Comments on: My Life in the Oven http://www.clevercakestudio.com/2009/06/02/my-life-in-the-oven/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:53:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Lori http://www.clevercakestudio.com/2009/06/02/my-life-in-the-oven/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Lori Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:56:28 +0000 http://www.clevercakestudio.com/?p=115#comment-532 Thanks for posting the info, Linda. I think I probably misunderstood my rheumatologist, on thinking about it. She said we're doing what we can via my treatment plan to prevent it from becoming "full blown lupus" and damaging organs. At this point, I've got the god-awful fatigue, the joint pain, APS (blood clotting disorder), and have a couple incidents of lung issues. It may just be the meds but I've also become more photosensitive and being out in the sun drains my energy and makes me ache. My tests so far have been suggestive of Lupus. She called all this the "soft signs of Lupus." Thanks for posting the info, Linda. I think I probably misunderstood my rheumatologist, on thinking about it. She said we’re doing what we can via my treatment plan to prevent it from becoming “full blown lupus” and damaging organs. At this point, I’ve got the god-awful fatigue, the joint pain, APS (blood clotting disorder), and have a couple incidents of lung issues. It may just be the meds but I’ve also become more photosensitive and being out in the sun drains my energy and makes me ache. My tests so far have been suggestive of Lupus. She called all this the “soft signs of Lupus.”

]]> By: Linda http://www.clevercakestudio.com/2009/06/02/my-life-in-the-oven/comment-page-1/#comment-529 Linda Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:59:54 +0000 http://www.clevercakestudio.com/?p=115#comment-529 You don't have to have organ damage in order to be diagnosed with lupus. 1,500,000 Americans have lupus and someone is diagnosed every 30 minutes. Lupus is a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disease. Diagnosing lupus is challenging and has four parts to it. 1. Medical history 2. Symptoms 3. Wide variety of lab test 4. After ruling out other things that cause the same symptoms The most common symptoms are joint pain and swelling and extreme fatigue, but symptoms vary from patient to patient. There is no definitive test for lupus. Lupus patients who follow their treatment plan are very likely to live a normal life span. About 40% of patients with systemic lupus will have kidney involvement. Please read more at www.lupusflorida.org. Click on the "New to Lupus" tab. Wishing you the best. You don’t have to have organ damage in order to be diagnosed with lupus. 1,500,000 Americans have lupus and someone is diagnosed every 30 minutes.

Lupus is a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disease. Diagnosing lupus is challenging and has four parts to it.
1. Medical history
2. Symptoms
3. Wide variety of lab test
4. After ruling out other things that cause the same symptoms

The most common symptoms are joint pain and swelling and extreme fatigue, but symptoms vary from patient to patient.

There is no definitive test for lupus. Lupus patients who follow their treatment plan are very likely to live a normal life span. About 40% of patients with systemic lupus will have kidney involvement.

Please read more at http://www.lupusflorida.org. Click on the “New to Lupus” tab.

Wishing you the best.

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