Exhausted and defeatedTonight we are supposed to be going to dinner for my fiance's and mother in laws birthday and I literally can not get the energy to get off the couch...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCopingAnxietyButterfly Rash
Waiting on an official diagnosis I wish I could put up more pictures I guess I’ll have to do a different post. I am currently being evaluated for lupus. I had to do one more...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCoping
Medication Denied Just looking for some advice. In addition to lupus, I’ve also been diagnosed with congested heart failure, hypotrophic cardiomyopathy. Afib, and pulmonary hypertension. For years I was on plaquenil ...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCopingTreatmentCaregiving
World Lupus Day #putonpurpleWorld Lupus Day is celebrated around the globe on May 10th, honoring those living with lupus. On world lupus day, advocates from around the world are calling for more research...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAwarenessCoping
Newly diagnosedHiya, I just got diagnosed with early, mild, evolving lupus on Wednesday. It felt quite sudden as that was my first appointment with rheumatology, and after researching a bit more...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosisCopingTips & Advice
Awaiting results I will soon have an appointment with a 2nd rheumatologist. I finally showed a red flag on the ANA test. It suggest systematic lupus. All the while I was diagnosed...Reactions0reactionsComments10 repliesCoping
Can't live without...As you battle lupus daily what is something you can't live without? Fill in the blank, As I battle lupus day to day the thing I can't live without is...Reactions0reactionsComments37 repliesCopingTips & Advice
I Need You To KnowWhat do you think is the most important thing others need to know about having lupus?...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesTips & AdviceCopingSymptoms
Asthma with LupusI have had a few Asthma episodes in the last two years (try to see a pulmonologist in Covid world. Ugggh). Attacks are not severe enough to be life-threatening but...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCoping
Holiday BluesHow are you all dealing with any holiday blues that pop up out of nowhere? What are some tips and tricks to get past the holiday blues?...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCopingDepression