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Ali Long
Let me know below how long it took between your symptoms starting and getting your diagnosis?
I feel very lucky that I was diagnosed within a year of my symptoms starting.
Krista Shawley Member
Dsmooth12 Member
CommunityMember36a3c3 Member
Pain started early 20s, not diagnosed until 40s. It was rough I can relate completely.
Nicky Flikas Moderator
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Steve Tuffin Moderator
Hello Ali
I think I went undiagnosed for 15 years. It's hard to tell exactly, isn't it? But looking back, the symptoms that have plagued me for more than half of my 63 years, would suggest I probably had it from my mid-twenties.
Originally, a doctor thought I'd got whiplash. When I explained I hadn't been in a car accident, he said, you must have been. I can still remember laughing at that. How he thought I'd forget a car accident, I'll never know. He was nice enough though - just a bit put out because he couldn't pin down what was wrong with me.
Go well.
Steve - Community Advocate.