Posted 4/30/2015 12:13 AM (GMT 0)
Hey, I'm Jeanine, 20 y/o and I was diagnosed my senior year in high school when I was 18. I lost a good amount of hair when my doctor finally started paying attention. He did the panel and it was lupus.They said it was CLE but the rude doctor said it was a matter of when not if that I would progress to SLE and he put me on plaquinil. He promptly then left lol. I waited for about a year to see another doctor because no insurance company would accept me. I had to get on the SHIP which is awesome. I get tired very easily, and sometimes a bit depressed (but that may be due to my age and stress levels in college), and I know when I'm stressed because I get these terrible back pains on the muscles closest to the spine. I don't think anyone takes me seriously as a patient. I can sleep a lot (if you let me, I could sleep for upwards of 20hrs) but still wake up like I got a 20min nap and be exhausted 3-4hrs later. I am getting to the point where I don't know what to do. My mom tries to be supportive but then wants to take me on vacation to some of the sunniest places. Then gets mad when I don't want to go. I explain it to people but they don't understand. I drink a lot of coffee on a daily basis just to stay conscious. And as if my memory wasn't bad to begin with, it has just become foggier. I am in college, hard-working and dedicated but sometimes I just don't know what to do. If anyone could offer advice or just hear me out. I feel like I'm going crazy with this and it's driving me, not me driving it.