Lupus Support Group
Lupus is an auto-immune disease in which the immune system cannot distinguish between threats (like viruses and bacteria), and healthy cells and tissue. As a result, the body produces antibodies that inflict cell damage, most commonly targeting joints, skin, kidneys and the nervous system. Join the group and find support for coping with lupus.
Can you please tell me what normally happens to you in a flare? The doctors always knew I had a connective tissue disease but never ran the tests for Lupus until a dermatologist noticed I had levido reiticularus. Now they think I may have been drug induced by Enbrel. So far they have not run any other tests and I think some of my back pain is from my kidneys. Please help.
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I have been here before, a long long time ago and now I am back.Forgive me for not just saying what I want to say,even under a triple dose of antidepressants it is still raw and seeping and I am hesitant at revealing it as at least under the bandages around my heart I don,t have to look at how raw and wounded.My child was cleaved from my heart by his own actions. my child of ten,turning eleven...
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Has anyone tried these supplements? Do they give MGers more quality of life by improving memory and overall well being?Thanks!Barbel
Some of the typical symptoms indacating a flare are sudden weakness, running a low temperature, joint and muscle aches, and develop oral and nasal ulcers. Whenever I usually feel a flare coming on I experience muscle or joint pain, fatigue or a low-grade fever.
Every lupus patient is different and being that you're newly diagnosed, it's important that you pay attention to your symptoms since they may be common to the flares that you'll experience in dealing with this illness. If your back back pain is located in your lower back towards either side of your body, it may be an indication of renal involvement. Hopefully, your doctors are currently running tests to see what's going on with your kidneys.