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Chasing My Cure | Dr. David Fajgenbaum

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Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease

i was diagnosed with idiopathic multicentric castleman disease. It is a rare immune system disorder where basely your immune system attacks your vital organs and shuts them down. The only way to stop it at the time was with cemotherapy, i guess. Unfortunately, it didn't work right away so i continued to get worse. But then actually, it finally did kick in, kind of in the final hour. I do say that it took 11 weeks for the diagnosis, and if it had taken 11 weeks in one day, i most likely wouldnt have survived. They're right around etime that my last rites were read to me is right when the diagnosis was finally made

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