how I overcame autoimmune struggles

Sharing a few of 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 buddies! How are you? I hope you’re having an exquisite morning thus far. 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 fun Liv’s bday. I’ll share the adventures over on IG stories! The children have been asking for occasions or journeys as an alternative of birthday events and I’m into it. Means much less stress throughout and much more enjoyable.

I’m often 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 big milestones:

– one yr symptom-free and

– one yr of adverse Lupus markers

how I overcame autoimmune struggles

My foremost signs

Slightly 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 loads of grief. I’ve done quite a few blog posts about the eye saga, nevertheless it ended up being blepharitis, Meibomian Gland Dysfunction, and dry eye.

My final eye flare was somewhat over a yr in the past. We had seen The Nutcracker as a household – one among our favourite traditions – and I might really feel my eyes flaring through the show. Hastily, they had 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 might 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 little thing got here again *regular,* besides for 2 Lupus markers. When one is optimistic, there’s an opportunity that you’ve got Lupus, however when two are optimistic, it’s an excellent likelihood that you’ve got Lupus. Whereas I used to be dissatisfied by the outcomes, they made sense to me.

She referred me to rheumatology, however since my signs had been manageable, and I’d been coping with them for a few yr at that time, I actually needed to do some digging and see if I might heal myself.

Whereas I’d had some potential diagnoses from my PCP and my dry eye specialist, nobody might 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 purpose was to find my deficiencies and toxicities so I might carry every little thing again to steadiness.

How I overcame autoimmune struggles

I made substantial adjustments in my life. Working practical labs on myself, altering my food plan, and specializing in my nervous system had 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 had been adverse once more—an enormous aid 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, nevertheless it was an enormous sigh of aid.

(You possibly can see right here that ANA was optimistic in July, and adverse in December!)

And adverse once more this previous week once we examined once more:

And adverse dsDNA twice in a row, too. Wahoo!!!

It’s means too lengthy for a weblog put up, so I needed to share a few of the issues I applied and discovered within the course of. I made a free obtain with 7 issues that helped me probably the most, and the link to get a copy is here. Merely add your electronic mail and every little thing can be despatched to you robotically.

Please understand that this isn’t medical recommendation. I’m simply sharing my expertise and hope this may supply some concepts or help 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

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Sending numerous like to you.

xo

Gina