CheckYourMD.com was created for many reasons. The giant gap between patients interchanging ideas and experiences was a big driving force. What many people don't know is that personal health related issues also inspired me to create the site. So I would like to share my struggle with everyone. Here goes....
My Journey began when I was only 22 years old. I was young, energetic and athletic.
One day after coming back from the gym I became very ill with flu like symptoms. After a few trips to the doctor I was given dozens of Antibiotics. Doctors couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting better. Days,weeks even months past by. I was still suffering from fevers, swollen glands and extreme fatigue. My life came to a screeching halt. I was forced to stop working and going to school. I was bedridden for weeks at a time. I was in and out of the hospital for various reasons. I suffered with this for 3 years ! I had seen over 25 doctors in that time span....I got no answers from all the doctors that I had seen. I felt helpless, scared and lost. I was just repeatedly told that I had an Auto Immune dysfunction and there was not much they could do. That was unacceptable to me and my family.
Lucky for me I found a Doctor who didn't give up on me. Spent time with me ! Listened to me ! He has helped me get a little better over the years. I had spent thousands of dollars floating around from doctor to doctor. I was misdiagnosed several times. I was given drugs that my body didn't need. It was an emotional roller coaster for me and my family to say the least. This Journey inspired me to create a site where patients can share reviews and opinions with each other. My life would have been much easier if I could have had access to a site like CheckYourMD.com. If I would have known that others with the same problem as me had a doctor who actually cared, I would have gone straight to him and avoided one of the most terrible experiences of my life. I really hope that CheckYourMD can make a difference in peoples health related Journey so to speak. I don't want any human being to go through what I went through. If only ONE person can avoid such a terrible experience because of CheckYourMD, I will consider the site a huge success.
To anyone going through a similar situation, please NEVER give up. Keep looking for answers. Many other people are going through it too.
Johnny
CheckYourMD.com
