Ok, new question: What do you suspect contributed to or caused your autoimmune disease? We all read that there is a genetic factor and then something flips the switch..... what do you think flipped your switch?
I definitely believe in the genetic factor. Looking back, I believe my Meemaw (mother's side) had Sjogren's. Anytime she sat down, somebody had better be there with a glass of water. Same when she went to bed. And she had horrid pain with no obvious reason. Nobody believed she really hurt. They just sedated her.
As for my "switch" -- I believe it was a combination of illness and exhaustion. From the time my oldest was born, I don't think I got a decent night's sleep for more than 15 years. Once they were sleeping well, I went back to work. I lived on 4 hours of sleep at night for years. I was constantly at the edge of falling apart. I would cry or rage for "no reason." And I got sick a lot. Pneumonia over and over, lung infections, sinus infections, ear infection that led to broken ear drum, Interstitial cystitis out of control......and then I got hit in the head by a huge, heavy object. I think it was the final straw. I was not well after that.
So, what about you? Did you have a slow slide into illness or was there a moment when you stopped being healthy and became ill?
Sunny
I definitely believe in the genetic factor. Looking back, I believe my Meemaw (mother's side) had Sjogren's. Anytime she sat down, somebody had better be there with a glass of water. Same when she went to bed. And she had horrid pain with no obvious reason. Nobody believed she really hurt. They just sedated her.
As for my "switch" -- I believe it was a combination of illness and exhaustion. From the time my oldest was born, I don't think I got a decent night's sleep for more than 15 years. Once they were sleeping well, I went back to work. I lived on 4 hours of sleep at night for years. I was constantly at the edge of falling apart. I would cry or rage for "no reason." And I got sick a lot. Pneumonia over and over, lung infections, sinus infections, ear infection that led to broken ear drum, Interstitial cystitis out of control......and then I got hit in the head by a huge, heavy object. I think it was the final straw. I was not well after that.
So, what about you? Did you have a slow slide into illness or was there a moment when you stopped being healthy and became ill?
Sunny