I have been reading posts here for a few months. I was diagnosed with
lupus and fibro after a bad spout of pneumonia. Previously I was told
I had osteo and COPD.
I guess the main question I have at this point, is how do I

Good day all, I was wondering if anyone has foot pain?  I had a really
bad episode of peripheral edema and ever since then my feet hurt if I
am wearing socks and shoes.  Although my feet are no longer swollen,
they hurt unless I am bare foot.  I guess it is more of an ache, not

Hello to my friends, and Happy Chinese New Year to Everyone!
Since I am the resident flake, I feel it is my duty to keep you abreast of
the more obscure calendar events
February 18 we entered the Year of the Pig... of course Pigmet is very

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eventual osteoarthritis set in
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The destructive capabilities of the synovium in the haemophilic joint.

Helllo everyone.   I'm a 34 year old who has been diagnosed with
FSGS.  As a twenty-one year old, I was famous for my ability to
urinate for long periods of time.  However, what once gave me "status"
among an admittedly strange group of people eventually led me to a

Hey gangsters,
 It's been many moons since I posted anything here so I thought I'd
let everyone know what's been going on in the life du Wile E.  Some
good stuff, and some bad stuff.

Has anyone taken Metoprolol SR (for high blood pressure) along with
Plaquenil ?  I just read the Plaquenil can keep the metoprolol from
leaving the system, yet the pharmacist didn't mention it nor did my
doctor.

Read about lupus, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and management, and coping with this chronic disease
in:  "Lupus: The Disease with a Thousand Faces"
written by Dr. Jean-Luc Senécal, a specialist in the treatment of lupus and a noted Canadian researcher.
The book is online, ...

For six months, Barbara Sewack suffered with aching joints, persistent fatigue and a lack of desire to even get out of bed.
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Just one of Today's Top 10 Consumer News Stories: http://www.ng2000.com/fw.php?tp=lupus

Rosacea associated with polycythemia vera: Skin lesions improved with
phlebotomy
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Suhr, Ki-Beom; Yoon, Ji-Seong; Lee, Jeung-Hoon; Park, Jang-Kyu 1994

I heard from Janers today. She can't get to the newsgroup (cell phone
service is horrible to non-existent) where she's at so she asked me to tell:
So tell the gang for me I am fine and still in Florida. Will be till end of
march.

Please join me in a prayer of thanks for the good circumstances I am
currently enjoying.  Whether it is the plaquenil, cell-cept, retuxin or
prednisone, I am pain free and in general I feel pretty good for the
first time in a long time.