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"Staph thrives on iron compounds, scavenging it from the animals it infects. It
obtains most of the iron it needs to grow during infection .... Specifically,

My daughter has SLE and was hit hard last year with a bacterium that snuck
through her blood-brain barrier and produced menengitis - most likely due to
long-term corticosteroid use.
So, first off, my offer of the most important lessons of SLE thus far,...

Well its me again, confused as always, drs aren't sure yet if I have
lupus or not yet...lol.. and taking more blood.. and more blood, all i
know is I still ache and hurt and all the rest that goes with it, but
reading your posts and listening to all that is going on is keeping me

I have prednisolone induced osteoporosis and my doc is keen for me to
regain some bone density before I reach the menopause. I have had troble
tolerating the tablets so she has offered me an  IV osteoporosis drug.
Has anyone here had it and does anyone hear know about it?

Just got a phone call from doctor.  Actually Ron did, and I had ran to
town.  OK drove the car.
He was sitting on the porch with a smile on his face and beer in one hand.
Kinda odd but HEY he has done that before LOL

What to do?
I can't see too good out of one eye, so I can't get to the doctor until I
can drive.
Will it go away by itself?

I had to go for my blood test/B12 today. The nurse who usually does my
injection was away, so they called on the walkin doctor to do it.
Coincidently, he was the same doc I had seen at the end of June when the
shingles first began. He remembered me and asked to have a look at the ...

This is a test to see if this message makes it, if so I will write
more.

I am a friend of Clouds.
She lives in Volusia County.
She evacuated to relatives in South Carolina Thursday evening.
Judy

You need to go to the ER now! It could be conjunctivitis, but if it's
anterior uveitis (also called iritis), it won't won't go away by itself.
Also, if untreated, it can cause serious vision loss. Visine won't help

Hi everyone,
I have Hashimoto's (a thyroid autoimmune illness) and was just
diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I went to the rhuematologist originally
for joint pain without swelling. She has given me every blood test

Worried about so many friends down that way. Try to keep in touch with us or
post or something so we know you have either evacuated or are safely staying
behind.
Bev

I was diagnosed with Discoid Lupus 5 years ago. I get really tired at work a
lot and can just about make it through the day.  But just lately I have been
noticing that I am writing numbers backwards, even if I know what I have to
write it just comes out the opposite, is this a ...

Important information for the many with breast implants and
autoantibodies.
Thanks Kathi.
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Yoo-hoo J. I haven't seen a post from you in a while now. I do hope you and
your furry companion are okay.
BJ-Sk. Canada