cmykenna

Hi. I know I haven’t posted anything here in a long time. I’ve been dealing with some pretty major medical issues. About 9 years ago I was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (right after the birth of my daughter). It’s genetic, so I’ve had it since birth (which explains all my weird health issues and frequent injuries my whole life) but after my pregnancy the symptoms became bad enough to finally lead to a diagnosis. I’ve spent the last almost-decade living with pretty much constant chronic pain and other intermittent symptoms, trying to find knowledgeable doctors (which is a challenge), and just overall learning how to manage the condition. I was finally getting to a more manageable place healthwise about 2 years ago, when I suddenly developed some new, still-unexplained symptoms that were completely debilitating (itchy, painful lesions across my entire body). My doctors still have no clue what is causing this (just a few vague theories, possibly allergy-related) but I’m finally