So I read @heronfem ‘s “lacebound” (it’s amazing go check it out) and it got me into lacemaking…
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So I read @heronfem ‘s “lacebound” (it’s amazing go check it out) and it got me into lacemaking…
Diagnosis Update! (Physical health related)
So when I saw the geneticists, I had gotten a dx of "Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease." Connective Tissue Diseases being things like Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Scleroderma, etc. It's kinda like an "Otherwise Specified" dx I believe - where you don't meet the full criteria for any one particular CTD, but still have the symptoms and struggles and whatnot!
(NOTE: EDS and other genetic connective tissue disorders were ruled out despite the hypermobility and other symptoms, because my medication for rheumatic conditions was working well, so it's thought to be more rheumatic connective tissue, rather than genetic.)
I was, and am still, so happy about being taken seriously! It wasn't super concrete, but it was still something that's a valid diagnosis, that real people have and struggle with.
Well! Today I saw my rheumatologist and she added another diagnosis of "Inflammatory Polyarthritis." We knew my type of symptoms with a connective tissue disease were closer to that of arthritis, and my medication I'm taking for it has the reasoning of arthritis... but she had never really put it on paper besides that.
I understand that it isn't a specific TYPE of inflammatory arthritis, as there are a couple, but it's saying it is arthritis... and that makes me feel very validated.
I'm not sure if that takes away the UCTD dx or not, but either way, all is good :)
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i decided to name her sheila
i’ve been having such awful lockjaw its been stopping me from eating properly. i’ve been living off of breakfast essentials and cheerios for a few days now 😭. any recommendations?
My heads ready to burst and I feel like peeling my skin off
Uh anyone with TMJD and/or arthralgia got any tips on how to improve the discomfort
Michigan splint, physio, and 8/500 co-codamol isn't cutting it lmao
Shift in bed? Knee and hip pop. Scratch my back? Shoulder, elbow, and wrist pop. Shift in bed again? Knee and ankle pop. Move my phone? Wrist pop. Scratch my nose? Wrist and elbow pop. Shift yet again? Pop pop pop. I sound like a bowl of rice crispies.