 |  | | Martin Norrman — Sweden |
| | | So what happened that day when I got Addison's? At the time I worked at a factory and started to feel very ill. I felt dizzy and started to throw up so I went home and got a high fever. Because of my diabetes, I had to goto the hospital to get energy in my blood. At the emergency ward I passed out and woke up 4 days after that. All I remember was that a doctor and anurse tried to give me some injections in my upper back. Meanwhile, the doctors had no idea of what the problem could be. They were so concerned that they called my family and were not sure if I would survive the night. They had tried everything until they asked by girlfriend if I had wanted something special or done anything different from oridnary life. She said that I just had wanted salted candy the days before I went to hospital. That answer had probably saved my life. They started to give me salt in the blood and I did respond to that, thedoctors made some tests which resulted in my second disease. Today I take cortisone pills for the Addison's and feel really good. I'm even out running three times a week.
When I got addisons disease it was difficult to find any information about the disease here in Sweden, so I started my own website to help others. Please check us out at www.addisons.se
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