Annelise Gorensek-Benitez Profile picture
she/her. Protein chemist, educator and fiber artist. Lecturer at @ColoradoCollege. Proud alumna of @uncchemistry and @FurmanChemistry. Views are my own.
Aug 19, 2021 78 tweets 13 min read
Getting my biologic: a thread. Buckle up, it’s a long one, with the backstory for context. #spoonie #healthcare #autoimmunedisease #RheumTwitter #rheumatology #spooniechat #invisiblepain #chronicillnessawareness #autoimmune I have a condition called ankylosing spondylitis (AS), which is an autoimmune inflammatory arthritis that mainly affects the spine, but can spread to other joints as well. In other words, my body thinks that my joints are the enemy…