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I Almost Died When Doctors Didn't Believe I Was Sick

It was not PMS, you dicks. read more

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It Happened to Me: I Learned to Love My Scars

I was born with a rare condition called craniosynostosis, which caused one of the sutures (soft spots) of my skull to close early. As is with many children diagnosed with craniosynostois, my skull...

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It Happened To Me: I Have Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Or Brittle Bone Disease)

I am fragile enough that where you will sprain an ankle, I will probably break it in two places; where you tripped and took the landing on your wrist, I crushed the end of my radius. read more

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It Happened to Me: Dirty Sex Got Me Hospitalized

My boyfriend and I are filthy. Unfortunately, so were his feet. read more

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It Happened to Me: My Birth Control Gave Me a Pulmonary Embolism

“Isn’t this bizarre?” I asked doctors in the hospital. They shook their heads and informed me that they regularly encountered otherwise healthy young women with blood clots, almost all caused by birth...

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It Happened to Me: I Couldn't Stop Peeing

Some people spend Christmas with their family. Others slump in front of the TV. This last Christmas, I mostly just peed. read more

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It Happened To Me: Meningitis! Or, The Time I Became Mr. Burns

We may have the brains to invent the wheel, but at the end of the day we're just water and soft tissue; sometimes all it takes is a stranger to sneeze in your direction to screw it all up. read more

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It Happened To Me: I Have a Feeding Tube

It hurt at first and it was uncomfortable to pump formula into my intestines. I dealt with clogs, pain and some infections from the new hole in my body. read more

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It Happened To Me: I Have Math Dyslexia

Since about fifth grade, math homework was an Olympic event in our household, complete with hysterical sobbing fits as I stared blankly at nonsensical columns of numbers that seemed to rearrange...

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It Happened to Me: I Have Fibromyalgia

Some days, it feels like demons made of fire are gnawing on my muscles, or like knives are stabbing me in every major muscle and joint. read more

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It Happened To Me: I Have a Rare Disease Which Causes Vaginal Itching,...

It began with intense vulvar itching that kept me up at night and caused me to scratch until I bled. My long fingernails were frequently caked with blood and skin as I clawed into bar soap in attempts...

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