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Thanks John, I really appreciate your honest perspective. It’s hard to know when something’s normal or not when you haven’t experienced it before. It’s tricky to keep a balance between being cautious and worrying too much too. Knowing that I’m in a higher risk category, I feel like my best bet is catching anything as early as possible, and I want a doctor that is on the same page.
It really helps to hear that I’m not overreacting, even though I haven’t been diagnosed yet, and hopefully won’t ever be.