HEALTH
WHAT DOES HYPERMOBILE EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME LOOK LIKE? After announcing that I was recently diagnosed with Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and the support you all gave me, it meant a lot. As I said in that blog post, I didn’t want to include any photos in case nobody wanted to see, but you’ve all been pretty positive and I’ve received a lot of personal messages as well with intrigue, so I thought I would share with you what it looks like. I did want to point out that these are my own personal hypermobility symptoms and I’m aware that every single person in life is different, so every EDS sufferer is going to be different too. I’m aware that some people suffering are a lot worse than me and can’t even keep their joints in, or are confined to a wheelchair, but there’s also a lot with mild symptoms that aren’t too visible. I’m not sure where I would class myself, but if the Beighton Score is accurate, I am 9/9 on that and I would say I’m about a medium level – ...