Personal medical research done as a patient (I am not a doctor), on chronic illnesses, rare diseases and more. Citations from medical journals are included at the end of each post.
Why am I Writing About the Rare Disease, Esophageal Diverticulum?
The short answer is because I was recently diagnosed with it, although symptoms have been accumulating for some time now. I had simply assumed that all the regurgitation and vomiting, even in the middle of the night, were due to
Introduction to MediSearch, a Medical AI Search Engine
You’ve probably asked ChatGPT, Gemini or another AI-powered chatbot a medical or health-related question before. Perhaps to try and find a diagnosis, or simply out of curiosity. I have personally asked them some medical questions that I already knew the answers
You may have heard of the rare blood clotting disorder, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, but did you know that it isn’t ‘just’ about the blood? This article is part of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) resource library that I’m building up on my site from a patient perspective. It consists of
This article is part of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) resource library that I’m building up on my site. In this post, we will focus on medications and Antiphospholipid Syndrome. In particular, warfarin is a key medication for the management of APS, especially if you’ve experienced blood clotting events
This post is part of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) resource library that I’m building up on my site for patients, as a patient who’s lived with it for more than two decades myself. This article in particular will focus on all things related to the female sex and
The bad news about Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) is that it’s chronic. The good news is that there are quite a number of exciting new treatments in the works. This article is part of the APS resource library that I’m building up on the site for patients, as a
Welcome to Adult Life (Chronic Illness Version)
I entered my adult years in turmoil, no thanks to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus). At 20 I developed epilepsy, then leukopenia, crippling arthritis pains, and endometrial polyps in the years to follow. Some of these were a direct result of my chronic illnesses,
