“I have two autoimmune diseases”
One has been enough for me. The joy of having an over-enthusiastic and hostile immune system. While most people want to strengthen their immune system, some of us have to kill off the little traitors.
One big mystery is why aren’t the renegade antibodies always causing trouble? Instead they just simmer along until some unknown factor pisses them off and they start cranking out massive amounts of trouble. For me the trigger can be something common like ibuprofen. Or a virus. Or a vaccine to fight a virus. Sometimes it’s damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
I hear ya…
I have sarcoidosis and ulcerative colitis. Both working together destroyed my liver. I was blessed with a new one through transplant surgery 2 1/2 years ago, and the “best part” is I still have both diseases.
If our immune systems weren’t so STUPID, they would realise that they are killing themselves, as well!
Part of my problem may be genetic, but I don’t know my biological family, as I was adopted when I was 5 months old. I did have a DNA test, so I have a theory that it may be genetic, but I don’t know for sure.
Things are as they are, and I’m blessed to be here.