Hi and welcome back to this six-part blog series about my 2023 – 2024 journey with autoimmune pancreatitis. Today is part five, but if you missed any previous posts, be sure to read them here first! In part four, we left off this story with my alarm bells ringing. The fact that I continued to […]
Is Your Biologic Still Working? What to Do If You Think You’re Developing Antibodies to Your IBD Biologic
If you’ve ever flared on a biologic, you may have wondered if you were developing antibodies. This is a stressful situation to be in, especially if you’re not sure what your next step should be. Did you know there’s a specialty blood test you can do to check the effectiveness of the biologic medication you’re […]
7 Practical Tips to Hide and Prevent Chronic Illness-Related Hair Loss
IBD is an invisible disease. One of the top invisible extraintestinal manifestations I deal with is hair loss. I’ve met many others in the chronic illness community who deal with hair loss, whether it’s due to medications, malnutrition, or the disease itself. Regardless of the cause, there are techniques to hide the hair loss and […]
Health and Life Update: 4 Crazy Big Changes That Happened to Me in 2018
Thank you for stopping by on this blustery, rainy, beautifully cloudy first day of December! I hope you’re toasty warm by the fire with a cup of coffee or cocoa in hand. (I know I sure am, along with mittens and two pairs of socks thanks to my perpetually cold hands and feet LOL). Today […]