Jane Doe
Lupus
Staying Positive with Lupus
How much credence do you put into the notion of maintaining a positive attitude? First – it’s okay to be unhappy sometimes. No one, not even healthy people are happy all the time....
Jane Doe
Lupus
What are my Lupus Symptoms?
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can cause joint pain, fever, skin rashes, and organ damage. There’s currently no cure for lupus and it requires life-long management. Lupus...
Jane Doe
Lupus
Medications for Lupus
Lupus can cause a lot of different health problems, there are many different kinds of medicines that can treat it. You and your doctors can work together to find the right combination...
Tray Chill
Lupus
Coping With Winter and Lupus
Winter may have a direct impact on your symptoms. What symptoms do you experience during winter? Yes a lot swelling wrists and kneesWhat do you do to cope with these symptoms?...
Priscilla Barrantes
Lupus
When Someone Says "You Look Fine"
What do you say to people who tell you that "you look fine", when you have a serious illness? Siento mucha tristeza. How should people understand your condition? What do you want...
Susan Lavallee
Lupus
Coping With Winter and Lupus
Winter may have a direct impact on your symptoms. What symptoms do you experience during winter? Not usually that bad until this this fall -- I'm having to deal with flare-ups....
Rosa Aguirre
Lupus
If You Were Able to Come Face to Face with Lupus, What Would You Say?
Go ahead. Vent your frustrations. Share how you persevere in the face of the everyday struggles of having lupus. I would like my life back!
Sandi Dowdy
Lupus
If You Were Able to Come Face to Face with Lupus, What Would You Say?
Go ahead. Vent your frustrations. Share how you persevere in the face of the everyday struggles of having lupus. Dear lupus, where will you strike me next? For the last eight...
Christine Dobkins
Lupus
If You Were Able to Come Face to Face with Lupus, What Would You Say?
Go ahead. Vent your frustrations. Share how you persevere in the face of the everyday struggles of having lupus. Dear Lupus, You will NEVER defeat me! My spirit will soar and...
Mari Mills
Lupus
If You Were Able to Come Face to Face with Lupus, What Would You Say?
Go ahead. Vent your frustrations. Share how you persevere in the face of the everyday struggles of having lupus. Dear Lupus, you thought you broke me but you didn't. I refuse...
Deme Negassa
Lupus
If You or Someone You Love Were Able to Be Symptom-free for One Day, How Would You Spend the Time? | 23/08/2018
What would you do that you aren't able to do now? I will go out in the sun and play volleyball like I used to before I was diagnosed with lupus.
Deme Negassa
Lupus
If You Were Able to Come Face to Face with Lupus, What Would You Say? | 23/08/2018
Go ahead. Vent your frustrations. Share how you persevere in the face of the everyday struggles of having lupus. Dear Lupus,I don’t even know why I’m calling you dear because...
Jacque Bryant
Lupus
If You or Someone You Love Were Able to Be Symptom-free for One Day, How Would You Spend the Time?
What would you do that you aren't able to do now? I would spend the day with the man I love and my daughter. We would go to Disneyland and ride every ride. Then we would have...
Jacque Bryant
Lupus
How I Cope with Lupus "Brain Fog"
How has lupus "brain fog" affected you and how have you met the challenge? When I first started noticing brain fog it kind of scared me. I thought I was losing my mind. My Dr....
Suzanne Casey
Lupus
My Diagnosis Story
What symptoms led up to your diagnosis? I start to experience all the painful symptoms of Lupus, such as the rashes (discoid), the "butterfly rash" on my face, pain my joints and...
Barbara Andrews
Lupus
My Diagnosis Story
What symptoms led up to your diagnosis? I didn't think to pursue a diagnosis. I had a teaching Doctor at a university health center. My medical history showed I'd had a couple...
Regine DemMan
Lupus
My Diagnosis Story
What symptoms led up to your diagnosis? A terrible aversion to garlic, itchiness all over my body even on the soles of my feet, vomiting when eating certain foods, feeling so tired...
Gloria Dabney
Lupus
My Diagnosis Story
What symptoms led up to your diagnosis? Tired all the time and achy bodyWhat tests did your doctor do, and what was this experience like? Ana and blood workUpon learning about...
Jacque Bryant
Lupus
My Diagnosis Story
What symptoms led up to your diagnosis? I woke up one morning and couldn't move. Everything hurt and by the time I got ready to go to work, my hands looked like balloons. I went...
