You have got to love how your period can also be a time where you flare up. Just because you are on a DMARD and biologic doesn't mean you won't have flares. I do not miss the stiffness and pain.

#chronicillness #rheumatoidarthritis #PsA #RA #psoriaticarthritis #seronegative #autoimmune

Autoimmune disease is a pain in the ass to manage because everything in life compiles on top of it. Not enough good sleep? Active job? Hormones? Biologic dosing? Yeah.

#ra #rheumatoidarthritis #seronegative #autoimmune #chronicillness

Vein Ablations and Therapy So, the vein ablations are done. Thank goodness. The photo with this entry shows just how drastic of a difference the procedures have made. It’s amazing. I mean, I knew my feet and legs were discol…

#adelusionalpredisposition

#mentalillness #schizoaffective #schizophrenia #bipolar #veinablations #arthritis #RA #chronicpain #disability #handicapable #invisibleillness #EMDR #therapy #CRP #seronegative #medicaltrauma #knees #sclerotherapy #venousinsufficiency

Doctors won’t entertain #seronegative dx’s in the face of mountains of physical evidence bc no “positive antibody test.”

As if all the antibodies HAVE ALREADY BEEN discovered.

But the same docs will slap a “hysteria” dx on a woman bc they “couldn’t find anything else wrong”.

Harmful. Maddening.

I was finally diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. It isn't just fibro. Doctors have a hard time believing you when you're seronegative. Then a weak ANA popped up after I was believed.

#seronegative #uctd #autoimmune #women #misdiagnosed #fibro #spoonie