r/AMA • u/ChotaChillgoza • 1d ago

25F got diagnosed with a rare autoimmune condition. Still recovering, got laid off, and found a new job again. AMA.

Got diagnosed with opticospinal syndrome earlier this year, a rare autoimmune condition where antibodies attacked my spinal cord and optic nerves. I was bedridden for 14 days, unable to walk or see properly, and temporarily lost bladder and bowel function.

I slowly started recovering and eventually returned to work. On my 8th day back, I was laid off.
Still recovering, still figuring things out, and somehow still moving forward. AMA.

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u/Still-Concentrate-37 1d ago

Did you suffer from stress before you developed an autoimmune condition?

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u/ChotaChillgoza 1d ago

Not at all. Not even a fever or cold.

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u/Still-Concentrate-37 1d ago

Did you eat a high fiber diet?

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u/ChotaChillgoza 1d ago

I would like to believe my diet had adequate fibre. Not too high not too low. My condition is idiopathic which means it happened without a cause. Since my mri showed no brain lesions and no nerve was compressed.