u/Majestic_Composer219

Hey 20F, looking for some advice with what accommodations I should request for college.

I already have accommodations because I have t1d (as well as celiac but don't need accommodations for it) and got those accommodations when I started college 2yrs ago. I had accommodations through school because of t1d so I knew what to request for those.

I was diagnosed with axspa last November and didn't feel like I needed accommodations then. Now I start the real deal stuff this fall for my major and am currently on Remicade infusions. They'll be every 6 weeks but the infusion is 2hrs and they take a while to set everything up. It ends up being about a 3hr process and I can't drive after because they give me Benadryl (the steroids also destroy my blood sugar but I can manage that for the most part).

It'll be harder to be excused for all of the appointments so I guess that's going to be a main accommodation. Not sure what else would be helpful though.

I try to be as low maintenance as possible, this life sucks and I try to keep it to myself as best I can. This is just going to be one of these things I have no choice but to get some extra accommodations for.

Any tips are amazing, I'm not too worried about being denied accommodations. My rheum will also likely give a letter with zero questions asked. So any tips for what he needs to add would help too.

TIA

Hey all, 20F and I'm just wondering if there's anyone else here with this lovely combo?

I was diagnosed with celiac first when I was 4 (almost 5), then 6mo later at about 5 1/2 was T1D. Then last fall at 19 I was diagnosed with AxSpa after a few years of symptoms and trying to find answers.

I just read that 3+ autoimmune conditions is considered multiple autoimmune syndrome (MAS).

I also found it extremely interesting that they're all linked to the HLA gene.

I believe my rheum checked me for HLA-B24 but I don't know if I was positive or not, I plan to ask when I see him this month.

Anyways, I'm just curious if anyone else has won the lottery like me. I actually haven't found a single website about the trio yet but plan to look into it more later today