u/AdvisorAccording4777

When I was 8 years old I was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called juvenile dermatomyositis. I was doing treatment for several years and stopped taking medications around 3 1/2 years ago. I am now 18 and have been completely discharged from my rheumatologists care for over 2 years.

The disease is known to attack the muscles but I really didn't have any muscular issues which is shown through my labs and an MRI. The only issue I've really had from it was a rash. Right now I have been completely off of medications for 3 1/2 years with zero issues or flare ups at all. I weight lift 6 times a week and have been extremely active.

I started talking to an army recruiter around 2 months ago and he seems fairly confident I could get a waiver approved for it but I don't really know. In a couple of days I am seeing my rheumatologist to get a clearance letter and I will go to meps shortly afterwards.

Has anyone seen resolved childhood autoimmune conditions get waivered before? I am just kind of wondering if it's even worth my time. I'm willing to wait and do the extensive paperwork and has always been my dream to join.

Ever since I was little I have always been interested in joining the military and recently started talking with a recruiter.

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When I was 8 I was diagnosed with a really rare autoimmune disease known as juvenile dermatomyositis. When I got the disease it was relatively mild and I just had a facial rash and no muscular inflammation shown on blood labs or MRI. (Disease is known to attack muscles and skin).

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Around 4 years ago I entered remission and haven't had to take any medications or do any follow up visits with my specialist since. I pretty much just live a normal life now and forgot all about it until I started trying to enlist.

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I disclosed this to my recruiter and he said that I need to get a clearance letter from my specialist which I am working on and she is okay with doing that. I know recruiters tend to lie about stuff but when I was in the office I was speaking to another recruiter about my medical history and they both seemed to think that a waiver is definitely possible if I provide all my medical records and a clearance letter.

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I should by going to meps in late July or early August. I am willing to do the extensive paperwork and waiting but I kind of just wanna know if this is even worth my time? Has anybody known other people who have got waivers approved for resolved childhood autoimmune conditions?