Her Chronic Pain Was a Medical Mystery. Was It an Unexplained Condition?

‘Bamboozling the Immune System’

Leslie Levine’s pain felt ‘like my legs were being dipped in boiling oil 24/7.’ A neurologist’s creative solution helped.

Published Dec. 6 2017 9:00AM EST

Leslie_Levine_qjrtpr — Courtesy Leslie Levine

Leslie Levine’s searing pains started the day after Thanksgiving in 2006. They began in her toes, which turned strangely dark. Then the agony crept upward.

Karen Weintraub

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Her Chronic Pain Was a Medical Mystery. Was It an Unexplained Condition?

Leslie Levine’s pain felt ‘like my legs were being dipped in boiling oil 24/7.’ A neurologist’s creative solution helped.

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Karen Weintraub