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by bigtunacan 3548 days ago
Stiff Person Syndrome.

It is extremely rare and occurs in only about 1 in 1 million people.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiff_person_syndrome

For this particular illness, 6 years is the average amount of time it takes to diagnose. Just to help put it in perspective.

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Thanks for indulging my curiosity, have heard of it believe it or not.
No worries. It's no big secret for me. Most people don't know what it is; I even got a blank stare from an ER doctor once when I was taken in during an extremely bad episode.