Congenerous Ulcerative ColitisI have SLE Lupus, Sjogens disease, Raynard's disease, and the doctors are not sure if I had a mini-stroke. I spray nitroglycerin under my tongue when my heart rate increases...reactions8comments
Burden of just existingI was diagnosed with lupus when I was 11 years old, even before the diagnosis, I suffered from disease symptoms for almost a year. Throughout that year, I was terribly...reactions6comments
Gale's storyDiagnosed Oct '96.. with DVT AND SLE w/anticardiolipin syndrome. I Lost my 1st child @ 5 months and my 2nd son @ 5 months had to lie on the couch...reactions2comments
A Lifetime of Autoimmune DiseasesI was diagnosed with my 1st autoimmune condition as a teen with scalp seborrhea, which the doctor attributed to my adopted mother making me nervous. I married at 21 to...reactions9comments
It Could Be WorseI was dx'd with RA in 1966 & Lupus in 1989. Between then & now, there wasn't much of a difference between symptoms. I never have been able to tell...reactions1comment
It's Just MeI feel this way every day, but today for some reason, I feel worse. I think I can literally feel myself dying. I had a positive ANA a couple of...reactions2comments
Lupus Warrior's StoryI am a 32-year working female from India, and this is my Lupus Story - Everything was going normal until one day every joint in my body started aching like...reactions1comment
So much changed in 6 monthsI am 73. I c/o pain in my lower legs to my primary care physician who did testing for a whole battery of autoimmune diseases. My dsdna came back positive...reactions2comments
All Roads Lead to AutoimmuneI am a 75 year old woman who has spent a lifetime trying to recover from the different diagnoses I’ve received over the years from doctors. For many years I...reactions1comment
Finding Strength: How Blogging Made A Difference in My Life with LupusDiagnosed in my early twenties, Lupus has been a large part of my life for many years, but I feel that I had been suffering from Lupus symptoms for many...reactions1comment
Lupus and MeHi, I’m Claire, I’m 49 and I live in England. I was diagnosed with lupus and Reynolds disease in 2018. Since then I have not stopped struggling. The cold weather...reactions1comment
Lupus Cause of NeuropathyAlmost 5 years ago when I was 50 (55 on Thursday the 29th), I was diagnosed with diabetes. Two years later I started having tingling and burning pain in my...reactions5comments
The Happiest Memory Lupus Gave MeMy happiest memory is an odd one. Many people would say that a happy memory cannot be produced in a place like this. That this is a place where trauma...reactions3comments
Feeling Knocked Down by Chronic PainFor 30 years I lived with pain, chocked it up to my athletics from high school. Lived on ibuprofen for many years. Went to PCP to get something different because...reactions3comments
A Spider Bite Sent Me to the ERI woke up on Saturday morning with what I thought was an insect bite on my back and a small rash on my right arm. Traveling home from work around...reactions5comments
Beneath My ScarsAfter unexplained lesions came across my cheek that would not heal, I was diagnosed with both SLE and Discoid Lupus in 2004. I started on the recommended cycle of drugs...reactions1comment
13 Months Later...I recently had my annual check up with blood tests. The results were not as I had expected 🤔 the RA was slightly down, but everything else was elevated. For...reactions2comments
10 Years Before I Learned What Was WrongHello, my name is Qua’Shana Brown and this is my Lupus journey. This journey only goes to really when I got my official diagnosis. A lot happened afterwards. Warning, this...reactions3comments
I Am Not CrazyI had had Fibromyalgia for probably 15+ years when I got my Lupus diagnosis. I was the one that asked my family doctor to run the test. As with Fibromyalgia...reactions5comments
Gluten Free Diet?I constantly get tired and sometimes out of breath for no apparent reason. Has anyone been successful by switching to a gluten-free diet? I am now in remission but still...reactions2comments
