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Re: How long did it take YOU to get diagnosed?

Posted by Melissa on October 30, 1999 at 14:33:39:

In Reply to: How long did it take YOU to get diagnosed? posted by John D. Lyle on October 30, 1999 at 06:50:35:

It took me about 1 year to convince my GP that I might have an actual sleep disorder, but I wasn't extemely addement about it, I would just mention while I was in his office for other things that I was tired all the time. Finally, after I hit a parked car (the second time I had done this) I got serious about it and told him I had a real problem I neede to find out what it was.

The strange thing is that I simply had a Sleep-deprived MRI done and was diagnosed. I did not have a MSLT done until 2 years later, because my new doctor required it to confirm the diagnosis. The MLST confirmed the exact diagnosis that I had previously.

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