Stephany Zumerling

patient

I am a patient whom after suffering more than a decade with a slew of symptoms was finally diagnosed with three rare conditions; Appendix Cancer, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) and Cerebral AVMs. Getting to the correct diagnoses was not an easy feat. It took years to have the courage to seek out a second opinion, and find a doctor that would take my case seriously. Someone who would believe that the symptoms I was exhibiting wasn’t just a cause of anxiety or the disorders I was misdiagnosed with. I knew deep down something still wasn’t right, I could feel it! My body was trying to tell me something. I just needed to find a doctor who would listen.