Olivia I. Bland grappled with escalating pain for six years, opting to keep the reasons behind her sick days, missed workouts, and canceled plans with friends to herself. “I grew weary and embarrassed of repeatedly explaining how terrible I felt,” shared the 37-year-old accountant from Albuquerque.
During the period from 2012 to 2018, she sought advice from multiple doctors and visited urgent care centers or the emergency room on eight occasions due to intense abdominal pain. Alongside this, Bland battled a persistent low-grade fever that typically emerged in the late afternoon, coupled with overwhelming fatigue. “I could gulp down two cups of coffee by 9:30 p.m. and doze off by 10,” she recounted, only to……..Read Full Story Here……………
