I have been very ill for the last 15 months. I had 2 previous PCP's and about 15 ER visits in all this time. Having Anxiety and Panic Disorder, all of these doctors dismissed my symptoms as manifestations of Anxiety and Panic.
I switched PCP's in December, and he said to me, "Ok. Lets pretend I know nothing about your Anxiety and Panic Disorder. How do you feel?"
With that, after ONE visit and a series of tests, I was diagnosed positive for Valley Fever. Now here's the catch. I live in Scottsdale AZ. The epicenter of this disease, and not my previous PCP's or any of the ER doctors ever ran this test, much less even discussed it with me as a possibility. They just dismissed me as a psych patient because of my Anxiety issues, and to a point, even I was starting to believe i was going crazy.
Now I find out that all of the symptoms of valley fever are identical to what I've been saying for the last 15 months.
Do you think I have a case?
I switched PCP's in December, and he said to me, "Ok. Lets pretend I know nothing about your Anxiety and Panic Disorder. How do you feel?"
With that, after ONE visit and a series of tests, I was diagnosed positive for Valley Fever. Now here's the catch. I live in Scottsdale AZ. The epicenter of this disease, and not my previous PCP's or any of the ER doctors ever ran this test, much less even discussed it with me as a possibility. They just dismissed me as a psych patient because of my Anxiety issues, and to a point, even I was starting to believe i was going crazy.
Now I find out that all of the symptoms of valley fever are identical to what I've been saying for the last 15 months.
Do you think I have a case?