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... By Wots Her Name Again3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
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... By Claireg1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My "Record Cleaning" Habit.It is no secret, that keeping a house or apartment clean while managing lupus can be a tad tricky. Over the years since my original suspicions of lupus in 2016... By Nicole Simon2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
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... By GermanShepardMom1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
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... By praise.mavasa2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
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... By TariLynn1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
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... By David Jeal1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
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... By CommunityMemberdb7bf21 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
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... By David Jeal1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
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... By Shana10 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
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... By Rgravesghp2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
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... By Ween 741 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Sick, Tired and Beyond Fed UpI've been off work since March. Spent a lot of time back and forth to the doctor. The first few times they completely kept blowing me off and passing between... By Frustrated2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
MaureenI live alone with my little dog , unfortunately my two children are a distance away and are not keen on looking after a 77 year old mum if my... By limping lena1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
My Systemic Lupus StoryIn the past year my lupus has progressed to arriving monthly. The Prednisone isn't as effective as in the past. Although I never smoked, I have chronic pleurisy, which has... By CommunityMembera24e971 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Has Anyone Used Medical Marijuana?I am just wondering if anyone has used medical marijuana and if so did it help with pain and symptoms? If was just recently diagnosed and I am a little... By Kara04121 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Hello & Positive Energy from New ZealandIt is spring here in New Zealand and my garden is full of roses daisies & foxgloves bees bumble bees & birds- it is a joy to go out into... By cireland1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Meds Questions?I just read about two medications... belimumab and anifrolumab. Is anybody taking these meds, they seem to have severe side effects. Is anybody getting great results from these drugs? Is... By frans3331 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
In Sickness and In Health?Diagnosed with Lupus in 2012 after the loss of my son. My ex-husband stated I wasn't doing enough to take care of myself due to Lupus. We divorced recently and... By CommunityMember14321 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Finding Out More About LupusOK I have found out in this past month. My lupus has also effected my eyes. I now have Macular degeneration, did you guys know that lupus gives you that?... By LauraS1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments