Hi everyone just wondered what any of you do for really swollen feet. I
have had this going on for  while usually they go down after a day or so
but not this time.
I am being good about my diet no salt, so on I am following my Endo's

I know this is a touchy subject but Hubby brought me a interesting
article on some research that uses your own skin to do stem cell. So
many ways if we can just be allowed the research. This looked pretty
promising I will find the paper in my stuff and tell more on it later.

Ok So I got the cellulitis under control. Can't express how happy I am
to see my feet and ankles again  lol.
But the  hand is driving me nuts. In early June I broke my left index
finger. Now mind you just the top two knuckles caught it in the door in

A friend of mine is battling ovarian cancer. This gal is not what I would
call a close friend as we don't run in the same crowd but still I'd call her
a friend and she has always been a wonderful colleague. She's always kept a
huge vegetable garden. Well, half way through this ...

I just received this article, drinking diet pop with Lupus could have
devastating effects!
Please read this:
Aspartame Poisoning

I just received this article, drinking diet pop with Lupus could have
devastating effects!
Please read this:
Aspartame Poisoning

Just wanted to thank Bev for the wonderful update.
You made my nite (0:

Tom. is the big day either we finalize our divorce with agreement in
place or we start trial and frankly given what my husband has done to
date I am not confidant that he will be true to his word now anymore
then before.

Just curious.....
I was wondering....has anyone ever hear of a correlation between teaching
and lupus?  I remember seeing a news report that said there was study that
found a link between teaching and lupus.......

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I have not been here for a while as I have been having trouble with
news servers.
I am not too bad at the moment. I am suffering with pain in my lower

Hi  Everyone. I finally have new computer and we figured out how to do
the newsgroup again. I have missed you all so much, I get Janers jokes
and appreciate that so much.  
Janers I am so sorry for what you have been going through. As you know

Some of you have asked for an update on Miss Mermaid. I went to my Rheumy
for the first time in about 20 years. He was glad to see me. He was very
patient and understanding and listened. It was refreshing to have a doctor
that did that. Anyway, as I knew he would, he ran tons of ...

Can we set up a lupus support group without permission from the main
chapter?
This area has a lot of autoimmune disease but the support groups have
SUCKED.

I have been really down with a kidney infection, in the hospital 5
weeks + thought I was better but I am not I am still having issues
producing and such.
See nephrologist Friday and see IM next week, rhumey too. It has been a

Went to my Rheumy yesterday. It was good to go to someone that really
listens to you. Anyway, they I think, almost did a body scan x-ray on me,
took a lot of blood for tests. He put me on a anti-depressant, anti-anxiety
medicine for which last night, I finally got a good night sleep ...