Full story on Facbook and @lovepbco blog Check it out: Facebook: Chrisbrine Fitness Www.lovepbco.com athletes section. Everyone has a story and something that's unique to them. My fitness journey really started when I was 15 yeals old and when I contracted Lupus. Lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease that occurs when your body's immune system attacks your own tissues and organs. Inflammation caused by lupus can affect many different body systems — including your joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs. I was taking a medication for acne and unfortunately this was very rare side effect. In fact so rare that the doctor wasn’t aware himself that this could happen, I literally had better odds at winning lotto. I was prescribed voltaren to help with the inflammation but I reacted to this as well. The voltaren stripped some of the lining of my stomach and liver away and I was I incredible pain. I remember my sisters walking across the floor and I had to pull my legs up off the floor as the small vibrations would feel like knives stabbing my ankles and knees. I was admitted into hospital where I spent the first few months on heavy pain medication while they doctors tried to figure out what I had. So there I was, 15 year old kid who loved sport and being active confined to bed. I was in the Arthritis ward so I was the youngest by maybe 60 years. I was in a room with three other patients, my room mates changed often as they do in hospitals. It was very lonely and incredibly boring there with nothing to do and no one to talk to. My mum and sisters did visit every day but they had school and mum had to work so most of the time it was just me and my thoughts. I spent a lot of time sleeping as it was fatiguing just staying awake for any length of time..... (see the rest on my blog @lovepbco ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #transformationtuesday #teamasn #asn1 #welivethis #tuesday #nutrution #diet #struggle #fitness #fitnessmodel #inspirationalquotes #inspiration #weightloss #bikinigirl #girlswholift #training #muscle #blogger #fitspo #story #newzealand #summer #supplements #instafit #foodporn #motovation #mind https://www.instagram.com/p/B5YtVBABJ_j/?igshid=176c6ew90a3m6
