Doctors Found Nothing—Until a Watch Repairman Told Me to Take It Off Immediately

mirror, my face looked hollow, eyes sunken, clothes hanging loose.

This wasn’t a bug. This was something serious.

I called Dr. Porter, who’d been my doctor for fifteen years. Trevor insisted on driving me to the appointment and staying for the consultation. Dr. Porter ran comprehensive tests—blood work, urinalysis, abdominal ultrasound. A week later,continue reading …