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Sweating Through the Gears

By swollenmystery On October 12, 2011 · Add Comment

With chronic Lyme disease, there are some days you get to the point of frustration where you begin to doubt your treatments and wonder what is working and what isn’t. Today is one of those days. No, I take that back. This month is one of those months. Consistently, I see clues of healing: better, consistent bowel movements; more fluctuation in my knee swelling; normal weight gain; and overall feeling of more strength. Yet I continue to debate whether I’m taking a step backward or moving forward, not knowing whether the increased pain, fatigue or swelling is due to herx reactions and bacteria die-off in my system or my infections getting out of control again. Through the ups and downs, I feel like I’m learning. It seems as if my lymphatic system is what’s holding me back. I’m beginning to wonder if my lack of movement (due to aches and fatigue) is a double-edged sword. Could a lack of exercise stall my lymph nodes and cause a backed-up system, creating more toxins to spread, and therefore more discomfort and pain? One of the hardest things for me to do over the past few years has been to sweat. When I do sweat, I feel better and see changes in my knee effusions afterward. When I work out, or have my knees or neck massaged properly, I tend to see more change in the amount of fluid in and around my knees. This leads me to believe I need [...]

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What Does Inflammatory Arthritis Look Like?

By swollenmystery On April 9, 2011 · Add Comment

I just realized after describing my inflammatory arthritis symptoms for years with words, I’ve never posted a picture of how much swelling is really going on down there around my knees. All joint swelling has been isolated to both of my knees over the past few years and still remains today. As you can see in this video, my knees are quite disproportionate to the rest of my legs. So far cortisone injections and high doses of prednisone have been the only medications to reduce swelling, although only for a week or so at a time. All other medications such as naproxen, mobic, methotrexate, sulfasalazine, plaquenil and long-term, low-dose prednisone have not had much affect. I’ve lost most of the muscle in my quadriceps and hamstrings due to the inability to exercise. Three years ago at a height of 6′ 1″ I weighed 185. Today I’m closer to 150. And at 185 I’d estimate body fat was under 10%. It’s sad to see what’s lost from muscle atrophy but I believe that is why I’m so determined to find answers and to hopefully help others who are also suffering with similar issues to find those answers before losing too much ground. My goal is to recover fully from this painful condition, to send this disease into complete remission, and to live life to the fullest. With God’s healing, support from family and friends, and perseverance, I know it’s possible.

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I'm a freelance web designer with a background in graphic design. I'm also a part-time nutrition student. When I'm not creating or designing, I'm studying nutrition. When I'm not doing either of those I'm usually eating or talking about food. I've been interested in health and fitness for a long time but it wasn't until I became seriously ill with a mysterious chronic autoimmune condition in my early 30s that I realized how intricate and complex the human body is.

Along my journey to healing from chronic illness and Lyme disease, I discovered that eating healthier has improved my life the most. This blog is not just a journal of my progress but is also intended to help anyone that might be suffering from an autoimmune illness. My goal is to learn how to support the body's natural healing process holistically so that it has the resources to fight off illness the way it was designed. As I learn more every day, I write about my journey here at Diagnosis Unsolved. Read more about how all this started and my story here.
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