NEW HOPE FOR PEOPLE WITH LUPUS: YOUR FRIENDLY, AUTHORITIVE GUIDE TO THE
LATEST IN TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY SOLUTIONS
by Digeronimo, Theresa Foy and Paget, Stephen A.
I belong to a book club and came across this book.  Talks about conventional

if your ear felt like it was stuffed with cotton but you had no other
symptoms?
I suppose, if I was really rational about it, I'd go in tomorrow.
but I'm not.

Hi, I called Grace today and she answered the phone for the first time in
the past 3 calls; prior to today her husband took the calls as Grace was
either in hospital or just home from hospital.
Today she has been just home from hospital now for 2 days and the doctors

I leave for the doctor's office in a few minutes. Routine visit. Just a
couple of odd things to discuss with him but overall I'm doing pretty darn
good. Well, I guess we'll find out how I'm really doing when he's done with
me. LOL

I downloaded a spam blocker and somehow I can't find the ones who want the
lupus bands.
Please w/your first name and how many you wanted.
The LFA still hasn't sent the big order yet.  Grrr.

Over the last few weeks I have occasionally had a fairly severe pain in my
tongue. It is deep muscular pain and feels like it is at the root of my
tongue. It comes on suddenly and stays for a few minutes then goes away.
What might be causing this?

There's a new pain killer (PK) that's evidently just been cleared in the
past few weeks by the FDA. It's called Prialt and is manufactured by Elan.
It's supposedly a non-narcotic (not an opiate) PK and does not have the side
effects (or withdrawls when discontinued) as what we are ...

Hello, for the past year I have noticed I am becoming increasingly
reserved and nervous and shy. I am wondering if this is part of LUPUS.
At times it is much worse than others for no particular reason at all.
At times when someone unexpectedly walks into the room or looks at me

Looking for  group that  talks about Reynauds, Lupus and FM..thanks
Hope

Just when I thought things were getting better I ended up in hospital;
worked an early shift after a very painful night (not the usual pain, acute
lower rib and back, very painful to breath).I just thought my pleurisy was
back with a vengeance.Went to the emergency docs on my way ...

I cleaned out the refrigerator. Okay it's not much but I dumped an entire
trash bag full of icky stuff. Most of it was expired stuff. Some was just
blue food. (Anyone remember George Carlin doing his routine on blue food?)
When it says use within 8 weeks of opening and I can't ...

A little over a week ago I started packing up books (we plan to move soon.)
lots of dust and who-knows-what.  That evening I had a white spot on my
right tonsil.  Thought I was fighting off a bug and got nervous about that
but it didn't hurt.  Just felt like i had a grain of sand ...

Hello, I have recently been diagnosed with Systemic Lupus with little
prior knowledge of the disease. Unfortunately it is a disease that few
people know a whole lot about.
Therefore I would like to be part of anything that will add awareness.