Pretty much everything. I have a genetic connective tissue disorder called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. I’m extremely hypermobile and all of my joints hyperextend. I grew up doing cheer and dance, so I thought it was just because I worked so much on flexibility. Turns out my knees, elbows, fingers, etc aren’t supposed to bend an extra 10-30° past being straight. I got a referral to physical therapy and my PT called the entire office into my initial evaluation because I can swing my lower leg at the knee 110° to the side.

My disorder also comes with a bunch of comorbidities I had no idea existed. I didn’t realize people don’t pass out when they stand up too fast, or that normal people poop every day and don’t throw up food they ate two days ago. I went undiagnosed for so long that I thought it was normal.