I alwyas have a positive ANA, but my rheumatologist said they don't use numbers, so he doesn't know my titer. He also tried saying my ANA was nothing a while back, and it didn't matter, DESPITE my...
Ugh, don't worry. I feel like I do this a whole lot. More then a whole lot even. I'll commit to something and I'll end up feeling really crappy and really not feel up to going, like even my doctors...
Hm, thats' wierd. I have a lot of upper ab discomfort, I have for quite a number of years. I just had my gallbladder removed recently because of my pain there, my gallbladder turned out to be...
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Alright, I was diagnosed with lupus ages ago, and my rheumatologist has yet to put me on any medication to treat it. It seems to me that my lupus has been flaring more, and really going after my body...
That's so weird, because I actually just got over it. I just woke up with it one morning. I took 600mg ibuprofen which helped, then I went to the doctors office and he gave me prednisone and vicodin....
Hey you guys, it's good to hear I'm not the only one suffering so much. I'm only 17 atm, and I'm scared of what it'll be like when I have a real job and am forced to support myself, it's hard enough...
Thank you very much Rosie. [:...
I'm just wondering, because I'm not positive what a flare exactly is. I have periods where I'm really exhausted and aching and I have a migraine. But, I just kind of assume it's just lupus symptoms....
Can you go into detail a little bit as to what you had done? ]: I'm sorry your in pain, I hope that goes away soon. They do a lot of work with plastic surgery so I imagine it being quite painful....
It's not really focused on but Lupus can cause muscle pain and such as well. I notice that my shoulders burn a lot, but that's about my only area I notice burning, all my other joints and muscles...
Hey there, I just had my gallbladder removed due to it only functioning at 21% and causing me a whole lot of pain. I was diagnosed with Lupus not too long before that, and I had NO reason to suspect...
Hey there Mommyof121, I do have a lot of your symptoms so hang in there it took me a long time to be diagnosed. A lot of your symptoms, especially the butterfly rash, tells me it's lupus. My tests...
Hi Mommyof121, it's good to hear from you. [: I'm sorry your going through a lot of the same stuff as me, I definitely feel for you. I'll of course email you, and look at what symptoms you've been...
Thank you okie, I know my ANA has always been positive every time he's tested me, my rheumatologist said I'm positive for lupus but I haven't seen the test results at all, since I know he's very...
Hey you guys, thank you all so much for your responses. I went in the other day and got my tests back and they were positive for lupus. I'm going in for a CT scan Friday, and I have to drink some dye...
I'm confused and a bit frustrated. I've been going back to my rheumatologist because I had a checkup yesterday and my doctor said he saw the butterfly rash, and every time I've gone to the...