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Blogger note: how many attempts at a diagnosis??
"The first eight doctors Joan Wyllie saw for her persistent intestinal distress told her she was fine.
The ninth doctor, a psychologist, suggested the pain in her stomach was really all in her head and prescribed the antidepressant Elavil.
The 10th doctor diagnosed stage 3C and 4 ovarian cancer. Wyllie was given a 50 percent chance of surviving the 7½-hour surgery needed to remove hundreds of tumors, many of which had metastasized........."cont'd
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