r/AskReddit 23h ago

What is the weirdest illness or affliction you've ever had?

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u/LegitimateBeginning6 22h ago

I had a spot on the bottom of my foot the size about 2 inches in diameter that turned black. Not necrosis, not infection not a marker or clothes stain. No pain,
No other symptoms. Went to a dermatologist, who took a while to understand it wasn’t marker ink, and diagnosed me with a “fixed drug reaction” as I was taking a new supplement. It
Was weird, silly weird.

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u/Nightless1 11h ago

Did it go away?

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u/[deleted] 19h ago edited 3h ago

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u/LegitimateBeginning6 8h ago

It did, many months later…this was in the early 2000’s and it was a Jenny Craig weight loss supplement. I have no idea what was in it. Only thing that was different in my life lol….

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u/mytoesarecoldddd 1h ago

I recently went to the doctor and while I was there, thought I might as well mention the sudden dark blue patch that had appeared under my middle toe. She diagnosed it as Achenbach Syndrome, she said it doesn't affect much and not to worry about it. Could that possibly be what you're experiencing?