To BJ;Re: lupus lesion....Today I was diagnosed with Lupus; ver...

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I've had a positive ANA for a long long time, and sed rate also. He used that as part of Rx. However, I am going to dermatologist now for skin biopsy. My face is swelling more and more all the time. I was taking penicillin when this flare really burst through the skin, could it be drug induced? I'm going to take literature to dermatologist. God Bless you Thank you so much BJ, will write when I get home, about 3pm, love, michelleBaboola57@... wrote:

In a message dated 4/5/2004 9:16:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, nantynannie@... writes:

In , michelle king <michellerking1@y...> wrote:> Thank you Colleen and Ann, for commenting. I went to see my primary care physician today and he diagnosed bronchitus, sinusitus, ear infection and Lupus due to the rash and swelling over cheeks. Can he diagnose this without the lab work and biopsy of facial tissue? My chest x-ray showed a mark on my lungs, so he's using that as part of his diagnosis. He sent me for a sed rate, compliments, CBC, and ANA. I also told him I have a bad headache (it's not a sinus headache), nausea, EXTREME fatigue, muscle and joint pain (the usual flare of Fibromyalgia). My eyes are burning and eye sockets hurt. My ears ring some times. My depression is peaked and I was just in mental health hospital aobut 10 days ago. All of

this he contributed to the breast implants and the flare-up of Lupus. Help? What do I tell people. He diagnosed Lupus. I called my social Security Disability adjudicator to tell him the news and mailed in a copy of hte report. I feel bad because I told a loved one. and> they said what is the treatment? what is it? Mostly just for the symptoms, is there a cure or a way to slow it down? I know I could only have the skin type or just lupus rashes without full blown lupus, what do you girls think? I know in a week the test will show something. My ANA titer whould be higher than it normally is if I'm having a full blown lupus flare. could I have had Lupus all along and I'll be getting better. Will I be able to go back to school to finish my Master's this summer? I have two graduate level courses to take this summer, like crash courses then one in the

fall. I have to finish them now or I'll loose the chance of ever taking my master's. Is stress a factor in lupus. Can it bring on the symptoms? Love > Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. www.lupus.org

michelle i have systemic erythematosus lupus and it took them a while to finally diagnose it, i have had it over 20 years now and have had a lot of complications from it, did they say whether you have discoid or systemic?????or both...i have both..i just get the butterfly rash on my face and i get a lot of the red spider veiny things....i have had this so long and yet it still baffles me to no end....i still don't understand the whole thing, but all my problems started 6 months after having silicone implants put in me in 79....if you would like i can send you info if you need some take your time and read them and it will help you understand....the sun is your enemy....wear good sun screen on your head as well, keep yourself covered up in the sun...did they do the test yet, he shouldn't diagnose you till he does the tests (blood)ana.....let me know and i can send some info your way OK take care

BJ