Woke up today feeling a little bit ropey and I’ve just realised that is probably because of the second Coronavirus jab I had yesterday. Didn’t feel great after the first one so hoping that’s it.
The main thing is that I now have ankylosing spondylitis pain behind my left knee so that’s FUN.
This seems to be a new thing which I’ve never had before and it’s frustrating because it feels like the AS reached this kind of breaking point.
It’s like it’s slowly colonising my body. Ugh.
This is perhaps the most dramatic autoimmune experiment I've conducted to date. We're moving to the Great Karoo in South Africa for 3 months. As you probably know by now I have ankylosing spondylitis, an autoimmune disease that affects the spine and large joints in...
I have just hit 126 days flare-free from my autoimmune disease, my ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This feels like quite a big deal because it's the longest I've ever gone (as an adult) without having some kind of AS flare. My definition of an AS flare - for me in...
What are some of the strangest things I do to manage my autoimmune disease? As I turned the shower to freezing cold for 2 minutes this morning, it occurred to me that a lot of the things I now do in my daily life might seem strange to a lot of people. It got me...
How do you travel when you have a very specific diet you're trying to follow? Whether you have an autoimmune disease, or any other chronic condition, we're going to look at some of the things you can do to ensure a happy, stress-free experience. I've just come back...
SI Pain: 1/100 | Rib or Shoulder Pain: 9/100 | Concrete Back: 7/100 It was quite an interesting weekend because I experienced an explosion of fringe ankylosing spondylitis an autoimmune symptoms. These included... • A constant runny rose whenever I was outside • The...
SI Pain: 1/100 | Rib Pain: 0/100 | Knee Pain: 3/100 Concrete Back: 7/100 Today was the last day of my fast. I felt pretty good but definitely the mood takes a hit on day two... and today is day 3. I'm kind of fine but also not. I'll unpack that a little... Physically...
SI Pain: 0/100 | Rib Pain: 3/100 | Knee Pain: 4/100 Concrete Back: 8/100 I'm starting a 48-hour fast today. I just felt a bit rubbish yesterday evening and I decided to do something to knock myself back into feeling good again. Fasting is something I want to try to do...
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