this narrow stereotypes we might mask our autism to fit in leading others to underestimate our struggles
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Many of the signs of perimenopause can also be symptoms of other conditions, and some of these get increasingly dangerous if they’re misdiagnosed
Everything is perimenopause now – but what if it’s not?
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October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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They misdiagnosed the issue (It turns out I was correct in my initial assumption) and they‘ll take even longer to fix it.
Not even a new estimate.
They misdiagnosed the issue (It turns out I was correct in my initial assumption) and they‘ll take even longer to fix it.
Not even a new estimate.
October 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Many of the signs of perimenopause can also be symptoms of other conditions, and some of these get increasingly dangerous if they’re misdiagnosed
Everything is perimenopause now – but what if it’s not?
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October 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Many of the signs of perimenopause can also be symptoms of other conditions, and some of these get increasingly dangerous if they’re misdiagnosed
Everything is perimenopause now – but what if it’s not?
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October 25, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Many of the signs of perimenopause can also be symptoms of other conditions, and some of these get increasingly dangerous if they’re misdiagnosed
Everything is perimenopause now – but what if it’s not?
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October 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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If surgery is not performed within 24 to 48 hours of symptom onset of cauda equina syndrome, patients can suffer irreversible spinal damage. But symptoms are often misdiagnosed or dismissed in possible cases of negligence, experts have warned.
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‘Three GPs dismissed my symptoms — now I face disability for life’
Medical negligence meant that doctors failed to diagnose Toni-Claire Miller’s back pain as cauda equina syndrome. She wants increased awareness of the condition
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October 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Too often, Black autistic women are erased misdiagnosed, ignored, or silenced 🥱
But we are here. We’ve always been here.
Amplify, don’t speak over. Support, don’t tokenize 👌🏽
But we are here. We’ve always been here.
Amplify, don’t speak over. Support, don’t tokenize 👌🏽
October 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Definitely not economics. Urine samples are taken from kids all the time, especially for things like UTIs. My former stepdaughter was misdiagnosed for years despite known microhematuria because her ped didn't listen to the patient mother with a known family history
October 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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haha, sorry, i misdiagnosed myself as a high achiever. i’m actually just a sentient throw pillow.
October 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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#leseliste25 Buch 34
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Es ist wirklich, wirklich gut. Wenn ihr nd seid, lest es. Wenn ihr nt seid, lest es umso mehr
October 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Many of the signs of perimenopause can also be symptoms of other conditions, and some of these get increasingly dangerous if they’re misdiagnosed
Everything is perimenopause now – but what if it’s not?
Many of the signs of perimenopause can also be symptoms of other conditions, and some of these get increasingly dangerous if they’re misdiagnosed
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October 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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And I've posted articles fleshing out these bullet points fairly often on my account. I've experienced a lot of these, BTW. #ADHDWomen
October 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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When I was originally misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder (2011), the psychiatrists used handy charts with me
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October 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Many of the signs of perimenopause can also be symptoms of other conditions, and some of these get increasingly dangerous if they’re misdiagnosed
Everything is perimenopause now – but what if it’s not?
Many of the signs of perimenopause can also be symptoms of other conditions, and some of these get increasingly dangerous if they’re misdiagnosed
www.newscientist.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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You know that feeling of waiting for the test results (waiting + waiting because it feels like forever even if it's just a few days)? Then getting the notification from the portal, tapping + holding your breath while the results page loads?
turns out, for the last 12 years I've been misdiagnosed
turns out, for the last 12 years I've been misdiagnosed
And so I anchored — I anchored on the first diagnosis I received. Even though that diagnosis was wrong. I'm sharing this experience not for sympathy or attention, but in the hope that it may be a useful cautionary tale. Do not make my mistake.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Many of the signs of perimenopause can also be symptoms of other conditions, and some of these get increasingly dangerous if they’re misdiagnosed
Everything is perimenopause now – but what if it’s not?
Many of the signs of perimenopause can also be symptoms of other conditions, and some of these get increasingly dangerous if they’re misdiagnosed
www.newscientist.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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A cracked flexplate can cause various noises, including a knocking, rattling, ticking, or grinding sound, particularly from the bell housing area at idle. These sounds can be misdiagnosed as engine problems like bad rod bearings. Other symptoms include vibrations and a loss of power.
October 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Why are so many families in the Lehigh Valley losing custody of their children? Dozens of people are suing a local hospital claiming that their children had been misdiagnosed as victims of abuse. Many pointed to a single pediatrician, whose alleged mistakes, they said, had shattered their lives.
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Why are so many families in the Lehigh Valley losing custody of their children?
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October 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Paper says the opposite: rare genetic versions of disease are being misdiagnosed as commoner forms of the disease - a finding which is way less surprising.
This is in keeping with the whole idea of Personalized Medicine, which had a moment ~2 decades ago, then stopped being cool for some reason.
This is in keeping with the whole idea of Personalized Medicine, which had a moment ~2 decades ago, then stopped being cool for some reason.
October 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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It's affected my entire nervous system. I literally have nerve damage from celiacs. People think it's just "a food allergy." It's not, it's an autoimmune disease. If you don't stop eating gluten, your body keeps attacking itself. For me I was misdiagnosed with ulcerative colitis for about 30 years.
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