Autoimmune Diseases

It's been a long nine years on a journey I would not wish on my worst enemy. Finally, I received a diagnosis. Finally, I have started to get my life back.

Sometimes PMR is hard to diagnose. Many have to persist—through scores of tests, misdiagnoses, misinformation, and lack of knowledge—to find out what's wrong with them. This article is to help newly diagnosed PMR sufferers understand what is happening to them and know what to ask their doctors.

If you've just been diagnosed with PMR and feel leery of taking prednisone, this article will list the pros and cons of choosing to use steroids and the effectiveness of other PMR treatments to help you see the larger picture.

Life can throw us a curve ball sometimes. It’s up to us whether we want to let it keep going or hit it out of the park. Learn about my experience with this disease and how I've been able to manage it.

I've gotten quite a few eye-rolls from waiters when I ask if something has gluten in it. I know it's often a fad diet, but celiac disease runs in my family, and gluten has severe consequences for me. Read on for the full story of my unusual experience with celiac.

I received my first degree black belt 10 years ago when everything started to go haywire. I was diagnosed with lupus many years later. After a few years of recovery, I am back in training.

Feeling excessively tired? Have trouble with weight issues? Check your thyroid; you may have Hashimoto's disease. This condition affects brain function and slows your metabolism.

Hashimoto's is a complex illness with many different symptoms. Here is a snapshot of my experience fighting this debilitating disease, from the countless medical trials in my eight-year path to a correct diagnosis and my current methods for reclaiming my life despite its many difficulties.

This is the story of my ordeal with lupus—and how I got through it.

At long last, I have found a drug that helps me with my fatigue due to multiple sclerosis: Prozac. I never thought I'd be so happy to tell the world I am a Prozac user, but it has done what many other drugs and supplements I've tried have failed to do.