> But I'd bet that if he hadn't been tracking his labs, he would've lived a pretty normal life. Well I mean we have a control group consisting of just about ev

> But I'd bet that if he hadn't been tracking his labs, he would've lived a pretty normal life. Well I mean we have a control group consisting of just about every other person diagnosed with this disease, right? The wikipedia page [1] suggests you're probably right, especially given that he is male. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrophic_gastritis#Signs_and_symptoms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrophic_gastritis#Signs_and_s...