 |  | | Marilyn Marley — London, UK |
| | | I had been suffering from weakness, fatigue, vomiting, loss of appetite, dark tan, weight loss, pain in legs and shoulders, craving for anything salty and not being able to stand which made shopping impossible. This went on for four months. My Doctor thought I might have stomach cancer and made the necessary appointments. I must say at this stage, the doctor had carried out loads of tests, but could not find anything wrong.
One morning, I tried to get out of bed and it was very difficult. I managed to get to my computer and sat there most of the day trying to find out what was wrong with me. In the end, out of desperation, I typed in all of my symptoms and up came Addison's disease. I saw my doctor immediately and the first thing she did was look at the inside of my hands which had brown lines. I was admitted to hospital for 9 days after seeing an endocrinologist and I am taking hydrocortisone and florinef and things have improved greatly.
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