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Hello I’m 29 years old I was diagnosed with lupus when I was 22. I’ve been healthy my childhood and teen life, I played basketball my high school year and...

I broke out with a rash on April 22 2023. My doctor tested for everything. They asked me if I had ever been tested for lupus. I said no, but...

Hey everyone, I was recently diagnosed with lupus due to symptoms. But all blood work results, etc. have come back negative. Does anyone else have this? Yet, on an almost...

I've been experiencing lupus symptoms for a while now. It started with itchy skin, followed by joint pain and inflammation that gradually became more frequent. I began experiencing extreme fatigue...

I broke out with a skin rash on April 22. I couldn't keep anything down at the time and still can't. I feel itchy all night. That's when they decided...

At the end of last July, I had a very difficult breakup. Just weeks later, I was in the hospital, so sick I was sure I was on my deathbed...

I am about to enter month 5 after receiving my lupus diagnosis. I will, again, be going to the Doctor, as my legs are not doing well. Both of my...

Hi I’m Saundra, I have had my SLE diagnosis for 43 years now. I am 63 years old. There is nothing on my body that lupus has not effected. Starting...

I was diagnosed with SLE a little over a year ago. At the time I was also diagnosed with Sjogrens and Alopecia... This story isn't about my diagnosis though. After...

I have the worst-case scenario of lupus... lupus as well as a brain tumor. The lupus has caused severe pain in my body, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. The rheumatoid arthritis...

I've suffered since 2004 with joint pain and muscle spasm’s. A hug hurt. My grandson was two and when he would run to say hi and give me a hug...

Still no diagnosis for me... I have even given up going to my GP as it's just a waste of time as they don't seem to believe me and dismiss...

I was diagnosed in 2015 RA to only learn that I have SLE Lupus. I just turned 61 on Sunday, I am just starting to experience different issues. I find...

I have a question more than a story, I have people reaching out to me wanting me to try new things and while that is fine, I am absolutely skeptical...

Hello, I have been diagnosed with SLE lupus since 15 years old. I am now 37 as of yesterday. I am very blessed to be alive still and strong. I...

I have just been diagnosed three weeks ago that I have lupus. Three years ago I had deep vein thrombosis and was put on treatment that I completed after six...

I was diagnosed in February 2000 when I was 30 years old and a 2 year old little boy. My SLE took about two years to be diagnosed. While waiting...

I ended up seeing my Doctor today as I have some Flu symptoms and he confirmed that I had it mildly as it had caught me during a Lupus Flare...

As a child I got sick so often I was on the verge of truancy. It got to the point my parents thought I just didint want to go to...

“I have good news and I have bad news. That’s what the doctor said to me in 1994 after he figured out what was wrong with me. I had been...