04/22/2023
A quick lesson about autoimmune diseases. It takes an average of 3 years and 5 doctors for a person to get a proper diagnosis of an autoimmune disease. I just wish more people understood what an autoimmune disease is. It is not a cold or the flu, you will never get better, and even a nap will not help. Just eating a salad and hitting the gym won’t slim your face or get the pounds off. Sleeping 10 hours doesn’t leave you well rested, ever. Last minute changes in plans because that “just got ran over” feeling never makes appointments, just walks in whenever you aren’t ready. Achy joints and bones, dry skin, breaking hair, mood swings, and depression are just the tip of the iceberg. You are also prone to having multiple autoimmune diseases.
The “put together on the outside”, rarely matches the raging battle on the inside.
We honor those who are fighting Myasthenia gravis, POTS, MCAD, Sjogren's, Scleroderma, Hashimoto Disease, Hypothyroidism, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Sarcoidosis, CVID, RSDS, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hepatitis, Raynauld's Syndrome, Diabetes, Mold Illness, Celiac, Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis, Pemphigus, Neuropathy, SPS, Multiple Sclerosis, PBC, Psoriasis,Psoriatic Arthritis, CIDP, Alopecia, MMN And GPA Sarcoidosis.
We educate ourselves and our patients how to treat these illnesses. Knowledge leads to better understanding, and a better quality of life.