I've recently started dating a wonderful woman who has lupus.  I don't know
much, so I'm turning to you folks to guide me to good information (web
sites, but especially books) that will help me understand her condition and
how to support her.

Well tis the season to be "jolly"?
I had to see that opthamologist and he did check my eyes and believe me the
pain had not let up. Did the Schirmer's test, the one for "dry eyes" .
almost had to peel that sucker out of my eyes.  Ever have one done?

To all my friends,
Just want to wish you all a wonderful and blessed Christmas! I will not be
back at work until after the New Year.
May God send you and your families the warmest blessings this Christmas.

To all my friends out here I'd like to wish you all a very merry whatever
you celebrate. LOL No matter what anyone celebrates this seems to be the
time of year for family and friends, good food, gift giving, and
remembering. I wish you all a joyful holiday filled with all those ...

I think it's not a standard treatment in UK or Canada until the trial
results are out or unless by special dispensation or if it's fast tracked
due to astonishing results (compared to other protocols).
Let's see what Shelagh, BJ, Andy or Herb say about that.

I had my first Rheumy appointment yesterday , i had all the blood
special blood tests taken and a urinalysis, because my doctor knows i
have the skin form of lupus and checking to see if i have SLE, results
won"t be back for a week, he put me on 2 medicines i know nothing about

Last night I had a little bleed in left eye. like a burst vessel that
spread out. We looked it up and found a thing called episcleritis it is
Lupus related like an inflammation. showed a pic that looked just like
my eye. I called dr. first thing my eye specialist is out of town ...

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Hi,
I have Lupus for over 27 years with athritis in most joints. I have
been using my electric toothbrush more recently as I have trouble

PIGMET:  Do you think they will have forgottin us, since we been away for so
long?
MAIR:  I don't think so, Met.  They like us a whole lot.  Anyway, they might
forget me, but they would never forget YOU!

Had a strange occurance this weekend and thought perhaps some of you could
provide some insight.  Im a 32yo female and was dx'ed with selective IgA
deficiency when I was about 6.  It hasn't affected me a whole lot as an
adult (as a kid, I was sick all the time with every ...

Hello friends,
As you know my computer was "down" in the worst way imaginable.  I lost
everything...hardware, software and files not on disk... including all my
e-mail addresses.

www.drweil.com
Food as Medicine: Autoimmune Disorders
A healthy diet can help the body in its efforts to heal itself, and in some
cases, particular foods can lessen symptoms. To address problems commonly

Just needed to whine a little. Here I am having a performance on Wed (Dress
Rehearsal) and the real deal on Sunday, Dec. 11 with 2 performances.
And.... I have this pain/ache in my upper middle Shoulder area that is about
to get the best of me. It may be tension or a bad result of a ...

Does anyone have worse joint pain in the fall? I've noticed it for the past
5 years - elbows screaming, knees start feeling floppy & then they start
hurting horribly. There's got to be some kind of connection; I don't believe
it can happen 5 years in a row & be coincidence. Of ...

Hi Everyone, alot going on here, my friend who is a kidney transplant
patient (7 years ago not Lupus related) had to go in for a hernia
operation last week and once they got in they had to remove 5 inches of
smaller intestine. She is improving but not out of woods yet. Then last