It takes an average of 3 years and 5 doctors for a person to get a proper diagnosis and treatment of…

It takes an average of 3 years and 5 doctors for a person to get a proper diagnosis and treatment of an autoimmune disease. I just wish more people understood what an autoimmune disease is. It is not a cold or the flu, you will never get better, and even a nap will not help. Just eating a salad and hitting the gym won’t slim your face or get the pounds off. Sleeping 10 hours doesn’t leave you well rested, ever. Last minute changes in plans because that “just got ran over” feeling never makes appointments, just walks in whenever you aren’t ready. Achy joints and bones, dry skin, breaking hair, mood swings, and depression are just the tip of the iceberg. You are also prone to having multiple autoimmune diseases.

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Please, in honor of someone who is fighting Sjogren's, Scleroderma, Hashimoto Disease, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Sarcoidosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hepatitis, Raynauld's Syndrome, Diabetes, Celiac, Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis, Pemphigus, SPS, MS, PBC, Psoriatic Arthritis or CIDP. Copy and paste to your page and reply "DONE" on mine.