When Angela was 25, she was used to physically pushing her body. She was a runner who had always been healthy, besides being suspiciously hypermobile. Then one day at the gym she suddenly became unusu

Maureen has lived through huge health challenges, but her outlook is still one of gratitude. After the passing of her father she has lived every day like it is her last, remembering to laugh and live

A photo of artist KYRIANNA with her self-portrait KYRIANNA is a watercolor artist based in southern Oregon, who creates striking images that visualize chronic pain and illness. Since these conditio

Nancy Muirs diagnosis journey has been more difficult than any marathon she has ever run. During her 24th marathon, Nancy began experiencing hip pain that concerned her enough to seek medical care. S

Numbers never made sense to Michelle. She would struggle to follow the steps in a math problem, could not tell time from the face of a clock and could not memorize her multiplication tables. At an ear

This week Kevin returns to the Major Pain podcast to catch us up on his health journey. The big news is that he was recently diagnosed with Mnire's disease, adding one more diagnosis to his already

While AKs peers were shopping for prom dresses and applying to college, she spent senior year self-advocating and undergoing hospitalizations. AK had been diagnosed with juvenile arthritis at 12 year

A few years ago, Ali DiGiacomo was shocked to discover her face on a Daily Mail article called 'Addicted to being sad: Teenage girls with invisible illnesses - known as 'Spoonies' - post TikToks of th

Sunny did not consider her diagnosis as a major pain, but rather a major inconvenience, until she realized how affected her daily life was. Since childhood, Sunny battled to stay awake during the da

Avery was gearing up for senior year of college when she began to notice painful changes in her body. Her initial symptoms included difficulty sleeping and intense jaw pain. Avery also began to notice