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Secret Doctor Talk Decoder Ring

Are you an "emotional female" droning on to your doctor, year after year. about “little things” like fibromyalgia, thyroid issues, insomnia, menopause, or hypoglycemia?  Have you encountered any of the following Doctor Talk only to become confused because your brain is fuzzy from lack of sleep or the pain that is "all in your head?"  Having trouble deciphering what your doctor means?  Maybe you need the... Secret Doctor Talk Decoder Ring: * All the tests came back negative. (Translation: I don’t know what else to do for you so you’ll just have to live with it.) * Maybe you should take a few days off work. (Translation: I don’t think there’s anything wrong with you, but you might feel better if you...

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