I am struggling with the pain from pleuritis and pericarditis.  I am
currently taking predisone (20 mg) and
plaquenil (400 mg) as well as hydromorphone for pain.
Since the inflammation has been so bad in my chest and lung, my nurse

Hey all been having trouble besides the respritory flu thing then bad
tummy reaction to all the antibiotics took 3 to get over the chest
trouble. Now having this nerve stuff. Anyone had this one? mine is in
front had killer head ache  and eye pain so on.

I went to the rheumatologist today and she thinks my increased pain is
from the inflammation and or pleurisy.  I don't know why it is getting
worse :( .  I am going for blood work tomorrow and a chest x-ray to make
sure that the fluid is not coming back around my lung or heart.  ...

I have been diagnosed with sle for two years, but had docs trying to
diagnose me with it about 15 years ago. Sigh.
Since I am on disability/medicaid, I have not yet seen a rhuematologist. I
lived in Utah before and there wasn't one available, and here in Oklahoma I

I am a lupus patient.  I have had lupus for 8 years.  My doctor has started
decreasing my daily doses of predisone.  In the past few months I have been
having very sensitive teeth.  My teeth is sensitive to both hot and cold.  If
you have experienced this same problem and has found ...

Now Brucie are you posting under a NEW alias???
I thought I saw your name.
HOW you doing and your wife??  Everything going smoothly for you??
long time no see.

ok, I been home awhile, like 2 weeks but honestly, there is and was too
much going on in our lives.
We had a fairly nice trip, if you call hubby in ER for bacterial infection.
He was ill for over 4 weeks and finally by Feb he was doing better.  I did

There are a group of us that have organised a charity event in aid of
the Dorough Lupus Foundation www.doroughlupusfoundation.org and if you
are interested in attending please read the following details.
Howie D from the Backstreet Boys will be in London just to attend the

My 16 year old has the fatigue, red face, shortness of breath. weight
gain, warm all the time,
but no arthrithic problems.  Can you have lupus and not have arthritis
since she is so young?  Also her thyroid antibody test was 124, normal

http://www.mtio.com/lupus/lal_15.htm
Lupus in Childhood
LEARNING ABOUT LUPUS: A USER FRIENDLY GUIDE
From the Lupus Foundation of Delaware Valley, Inc.

I have just come home from the Rheumy with a diagnosis of costochondritis.
I have been complaining of pain in my chest - it sometimes feels like I am
having a heart attack!  Has anyone ever had this? My doc said this was
fairly common in lupus patients.  I am pretty upset as he ...

ok, I been home awhile, like 2 weeks but honestly, there is and was too
much going on in our lives.
We had a fairly nice trip, if you call hubby in ER for bacterial infection.
He was ill for over 4 weeks and finally by Feb he was doing better.  I did

I fell back in November.  Knee swelled, pain immediately.
Now it's March and it's hurting worse now than it did before.  I'm now
having to wear the brace 24/7.
New xrays and a mri are on my list.  Why is it always something?

I posted earlier last week about being diagnosed with lupus.  The
rheumatologist has confirmed that I have SLE.  She said that having the 4
criteria is for study purposes.  I may not get in a study, but with my
clinical diagnosis and blood work I have SLE.  She also informed me that ...

We all know that stress is negative on our bodies. Stress can come from good
things or bad things. Somehow we are supposed to manage stress. I'd love to
know how to manage it because somehow stress just seems to happen. I know
that I participate in a very stressful situation that ...