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  1. Thebirdman333

    URGENT: Anyone in New Mexico? Need help for a friend ASAP!

    I have a friend from New Mexico who is extremely sick and she is looking for some desperate assistance. Her profile: "Living in Albuquerque New Mexico with mecfs suspect that there is a mold problem that I'm dealing with that is exacerbating my symptoms. Looking for help with navigating this...
  2. frozenborderline

    Swelling and itching help, possible infections??

    Below is what I posted in r/askdocs I think it's a good summary of my situation and too tjred to repeat myself much. The things I wonder most about are valley fever and chagas disease ... seems more likely to be fungal or parasitic than bacterial and more likely to be some infection than an...