SUBJECT: Whipple's Disease
MESSAGE: Your information about Whipple's Disease says that it is fatal if left untreated, but there is no information about HOW LONG a person can have it. I have been sick for 6 years and am having no luck getting a diagnosis, and it would be most helpful in ruling things out if I knew whether or not a particular illness would kill a person within a shorter time period than 6 years. Thank you.

Summarized question: What are the diagnosis of and prognosis for Whipple's Disease?