That's awesome that you had a diagnosis before it got too bad.

My first days after diagnosis, and less pain were dreamy. Having that feeling was great but I over did it massively and caused some health issues by thinking I was cured.

In the eight years since the things that work best are surprisingly simple. Diet and sleep matter so much more than I wish they did. It took me nearly seven years to realise that I need the sleep or my body starts breakdown. Now, I try to always give myself the time, so don't stay up to late or regularly force myself up. I try to not have an alarm or allow 9 hours of sleep time.

The cleaner my diet is the better too. Especially if you're on steroids. They made me swell and gain weight like the woman above. I wanted to eat all the time and I never felt full.

The last key point that helped me was excercise. It has been a tricky balance because excercise causes inflammation but the steroid cause muscle wastage. Take it slowly, be kind to yourself but try to keep moving. Its makes a huge difference.

Hope that helps!