Took a quick trip to the opposite corner of the country to attend my 10 year college reunion last week. It was mostly fun and only moderately depressing. I was reminded of what a beautiful place Portland is, and what a beautiful campus my college has. In the words of the girl I walked to …
Tag: immune system
New About Me
Feeling so good I think it's time for a new About Me page! So... I had a hideously tough year in 2018. I spent about two months thinking I had muscular dystrophy and was dying, but it turned out I only had the super-rare autoimmune disorder dermatomyositis, which still sucked a lot. Basically my immune system …
50 posts and The Paleo Approach
On Friday I made my fiftieth post and also got my fiftieth follower! This post makes 51, with 52 followers. It's been fun and diverting having this blog to work on and I'm glad people are also enjoying reading it--thanks for following along with me! In other news I've been exercising and getting a lot stronger …
Shingles too? Really?
Turning your immune system off is a shitty thing to have to do. Apparently with no immune system not only are you more susceptible to all the nasties floating around out there (maybe it's just as well that I basically don't leave the house) but things that have passively sat inside you without bothering you …
Why do I have this awful thing?
I've certainly been asking myself this question but the strange thing is I have a weirdly plausible answer. I'm doing what limited research I can, but the specialist I've been seeing is also looking into it and he should have much better luck. I got these candida injections, six of them (three in my toe …
