I agree with Lynnwood. The Lupus Book by Dr Daniel Wallace is the best one that I have come across and I have read several....
Hi Denda, I'm sorry that you have had so many problems. I hope you are able to get some answers soon. I have never had a negative result and then a positive, only positives but everyone is different....
Hey everybody. I am 46 and I have a great husband and 2 wonderful children and daughter-in-law. My son is 25, married and is in med school at Emory in Atlanta. My daughter is 18 and graduated high...
I usually sleep about 6-7 hours at night. I try to take a nap during the day on the weekends. I wish I could during the week but my boss wouldn't like it very much....
Happy Feet, Have you been out in the sun? I had a rash on both arms, chest, and shins a couple of months ago after being at the beach that sounds like yours. I had to take a tapering dose of...
Hi Tammy. Your story sounds a lot like a lot of ours. I am 46 and was also extremely active until a couple of years ago. I also have the aches, pain, and fatique along with fevers. I still don't have...
Lynwood, it really doesn't feel like muscle pain. It feels deeper, like bone pain I guess. My next Rheumy appt is not until August so if it doesn't improve soon I'll call him. It was bothering me...
For the past week I have been having pain in my legs. It is an achy pain from my knees all the way down to my toes. It bothers me so much at night that I am having trouble sleeping. Does anyone else...
Thanks for taking the time to do that Carol....
Hi. I also have a UCTD diagnosis. My Rheumy is debating between Lupus and Sjogren's also. I also possibly have limited scleroderma. As long as I am receiving treatment I am satisfied with this...
Hey Sands, I agree that sugar is definitely addictive for me although actually I eat pretty healthy. It is just what I drink that has the sugar. Go figure! I am really trying to drink a lot of water....
Hey Kitty, You must have read my mind. I used to walk 2 miles every day and kept in pretty good shape but now I am so tired all the time or in some kind of pain somewhere in my body. I have gotten so...
Hey all, Does anyone have limited scleroderma (CREST disease)? The pattern of my last two ANA tests is pointing towards it. My Rheumy has not officially diagnosed it yet because I don't have the...
Steph, I think you should definitely call your Rheumy. It sounds like you have an infection and if you don't take care of it now it will just probably get worse. I had something similiar about two...
Jen, I had never had a reaction to the sun until spring break this year at the beach. I used 30 sunblock the whole time and tanned very nicely. Two days after I got home I got the worse rash I have...
Hi Cecelia, I was diagnosed with sleep apnea about a year and a half ago and have been sleeping with a c-pap ever since. It did take a while to get used to it but if you will stick with it I think...
Thanks for the replies Erin and Ides. Just a brief history: I have had pain in my lower back for years. Now I am also hurting in the buttock area. It hurts mostly when trying to sleep and early in...
Hi everyone, I am usually on the lupus site but wanted to ask you a question. Does anyone have any information on spondyloarthritis? (not sure if spelled correctly) My Rheumy is suspecting this and I...