my right foot suddenly flared up with no warning when I woke up today
I can no longer walk any more even though yesterday it was just fine
not the first time, but usually it's my left Achilles heel which has calcific tendonitis
this time it's on the right lateral calcaneal area
luckily I have an iWalk so can still go about my day
what's the cause?
I'm not sure this is directly related to my chronic lyme or long covid but in my (relatively uninformed) mental model all of these symptoms are caused by immune system freaking out at small things and generating cytokine storms -- but do let me know if yall have seen similar conditions
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I've been suffering from Lyme disease.
I'm stepping back from xAI into an informal advisory role so I can go founder mode on my health, starting today.
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The symptoms started when I got sick (cold, flu, or COVID -- I'm not sure which) in early 2025. I distinctly felt less energetic, less creative, and less agentic even weeks after "recovery." After that, my condition ebbed and flowed, but the lows kept getting lower.
Accidentally eating the wrong thing would make me extremely tired, taking days to recover. Working out would leave my whole body feeble for days. There was a week where I slept 12 hours a day and still couldn't recover.
Lyme is famously hard to diagnose, but luckily I have an incredible doctor. He suspected these symptoms, far from being just in my head, indicated immune issues. Detective work over a few rounds of testing revealed I have Lyme disease.
I was very surprised because Lyme is said to come from tick bites (where the bump looks like a target), but I don't ever remember having one. Likely I contracted Lyme a long time ago, but until I pushed myself hard building xAI and weakened my immune system, the symptoms weren't noticeable.
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Overall, I actually feel lucky to have discovered this early. Lyme is a serious disease that only gets harder to treat with age -- patients discovering it in their 50s or 60s have a much tougher time. Lyme can also be debilitating, leaving its victims bedridden, but luckily I'm still functional and can take care of myself day to day.
So while some folks have said "you shouldn't have pushed yourself so hard," I'm glad I did. I found this issue early, and now I can fix it so I can push myself even harder when I rebound.
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Chronic Lyme is not well understood in the literature or by the public. For folks suffering from it, it can be a lonely fight. But I hope my story can make it just a little less lonely.
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it's still experimental so we hide it a bit, but in the codex app, try:
> what have i been doing very inefficiently on my computer (according to Chronicle). make some recommendations. be direct. tell me what i need to hear.
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一张界面截图加一句话,就生成了高品质产品宣传图,GPT img-2 真的突破了做图这个事。
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Create a premium 4:3 presentation cover slide introducing Chronicle, the AI-native presentation platform from
Style:
elegant, minimal, modern, premium startup aesthetic. Similar to high-end brand guideline covers (like Apple / Linear / Notion style). Soft gradient background with subtle depth, clean whitespace, refined typography, polished editorial layout.
Main title:
CHRONICLE
Subtitle:
AI PRESENTATION PLATFORM
Body copy (small elegant text):
Turn raw ideas into polished, high-impact presentations.
Start from notes, docs, links, or existing decks.
Generate beautiful, on-brand slides with AI.
Edit freely on a flexible canvas.
Export to PPT, PDF, or publish as a website.
Feature highlights (small premium labels):
STORY-FIRST
ON-BRAND DESIGN
AI EDITING
FREEFORM CANVAS
PPT EXPORT
TEAM COLLABORATION
Bottom-right elegant logo text:
chronicle
Visual feeling:
business-class premium, strategy deck quality, consulting-grade presentation, slightly futuristic but highly professional.
Composition:
clean editorial balance, asymmetrical layout, strong whitespace, presentation software hero shot feeling.
Aspect ratio:
4:3
Language:
English only
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