I know how you feel, I'm single with two boys, one married and one almost there. Dating is hard, between not feeling well so often or just being too fatigued to care. I'm extremely under weight due...
Sorry you are feeling so miserable. Maybe you are in a fibro flare and not a lupus flare or you are fighting a virus. I was at my rheumy today and asked her if prednisone can intensify a fibro flare....
Thanks Ginny, Think I'm going to call tomorrow. Just not sure if this is lupus or some crud going around. It seems to get better at times then it becomes so painful I can hardly move my neck around....
Does anyone else struggle with swollen lymph nodes? I quit taking imuran about 2 months ago and really am not on any immune suppressant. Now my glands have been so tender for a few weeks. I really...
Lady, I was under the belief that a normal ANA titer was 1:40 or below. I average about 1:80, but it is not always consistent. I was diagnosed with lupus 5 years before my titer became elevated....
Hi Morroco, I just wanted you to know that there are free translations out there if you need more help in translating from Arabic to English. I am an intervention coordinator and have used programs...
Hi I struggle more in the winter with my sjorgrens then I do other times of the year. But I also feel I flare more in the winter then spring and fall. Summer is just as bad as the winter is for me. I...
Has anyone had to switch from methotrexate to imuran? I've been on mxt for 9 years and the past couple of years I've struggled tolerating it. Even taking it by injection nauseated me. I've switched...
Thank you for all of your responses. I wasn't sure if it was lupus, old age or just the weather. I guess it comes down to something I need to address with my Rheumy and go from there. It's hard when...
I've had lupus for 13+ years now, but it seems like I'm either getting different symptoms or I'm just getting old. Does anyone have problems with swelling of hands and feet in just the morning and at...