Insane how far I have come #TikTokCreatorSearchInsightsIncentive #crps #chronicillness #healing #testimony

⚠️ Do not self diagnose! ⚠️ although these images are fairly representative, many skin conditions can look similar, and diagnosis often requires examination (sometimes with dermoscopy or even a biopsy). For example, not every dark mole is melanoma, and not every red scaly patch is eczema or psoriasis! If you notice something unusual on your skin seek professional help. #skinhealth #healtheducation #skinconditions

Bee venom therapy requires me to sting myself with 10 bees, three times a week, for 2–3 years I’m doing it to treat Lyme disease. It’s not the treatment anyone dreams of doing. In fact, for most people, it’s the treatment they find after they’ve already exhausted everything else. It’s painful. It’s intense. And it requires a lot of lifestyle adjustments. But one part of it I’m grateful for is that it takes me about 20 minutes, in my own home. I can also travel with the bees and take them with me

Replying to @brea.powers Severe Ulcerative Colitis. Most people have never heard of ulcerative colitis until it changes someone’s life. Ulcerative colitis is an autoimmune disease where your immune system attacks your colon, causing bleeding, severe pain, diarrhea, fatigue, and inflammation. And for many Black women, the battle starts long before the diagnosis. 👩🏾🤎 Our pain is too often dismissed, our symptoms blamed on stress, and we’re frequently diagnosed later than we should be. There is

Rabies risk after bat contact in Ontario: what to do now

A cyclosporiasis outbreak has now affected more than 1,700 people and counting. More than two dozen states are investigating cases of the foodborne parasitic infection. While it’s not fatal, symptoms can include “frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The source of the outbreak is unknown; the cyclospora cayetanensis parasite can be hard to track as it can’t be reproduced in a lab and it is not always detected through food

#POTS #livedoreticularis #orthostaticintolerance #posturalorthostatictachycardiasyndrome #bloodpooling

Dr. Kliment & DR. Ariel did a FINE job on my incision. Very straight line work all along my rib cage. We have the before transplant and right after transplant. Lost 65 pounds & I am now 4 months post transplant and just started hitting the gym again 2 and a half weeks ago. I’ve gained about 10 pounds already 💪🏼 Well be back soon 💪🏼 #livercirrhosis #liverdisease #livertransplant #transplant #autoimmunedisease

In The Lab: Targeting Inflammatory Bowel Disease