06/09/2026
One of my favourite questions to ask a new patient.
Not “when did your illness start?”
When did you last feel really well?
Because often the story started long before the diagnosis.
A virus. A pregnancy. A period of enormous stress. Surgery. Menopause. A gut infection in Bali. Years of poor sleep. A medication change. Grief. An autoimmune diagnosis.
Sometimes nothing dramatic at all, just a gradual feeling that you have never quite got back to yourself.
The timeline can tell us an enormous amount.
When did you last remember feeling really well?