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Day 7 — Blood, California, and My Anxiety

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 Sina Bonza0Tagged autoimmune awareness, autoimmune disease testing, autoimmune testing, AVISE CTD test, chronic illness blog, chronic illness warrior, chronic pain life, day 7 check, health anxiety, invisible illness, living with chronic pain, Medical Mystery, midlife health journey, patient advocacy, rheumatoid arthritis testing, rheumatology journey, Simply Sina, spoonie life, undiagnosed illness, waiting on lab results, women’s health over 40

Well… I just got home from the lab. Again. I feel like at this point they should know me by name and maybe offer me a punch card. Ten pokes and the eleventh one’s free. Yesterday, the rheumatologist ordered a very intense autoimmune test called the AVISE CTD. Apparently, this one can help rule in […]

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