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All the Surprising Ways My Chronic Illness Screws Me Over
Why does lupus involve so much paperwork?!
One thing I’ve learnt since I was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is that being sick is only the beginning.
Sometimes life just piles crap on top of crap…
Autoimmune diseases come in pairs…or worse
Did you know that it’s actually pretty rare to have just one autoimmune disease? Turns out they’re like buses — you wait forever for one and then three turn up at once.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease, with which I was diagnosed in February. I was still trying to come to terms with that diagnosis when I found out I also have antiphospholipid syndrome, a blood disorder that causes abnormal clotting. A day after getting that diagnosis I found out I have acquired angioedema. This wonderful condition causes me to have an allergic reaction without coming into contact with any allergens.
If it doesn’t rain it pours.
I have so many appointments I can’t keep up
I got a call last week from my ophthalmologist’s secretary asking where I was. Bit strange, I thought. So I replied, “I’m at work. Why?” Then came…
