Creaky Joints Under Young Skin
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Hi, I'm Ali! Throughout my blog, you will get to know me and I would love to get to know each and every one of you who reads this I really appreciate it! At 20 years old, in my final year of my bachelor's degree, I was diagnosed with Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Creaky Joints Under Young Skin
1w ago
I haven’t done a blog post in a while.
I haven’t had the time to sit down and write one without just wanting to relax or keep myself from falling asleep.
My arthritis has been relatively controlled recently. Nothings swollen, which is always nice.
But arthritis doesn’t stop there.
The pain is still there.
The fatigue is still there.
The multiple complications from having an autoimmune disease are still there.
Forever waiting for that day I wake up with no pain and not still exhausted. But really, I don’t ever see that day coming.
It’s easy to get yourself down a hole of strugglin ..read more
Creaky Joints Under Young Skin
1y ago
I’ve done a small post on this before.
Being poorly whilst having a chronic illness isn’t just straightforward.
Having a cold or flu or a stomach bug isn’t what anyone wants.
It’s especially not what you want when your immune system is already suppressed because of the medication you have to take. When you know it’s going to take you longer than usual to get over it. When you know you can’t just power through like most people. When you know if you push yourself you know to expect a flare-up. Or even sometimes you can rest as much as you possibly can and a flare-up will hit. And then, once agai ..read more
Creaky Joints Under Young Skin
1y ago
5 years ago, I was just a uni student thinking I was invincible.
5 years ago, I didn’t think of my ‘dodgy knee’ impacting my whole life.
5 years ago, my world changed without me even knowing it.
5 years ago, I got a diagnosis that shook me and put all the pieces together at the same time.
5 years ago, I was oblivious to how my life would be involved around my health.
In 5 years, I have put my health first.
In 5 years, I have been at my lowest and highest point in my life mental and physically.
In 5 years, I have made mistakes.
In 5 years, my relationships have been compromised.
In 5 years, my ..read more
Creaky Joints Under Young Skin
1y ago
As it has been a long time since my last blog post, I will re-introduce myself …
I’m Ali, I’m 25, I grew up and still live on a working farm in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales with my amazing family and friends. I’m a physiotherapist, currently working on the orthopaedic wards at Harrogate Hospital. I am also a Physio at Harrogate Rugby Club and I run my own business, ‘Fewston Physio’.
I started my blog, ‘Under Young Skin’, in March 2020 and created ‘Chronically Connected’ in 2021. My blog has connected me to many people in similar situations and helped me along my journey with chronic illness ..read more
Creaky Joints Under Young Skin
2y ago
The motivation for this post is through the struggle that I have had just 2-3 months into a full-time job and the emotional impact of accepting that I’m not invincible. That I can’t do what everyone else does and the brute of asking for help.
I started at Harrogate Hospital as a Physiotherapist at the start of December. I am currently on the respiratory wards and so I am occasionally in contact with Covid patients. With now having 4 Covid vaccines and with all the PPE, I have never felt unsafe, and I am lucky not to be on immunosuppressants at the moment.
Before I started, I thought I wouldn’t ..read more
Creaky Joints Under Young Skin
2y ago
This was me Monday, sat on the stairs at one of my temporary jobs.
So scared for not being able to do my dream job.
On the verge of crumbling.
Having an Occupational Health phone call for my new job.
Answering how vulnerable I am and how capable I am to work.
I know jobs can’t discriminate but if I am to work I need to know I can do a good job to put patients first and give them the best quality care.
It’s not just about me and my ego.
I was terrified that they would say it’s too risky to work in ICU… luckily I’m now off the Meth so I got the go ahead.
But it really hit home.
It’s not just an ..read more
Creaky Joints Under Young Skin
2y ago
I am suuuuper late, as always.
If you don’t know already, this week is RAAW – Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week 2021.
I have just not had chance to write anything before now, and even now I am cramming this in before I go to work! So, I will get straight to the point.
Rheumatoid Arthritis is definitely something I had never heard of until I was diagnosed with it and I don’t think that I would know about it if I hadn’t had been diagnosed.
Everyone has heard about arthritis – osteoarthritis. Most elderly people in your life will have it to some degree (well especially where I am from anyway ..read more
Creaky Joints Under Young Skin
2y ago
It’s been a while since I have done a blog post about fitness. Actually, it’s been a while since I’ve done a blog post at all!Having said that I’m currently just searching for jobs and don’t have anything tying me down, but I feel so busy!Anyway – that’s a whole other topic (and possible post) so I won’t delve into it anymore for now.
As it’s been a while, I’ll do a quick, general update -
I have been on Hydroxychloroquine since 4th May, so 3 months now. About the time they say I will start feeling the effects. Apart from a bit of nausea and the horrible taste of the tablets, it has been an ea ..read more
Creaky Joints Under Young Skin
2y ago
I don’t know about you, but for me, there is just something about fundraising that makes me feel whole. And when I see people fundraising for a charity that exists to help people like myself, I just feel an enormous sense of gratitude.
In October, I took part in the ‘10,000 steps a day’ challenge for Versus Arthritis and managed to raise £630. Unfortunately, during the WHOLE of October, I was in a flare-up, with both knees affecting me. During my October flare and since, I have completed my 31 days of 10,000 steps; just not as fluently or as easy as I would’ve liked. But hey ho, a simple and e ..read more
Creaky Joints Under Young Skin
2y ago
As you may know, May is National Arthritis Awareness Month and this year’s campaign, launched by Versus Arthritis, is The Painful Truth. So, in the spirit of raising awareness, here’s mine…
As much as I hate to complain about my life, I think it’s important to remind myself I am not doing this for me. The motivation behind my blog is solely to help raise awareness and work towards an end of the stigma surrounding arthritis. It isn’t about me having a place to moan or seek sympathy, it’s just my way of demonstrating the realities of living with a chronic illness.
Alongside my fellow warriors an ..read more