what a great post! I am going to research 'anti-inflammitory diet, thanks!...
my Rheumy says that Plaq. and pred packs (when needed) are ok when pregnant. I guess because Im only on 200 mg a day.....everything I have read says not to be on plaq unless you have too but I have...
J.P. I have told my hubby that I want our daughter to have a sibling and that he doesn't even want to discuss it. I understand that it is hard for him....he is uncertain and probably still a little...
hi All, I am really just venting and I want some feedback from everyone. I am 33 and we have one daughter and we were plannng on a second child but then I have been recently dx with SLE and I have...
I am so sorry that all of you are going through this! I have had many doc's primary care's ect that would look at me like I was crazy....I told them to run the blood work and their faces said it...
my husband gets upset with me because I forget entire conversations! Or worse, I tell him that I did tell him something and infact I never told him. I lose concentration, forget words in mid...
mscrowbar, I was wondering that same thing. I have had 3 sets of bloodwork done in a 2 month period and even though my labs are all abnormal I was thinking that they woud change a bit if in a flair...
Pugpuppy, I am sorry for what you are going thru! ((hugs)). Gretchen...
ChynasMom, Thanks about the Rheumy advice. I liked my first one (current one I guess) he really gets it. I just wanted a second opinion mainly on the treatment options. I was suprised about the...
Hi there, I read a lot of theese posts on here and I myself am newly diagnosed with lupus and sjogren's. I talk to my husband about all of this and he is much like you...lost. I feel horrible that he...
hey there, are your eyes red all the time? do they itch or burn or feel gritty? I would use a preservative free tear like genteal or theratears and there are many many more sometimes you have to find...
Hi All, I am new to this forum too and very confused like a lot of you are. I have just been recently Dx with Sjogren's and lupus but I have no signs of dry eyes and mouth. (I work for an...
Thank you guys so much! I was in so much pain and yuckyness yesterday that I called my doc. he called in a pred pack and OMG! I could probably do a backflip today! no pain no soreness!!!! I am...
I wanted to add something.....sorry brain fog.... I know that nobody can tell me anything about taking or not taking plaq. but I am looking for an outlet and ideas to get me through this journey. Any...
I will infact mention my brain fog to my docs......I thought (and my husband thought too) that I was just getting more and more flakey....it is frusterating and I am glad that it is not in my head!...
Hi JP, I ,like you, am looking for answers too. I am getting a second opinion for diagnosis and treatment options. keep me posted I want to know what you find out- Gretchen...
Hi All, I guess I need to give some background here so here it goes: I have been having intermittant pain in my hands, wrists, and sometimes ankles for about 3 years, I finally decided to get checked...