Nurse Uses Family History to Solve Her Own Medical Mystery After Misdiagnosis on Vacation
By
Lexi Lane
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Summary
Nurse Ofelia Ali, 36, experienced sudden severe symptoms including fever, intense arm pain, swelling, hair loss, joint fluid buildup, chest pain, and extreme fatigue while on a family vacation in Mexico in 2017. After being misdiagnosed, she used her family history to help figure out the actual underlying condition causing her symptoms.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI got really sick with a fever and then developed intense pain in my arm that felt like it was broken — I couldn't move it at all.
Over time, more symptoms started appearing: swelling in my hands, hair loss, fluid buildup in my joints, chest pain and extreme fatigue.
The pain was one of the hardest parts, even a light touch felt like an e
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