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Severe Case of NF 1

I'M 20 AND AM CURRENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH

 NEUROFIBROMATOSIS.{SEVERE CASE OF TYPE 1, MULTIPLE SETS OF PLEXIFORM NEUROFIBROMAS INSIDE BODY INTRUDING ON ORGANS AND SURROUNDING THE AORTA ARTERY.}

 GASTROPARESIS.

KYPHOSCOLIOSIS. {FROM NF}

SCOLIOSIS DEGENERATIVE.{FROM NF}

BONE DEFORMITIES.{FROM NF}

IBS.

 MENORRHAGIA.

DYSMENORRHEA.

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME.

CHRONIC PAIN.

RIGHT NOW I'M IN A CLINICAL TRIAL FOR A CHEMOTHERAPY DRUG THAT IS SUPPOSED TO SHRINK THE TUMORS CAUSED BY THE NEUROFIBROMATOSIS. IT MAKES ME EXTREMELY SICK AND I'VE LOST ABOUT 25 POUNDS BECAUSE  OF IT. I'M LOSING HAIR AND IT'S TURNING SILVER. BUT IT HAS SHRUNK THE LARGEST TUMOR BY 12% SO FAR!

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