Well I flunked the MTX.  I have been on it almost 5 months and since
increasing it again in June, I have had numerous problems. Headaches, neck
pains, vision illussions, joint pain from hell, nausea and I can go on and
on. Plus my blood work showed almost a dangerous white blood ...

So I am going to my doctor in two weeks. Last fall I had alopecia,
severe joint pain, and the butterfly rash. Also have ovarian cysts and
asthma. Ran various tests including ANA, everything came back normal (I
know there is no lupus test) and she said come back in 6 months. Put it

This is Sally ... I posted here a couple of years ago when I first got SLE.
I fell in a hole for a while then crawled out of it! Mostly! :-)
Just dropped in to say hello ... and ask a question as I figured someone
here has definitely "been there and done that".

HI there....
I am currently on over 9 precscriptions.  I traveled to Manhattan earlier
this summer and had a problem with my medication. 2 bottles fell out of my
suitcase and rolled under the bed.  I did not notice this until three days

I have not posted in quite a while, but have been here lurking.  I have been
deluged with stresses in my life--starting back about March, just non-stop
stressful things: cat at the point of death, car breakdown, breakdown of
"fixed" car 60 miles from home.  The sale of the ...

ARGHH!!!!!
they just get worse.  When I see the doc next I'm going to have to break
down and let her know. I told her about them but only as a "oh, a few bumps
and they itch for about 15 minutes"

Hi there, I don't know who to turn to. I can't talk to family because
they'll get worried and nosey!
I just got married last December and a couple months later I was
diagnosed with Lupus. It's been a very very difficult year, a military

Common Chemical Ingredient May Trigger Lupus      
Contributed by Tom Harrison|  29 July, 2005  01:07 GMT
Note from Ilena: This is one of the issues the
ACSH.org/junkscience.com and their quacky front groups have been

Anyone else on thryoid meds?
a lot of the symptoms of fibro and lupus act like hypothyroid.
I'm supposed to start Armour Thyroid as soon as I fill the script.
all my prior tests show that my thryoid is normal..... but what I've been

Went to my pain dr and talked to him for over an hour..... he put me on
thyroid medications- felt a small goiter.
I'm starting the HGHRH again.... hopefully, it won't be a financial burden
this time..... I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

I told everyone that I would provide you with the results of my wife's
biopsy results.  The biopsy results indicate that she does have discoid
lupus.
She has been prescribed plaqinil (based on the spelling in the doctor's

For this week's funny moment in real life around here.
I decided to make something other than the usual bacon and egg breakfast for
my husband this weekend. Eggs for breakfast is not exactly my thing so I
asked my DH if he'd like French toast instead being I had an abundance of

Well J, let's just say...DUH to that question of how am I?  I am in the
process of tomorrow morning, going to the pain clinic, and hope to get a
block for these terrible headaches again.  I had them last year and after
3 -4 blocks they went away.  Seems they are back again and ...

Hi ASL!  I haven't posted in a *really* long time, but I lurk often and
keep up as much as I can these days.  Just yesterday, as i was reading
posts in both this ng and AMF, I realized just how much you all did for
me when I was at my worst place in life.  I want to thank all of ...