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Long COVID turned into MCAS. I went from running half marathons to reacting to my own shampoo in under a year. Every time I think I’ve stabilized, a new trigger appears. Last month it was the ink on a newspaper.
Living with my mum because I can’t afford a flat I can control. She tries to be fragrance-free but sometimes forgets and the whole house becomes unsafe for me.
NHS waiting lists are 14 months for immunology. By the time they see me I’ll have identified more triggers than they have categories for.
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