"I almost cried."
On Wednesday, actress Louise Thompson posted a video revealing that she had been diagnosed with lupus
Louise, 32, explained that her health problems made her want to cry.
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body produces anti-autoantibodies and starts attacking it.
Some patients will have only mild problems, others can cause life-threatening organ damage to the heart and kidneys.
In the video, Louise says: "I called a rheumatologist yesterday and they got more blood tests from me, and the diagnosis was that I had drug-induced lupus. ”。
"So I'm suffering unbelievably. This meant that I was really tired, but I also started to feel unbearable joint pain, especially if I sat on my legs, if I sat for a while. ”
Louise added: "I mean, I happened to be in the car going to a date this morning and when I got up and started walking towards the appointment, I honestly had a lot of pain in my knees. ”。
"I've never experienced anything like this in my life. I've always been strong and active, exercise has always been a big part of my life, and it's really tough to adjust to all these new medical conditions. ”
"On top of that, and what's worse, I can cope with fatigue, I can cope with the skin, I can cope with pain, and the neurological symptoms are still so unbearable."
"My snot is coming out of my nose, my ears hurt so badly that I shouldn't be taking anti-inflammatory drugs because I have ulcerative colitis or something like that."
Louise shared a photo of the rash on her face and said she felt her immune system was "attacking her."
Louise explained that she recently had some blood tests to see if she had lupus, which has now been confirmed.
Since the traumatic birth of her son Leo nine months ago, Louise has struggled with serious mental health issues and post-traumatic stress disorder, but has also struggled with physical side effects after birth.
She added: "There could be something different, I might cry, like how my life got to this point, it all feels heavy. ”。
"There is so much doom and darkness here that I can't breathe."
She has since struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder and postpartum anxiety, and in a week in January, she admitted to crying 20 times.
The star has been candid with fans about her daily struggles, sometimes revealing that the anxious feeling is "inexplicable", but now she is learning to "understand".
Louise, who often calls her son Leo a "little miracle baby," manages to control her anxiety and is able to continue her normal daily routine after checking her temperature, blood pressure and heart rate.
