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Season 4 Premiere! Catching Up With Michelle, Bek and Simon
Were kicking off the fourth season of Major Pain by catching up with previous guests! Michelle and Bek both have new diagnoses that are recontextualizing their journeys, while Simon is feeling comple
Kait’s Journey with Miserable Malalignment Syndrome
Kait lives with miserable malalignment syndrome, which means that the bones in her legs are rotated abnormally. Since childhood her femurs were pointed inwards while her tibias rotated outwards, causi
Managing Somatic Symptom Disorder Inside a Multitude of Chronic Illnesses
Colby has 11 chronic illness and mental health diagnoses. These include chronic pain (currently diagnosed as fibromyalgia), PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), asthma, IBS, eczema, PTSD, depression, a
The College of Adaptive Arts Is Providing Continuing Education for Adults With Disabilities
DeAnna Pursai and her sister Angel describe themselves as a package deal. A foundational experience growing up in rural Indiana was when DeAnna went off to college, but Angel was left behind due to he
Transposition of the Great Arteries: My Blood Flows Backwards
Like many babies born with transposition of the great arteries, Amelia was born blue. Her blood was not circulating to her entire body because the two main arteries leading blood away from her heart w
Unpacking the Rage of 15 Years Living with Chronic Pain
MaKenzie has received a slew of chronic pain and chronic illness diagnoses over the years, including Chiari malformation, lupus, Sjogrens disease and Hashimotos syndrome, but she isnt focused on he
Living with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
For Meresa, one of the hardest parts of living with mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) is the daily uncertainty. She says, Its still such an everyday variable disease. It really sucks a lot of the
Jesse Mercury on Starting the Major Pain Podcast and Seeking a Diagnosis for Mystery Illness
This week on the Major Pain podcast, our host Jesse is interviewed for a change! This interview is taken from a recent rheumatoid arthritis summit hosted by Andrea Dunn. She asks Jesse what inspired h
Living with Collagenous Gastritis
Ezra lives with collagenous gastritis (CG), one of the rarest conditions weve ever covered on the Major Pain podcast. Collagenous gastritis is characterized by a buildup of collagen in the digestive
My Secret Life of Pain: Marie’s Journey With Pudendal Neuralgia
Maries road to developing pudendal neuralgia is long and complicated. Pudendal neuralgia is a chronic pain condition involving damage to the pudendal nerve, which is the main nerve that branches to t