The Shahs of Sunset star,Golnesa "GG" Gharachedaghi , revealed she 'd be undergoing treatments as she continues to battle crippling rheumatoid arthritis.
Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi post on Instagram on Friday, writing, "Today is the day I begin the process of chemotherapy" next to a picture of the quote, "I want to inspire people. I want someone to look at me and say 'Because of you I didn 't give up."
"Never have I ever been so scared yet so excited at the same time," Gharachedaghi continued. "I 'm scared because, well, the f---ing obvious, it 's chemo! But I 'm excited because for 5 years I 've put this off because of my fear of the word 'chemotherapy ' and I 've now reached a place of acceptance."
Shahs of Sunset is an American reality television series that airs on Bravo. The series debuted on March 11, 2012.
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It typically results in warm, swollen, and painful joints. Pain and stiffness often worsen following rest.
Most commonly the wrist and hands are involved with typically the same joints involved on both sides of the body.
GG has the painful disease in 32 of her joints.
While chemotherapy is most often used to treat cancerous tumors, the drugs can be used in lower dosages to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
In that case, the treatment is used to slow cell production and the process of inflammation.
There is no cure for RA, but chemo can help reduce the symptoms and painful joint swelling.
Thankfully for GG, 33-year-old because the chemo dosages are lower when treating arthritis, the side effects, such as vomiting and fatigue, are not as extreme.
The Bravo star also underwent surgery on her hand three months ago to treat the disease, and last week shared a before and after photo in support of World Arthritis Day on October 12.