Gray’s Anatomy star Camilla Luddington has shared a health update following her recent Hashimoto’s disease diagnosis.
The 41-year-old actress, known for her role as Dr. Jo Wilson in the ABC medical drama, said she is learning to live with the autoimmune disease and admitted she is still “fresh into this journey.”
The star’s health update came weeks after she outlined what her ideal Grey’s Anatomy spinoff would entail, even though it might be a “big task” to get done.
In an interview with People at the 2025 Inspiration Awards benefiting Step Up in Los Angeles this weekend, Camilla admitted, “It’s still new to me. I got the diagnosis at the beginning of summer, so I’m fresh into this journey.
“I am on Levothyroxine, which is a thyroid medicine, and I can tell you that a lot of things have changed.”
The star added, “It feels like a lot of self-care at this point, just avoiding gluten and all these things that I’m sort of learning.”
She also opened up about her struggles with brain fog – one of the symptoms of the disease – and said managing it is key so that she can focus while at work.
Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune disorder affecting the thyroid gland, explains the Mayo Clinic.
In Hashimoto’s disease, immune-system cells lead to the death of the thyroid’s hormone-producing cells. The disease usually results in a decline in hormone production (hypothyroidism).
It is most common among middle-aged women, and the primary treatment is thyroid hormone replacement.
The disease is also known as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and chronic autoimmune thyroiditis.
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