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About Me
BeautifulDreamer
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About Me
I am a disabled nurse. I love my family , my home and my life, despite the pain. I get up every morning , grateful, for the chance to do it all again.
I am a disabled nurse. I love my family , my home and my life, despite the pain. I get up every morning , grateful, for the chance to do it all again.
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Interests
I love reading , gardening, and watching medical shows
I love reading , gardening, and watching medical shows
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Gold Star
Oh No!!! I don't watch tv, so I had to look up Dwight from the show The Office. I DO!!! In fact, ALL my cousins on my Dad's side do too!!!! So sad ...... Genetics, man, what are ya gonna do?
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Well Done
You're so smart! it's his first (easy cheese, not bath - ha ha)!
High Five
Yes you are right!! Just try
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just online again after a long absence..busy but needing fellow support from lupie friends!
Flower
Hope you are doing better Cheryl! The wedding was last weekend and I will try picts. here but not sure if I can. It was wonderful. I haven't been on much at all and really need to get back into a routine! Tom is home with a friend and I am used to having the apt. all to myself. Getting antsy now I guess but glad to have him for about a month. Take good care and I will catch up on journals! Sharon
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Close Lupus
I was diagnosed with RA at 29. I was diagnosed with SLE at 34. I worked until I just couldn't anymore. I am disabled now. I miss working. I have a husband and 2 kids who are very understanding. I love my life, despite the pain and exhaustion.
Treatments
- Celebrex Working / Worked
- Works great for stiffness and pain
- Enbrel Working / Worked
- Two 25mg injections weekly. I am not so tired and has helped with pain.
- Folic Acid Working / Worked
- keeps my hair from falling out
- Lyrica Working / Worked
- For nerve pain. Worked great but had to stop due to all over body swelling. Bad side effects!!! Hard to come off! Nightmares ,cold sweats, edema. 3 months later I still cannot get the weight off! I gained 26 lbs on it!
- Morphine Working / Worked
- Helping with the pain. Does not take it all away.
- Plaquenil Working / Worked
- works well. no side effects.
- Prayer Working / Worked
- If it werent for my savior Jesus Christ I would not be here. My faith in Him has been key in staying alive!
- Prednisone Working / Worked
- pain down. weight up. The only thing that helps in a flares. On 6mg/day.
