Good Housekeeping

“My joints ached and I was always tired.”

All autoimmune illnesses involve inflammation. Three women share how they followed their mystery symptoms to a diagnosis—and treatment.

By the time I had my daughter when I was 27, I was tired I’d get really thirsty, and I kept noticing aches and pains and stiffness in all my joints. It was odd because I was very active as a kid; then, as an adult, I got my teaching license and worked first in a classroom, then as a tutor.

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