PJ - I don't see anything about your kidneys in all this - has your doc checked your kidneys out? I was hugely swollen - belly and legs - when my kidneys were struggling. And completely, totally...
Hello all, I have been reading all I can scrounge on anti-inflammatory diets. I feel like I need to do something more to help myself than just take my meds... and I keep hearing stories of people who...
I would say - get a new doctor!!! Three months before I ever started feeling sick, I lost half my hair too (classic autoimmune sign, I know now). My doc said it was stress. After I got sick, it was a...
Slm6, This is my first flare but all I have had is kidney involvement so if you have any specific questions about that please feel free to ask. :) Will you see a nephrologist? Good luck tomorrow!...
Bumping this thread... Wellington, are you still out there? I'd be very interested in knowing how your partner changed her diet. Thanks :)...
Thank you both for your responses... Amy, I get labwork done this week so I will have a check on my kidneys. Urine is a normal color and I am not swelling anywhere yet. When I first got sick, I...
I know lupus varies greatly from person to person and flare to flare... but I still have been feeling very much like an oddball. I got sick six months ago and was diagnosed with lupus nephritis a...
I am all about the make-ahead meals too... One of my favorite quick meals is a pot of pasta, then add some frozen cooked shrimp (put it in the strainer while the pasta's cooking, run cold water over...
Sorry, one more thing: On the InMyKit site he recommends an Embryolisse cream for flakiness... that might help smooth the rash texture for some people... I haven't used it, but I also really liked...
I have not yet had much of a rash, but I am a bit of a makeup junkie... I can't speak to the Nicole Paxson but I would highly recommend CoverFX for high coverage (found at Sephora), or the Make Up...
Well I think first - how are you measuring % function? Is that by eGFR, creatinine, or something else entirely? Nothing on any of my lab work is a percentage... Second - what is the length of the...
Hello all, Just wanted to introduce myself and ask if there's anyone else out there with lupus nephritis... did a search and the nephritis posts seem to be pretty old. I got sick on Feb 17th this...