, those are both tough diagnoses. My heart goes out to you - it must have been a hard five years. I understand how you feel, I've been chronically ill for about five and a half years and I feel like a lot of my symptoms have gotten worse while few have improved. It's frustrating to seek out new treatments and wait to see how our body responds to them, if at all. Are you having a flare up or something specific that's making things hard right now? Many people in this community are going through rough times and we're here for you. Thank you for sharing with us. -Ava, lupus.net team