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LeftofObama

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9. I'm not sure how long I was positive before the diagnosis.

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 03:55 PM

Jun 2012

I was like you in that I figured I would know if I were sick. Well, it really doesn't work that way because until the doctors told me what my illness was, AIDS was the absolute last thing I thought it would be.

I just happened to get weaker and weaker until one day it was all I could do to get out of bed. A friend came over to check on me and I looked him in the eye and said "I know I'm dying, I can feel it". He is the one who took me to the hospital and the rest is history.

Sorry to be so melodramatic, but it's a feeling I wouldn't wish on the most hard core right winger! It's just horrible!

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I'm finally getting back to "normal"! [View all] LeftofObama Dec 2011 OP

Thats great to hear! William769 Dec 2011 #1

Sounds familiar BigDemVoter Jun 2012 #2

I had never even heard of Castleman's disease before. LeftofObama Jun 2012 #4

.. La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2012 #3

Thank you! LeftofObama Jun 2012 #5

I'm curious..... Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #6

That was my first diagnosis. LeftofObama Jun 2012 #7

Wow. How long do you think you were positive before diagnosis? Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #8

I'm not sure how long I was positive before the diagnosis. LeftofObama Jun 2012 #9

By the way. Thanks for sharing with me. My fear was/is I might be too nosy. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #10