My husband found some stuff called Sun Rit at the grocery store (where the
laundry products are...next to the clothe dye).  They have a website too ( I
will have to find it again)... But you wash your clothes with this stuff and
it add SPF 25 to your clothing.  It last 3-4 months, ...

I want to thank you all for sharing and helping me understand this
thing we all have.  I have just started feeling some of the side
effects this Lupus has on people.  All the doctors have told me so far
is I am starting Lupus, but I am not full blown SLE  YET.. he says..

Aug 25, is Mair's birthday!!
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear Mair,

Yikes!  I have an appointment for a disability re-evaluation tomorrow.  I
don't think that there is going to be a problem, especially since my rheumie
grilled me last time about my cognitive problems, and was setting me up to
join a clinical study on cognitive impairment.  But then, ...

Well if this were prizes and gifts I would be a happy woman.
I just found out, I have an area on mammogram that is not quite right.  At
first it might be calcium deposits but it is in a cluster and ALL in one
area.  usually precancerous lesions are like that.  If they were spread ...

My wife has Lupus and takes Plaquenil and other meds. We have just
discovered she is pregnant (our second child). During the first pregnancy
her Rhumetologist suggested she go off Plaquenil becuase he was unable to
find any studies showing whether it was safe or unsafe during ...

Thank you for your answers, How do you handle the ache constantly, the
joint pain, the weakenss that I feel coming more and more.  I just
feel useless.  I am trying to think positive but what is positive
about this?  The more I read on it the more I want to cry, I keep

What do you folks use for the rash on your
face?  
Does anyone's rash get kind of flaky?
Thank you, everyone.

Just a quick update.  Mouth is better, even after going through that
cauterized event.  I guess it was worth it.  Well maybe it was, well ok it
was LOL
Then dermy saw me for my "hmm" other end.  Sure enough, lupus sores and

Just a quick update.  Mouth is better, even after going through that
cauterized event.  I guess it was worth it.  Well maybe it was, well ok it
was LOL
Then dermy saw me for my "hmm" other end.  Sure enough, lupus sores and

Yep I'm in deep trouble. No rest for the weary. I've figured out that
working more than just a few hours a day seems to raise my BP. I don't know
why. It's really not a high stress job - other than it is a job and one I'm
pretty sick of doing. So every day this week I've been hoping ...

Remember when the central air conditioner died and we had to replace it in
July? $$$$$$$ Well, the first full (only new AC unit) electric bill came in.
We only used half of the electricity that we usually do for this heat and
the house was much cooler. That 12 seer unit will pay for ...

Everybody was invited to my nephew's best friend's "engagement" party. They
told everyone they were doing this as they planned to quietly get married at
some point (second marriage for both) so in lieu of a big wedding they just
wanted to have a fun gathering of friends and family ...

testing new address

Hi. I'm fresh out of a summer of neurological testing that included an
MRI and hours of neuropsychological testing. The neurologist (read
and) gave me the reports Thursday AM. If I wasn't depressed before, I
am now.