Sorry guys... I put this under RE: N'Deaye Ba twice.  I was trying to get it
at the top so you would answer it more readily.  Let me try again.
Hi All,
here is where you can watch the trailer video, and you can't really address

I've just returned (Friday) from a 10 day stay at the hospital.  It
seems my lupus has decided to now affect my respiratory system.  The
chronic congestion is not new but this is the first time it has required
hospitalization.  A very scary thing, not being able to breath!

I started looking at this group in hopes of helping a new friend.
All I see are posts from a couple of sickos.
<SIGH>
Lou

"A battle with the wolf"
When actress N’Deaye Ba was diagnosed with the life-threatening
disease lupus, she and her mother documented its effects with a video
camera. The result is a touching film that, three years after

I have just been pukey sick, which is why you have not heard from me.  I'm
still rather pukey, but I figured you guys wanted to hear from me...
I had my consult with the cardiologist, and he said there was just nothing
wrong with my heart, which is what he was hoping to find, but ...

Erythromelalgia can be increased red blood cell production.
Is it coincidence .. ?
"Most cases of Erythromelalgia (EM) are idiopathic (cause unknown).
Sometimes EM is secondary to other medical conditions including

I haven't been able to shake this cough; and was worried when I started
running a fever.
Guess what though? It's not Lupus raising its ugly head; it's pneumonia!
(sigh)

Rusty has associated  himself in my mind with one of my favorite songs of
all time--"Who Loves You" by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
I hate to give him the power to ruin precious memories of mine...so I won't.
Another psychotherapeutic lesson provided by King Kanker.

Natural Relief for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
By Kimberly Beauchamp, ND
Healthnotes Newswire (March 15, 2007)—A new study shows that a
naturally occurring sugar called D-ribose could help improve well-

Rusty made a horribly insulting response regarding my going to the hospital,
and "knowing just what to say" to get attention.  I did not see it, because
I have him on my "Blocked Sender" list.
HE:

Iron causes vitamin E deficiency AND vitamin D deficiency.
Vitamin E deficiency depletes vitamin D .
Phlebotomy / blood donation is KNOWN to increase vitamin D.
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Flax and borage oil may boost skin health from within
By Stephen Daniells
03-Oct-2008 - Supplements containing flaxseed or borage oil may
protect skin against reddening and improve skin health from within,

Hello again.
I have come to the end of the first (and only?) batch of tests, which the
cardologist ordered upon my release from the hospital.
I freaked out about the Adenosine stress test, when, at the bottom of the

Thank you to those of you who are following my case, and investing your
energy in caring for me.
I make new headings for my own sake;  I am very visually oriented, and this
way I can find when I have said something new, not just responding to

Okay, well.
when my new rheumatologist called me on Friday, she was very specific.  She
said "if you have pain or tightness in your chest, or have light-headed or
dizzy, vertiginous feelings, get to the hospital.  Well that is exactly what