Long Term LupusI have had lupus since I was two years old. I am 62 now. When I was younger I used herbs and essential oils. Now, the older I get, the...reactions2comments
New Discoid Lupus DiagnosisI had a raised red lesion on my cheek right next to my nose and wanted to have it zapped with liquid nitrogen, as I have had other sunspots zapped...reactions1comment
My Life With LupusI've had lupus since 1989. I lost a baby in 1990, because of it. It is a hard journey. Some days are good, and some are bad. There is one...reactions5comments
Looking Back On My Lupus JourneyAs I start my 3rd year with Lupus and RA, I have been looking back at all that I have learned and still need to learn. Not only the dietary...reactions1comment
Racial Exclusion: What if my symptoms appear differently?Throughout my 12 years of seeking adequate answers for symptoms that feel endless and relentless, finding answers have usually left me with more questions. It is widely known that racial...reactions1comment
A New Year With LupusHeading into the beginning of 2025 has been a rough time for balancing Lupus and RA 🥴 thankfully, my annual blood tests revealed that the medications and diet adjustments are...reactionscomments
My Lupusversary: Is that a thing?New Year's Eve 2024 was intentional. My bestie and I wanted to ensure joy colored our 365 days in the new year. We wrote affirmations, decorated happy jars, and ordered...reactions1comment
When Doctors Don't UnderstandWhen I was first diagnosed, it wasn’t the first time I heard about lupus. It runs in my family. I was hurting all over, got blood work done (a lot...reactions1comment
My Journey Started With A Butterfly RashMy story started two years ago. My mother has always said I have Lupus because of the Butterfly rash across my cheeks and nose. I'm almost always fatigued and was...reactions1comment
My Experience With Lupus and Insurance DenialsHi, my names Nicole. I’m 31 and I live in Southern California. My autoimmune journey began in spring 2022 and I instantly knew something was wrong. Everything about this was...reactions2comments
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