Sharing among the particulars on how I overcame my autoimmune struggles, introduced steadiness to my physique, and am now symptom-free. Download the free ebook here.
Hello associates! How are you? I hope you’re having a beautiful morning to this point. I’ve a day stacked with consumer calls and am trying ahead to some adventures with the fam — we’re headed to Disney for the lengthy weekend to have a good time Liv’s bday. I’ll share the adventures over on IG stories! The youngsters have been asking for occasions or journeys as a substitute of birthday events and I’m into it. Approach much less stress throughout and much more enjoyable.
I’m normally bizarre about celebrating private issues – for instance, I by no means inform anybody when it’s my birthday lol- however there are two milestones I’m celebrating this month, and embracing each single a part of these large milestones:
– one yr symptom-free and
– one yr of destructive Lupus markers
how I overcame autoimmune struggles
My predominant signs
Just below two years in the past, some wacky issues occurred with my well being. I went from feeling *okay* – I nonetheless had occasional nervousness and was drained generally – to coping with thriller rashes, histamine points, joint ache, and excessive fatigue. I couldn’t get better from exercises, and if I did one thing that was notably intense, I felt like I wanted to sleep the remainder of the day. My eyes additionally gave me quite a lot of grief. I’ve done quite a few blog posts about the eye saga, however it ended up being blepharitis, Meibomian Gland Dysfunction, and dry eye.
My final eye flare was a little bit over a yr in the past. We had seen The Nutcracker as a household – certainly one of our favourite traditions – and I may really feel my eyes flaring in the course of the show. Abruptly, they have been burning, itchy, and neon crimson. As quickly because it was over, we raced to Walgreen’s for Claritin – I knew at that time it was a part of a histamine response – and took out my contacts so I may put on my glasses. I used to be doing a LOT higher, however was nonetheless having common eye flares.
That was my final one.
My autoimmune story and lupus markers
Two summers in the past, my PCP helped me run some bloodwork, and every part got here again *regular,* besides for 2 Lupus markers. When one is optimistic, there’s an opportunity that you’ve Lupus, however when two are optimistic, it’s an excellent likelihood that you’ve Lupus. Whereas I used to be upset by the outcomes, they made sense to me.
She referred me to rheumatology, however since my signs have been manageable, and I’d been coping with them for a couple of yr at that time, I actually wished to do some digging and see if I may heal myself.
Whereas I’d had some potential diagnoses from my PCP and my dry eye specialist, nobody may inform me WHY this was taking place. I knew my physique was crying for assist, that one thing was inflicting the irritation, and I used to be decided to determine it out. I used to be a newly certified IHP Level 2, so I put my new abilities to work. The objective was to find my deficiencies and toxicities so I may convey every part again to steadiness.
How I overcame autoimmune struggles
I made substantial modifications in my life. Operating practical labs on myself, altering my weight loss plan, and specializing in my nervous system have been game-changers. Over time, my autoimmune and histamine points disappeared, my eyes stopped troubling me, and my power and focus returned.
By final December, I felt significantly better, and my Lupus markers were negative. Final week, throughout my annual bloodwork, each markers have been destructive once more—an enormous reduction and a testomony to the progress I’ve made. TBH I used to be nervous to get the outcomes as a result of I’ve been feeling nice for the previous yr, however it was an enormous sigh of reduction.
(You possibly can see right here that ANA was optimistic in July, and destructive in December!)
And destructive once more this previous week after we examined once more:
And destructive dsDNA twice in a row, too. Wahoo!!!
It’s manner too lengthy for a weblog submit, so I wished to share among the issues I applied and realized within the course of. I made a free obtain with 7 issues that helped me essentially the most, and the link to get a copy is here. Merely add your e mail and every part shall be despatched to you routinely.
Please remember that this isn’t medical recommendation. I’m simply sharing my expertise and hope this could supply some concepts or assist for those who’re in the identical boat. It’s additionally to share some hope as a result of how issues are *now* won’t be everlasting. Therapeutic is feasible, and it may be onerous to see that within the second. <3
Sending a lot of like to you.
xo
Gina
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