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Today is world #Sarcoidosis awareness day! I was diagnosed with Sarcoidosis back in like .. 2014? As far as I know I've never experienced any issues with it as it's been dormant ever since the diagnosis, but I figured I should share something. Awareness is a good thing, even though I don't have much to say about it. Shortly after a fishing trip in the Sibbald area, I developed pinkeye. I had never had it before, and haven't since, but it was pretty awful. While it was at its worst I went and checked myself into the Sheldon Chumir emergency centre to see if a doctor could prescribe something that might help. While I was being checked out, the doctor noticed I also had a pretty bad cough and decided to get some x-rays (they have a machine right there). The x-rays came back showing some enlarged lymph nodes. She booked me a referral to a specialist. I went, they put me under and did a biopsy on my lungs.. which confirmed Sarcoidosis. Fun! "Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease in...

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