Support needed for Lupus

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Steve <N51SK@...> wrote:

>

> ..

> I am a 53 year old male who has had Lupus since 1974 and RA in addition to

> that since 1990. I say that I have had RA since 1990 because I had a very

> traumatic thing happen to me that year and I think (personally) that it

> precipitated the RA. It is a weird story and I'll try to shorten it as much

> as possible but I was bitten by chiggars in the lower right leg ......the

> bites became infected because I have vascular disease in the lower extremities

> and impaired circulation there...and I think that terrible infection (and it

> was terrible) brought on the RA. Since then I have developed the

> characteristic hands of a rheumatoid arthritic. I have been on conventional

> therapy since back in 1974 and I'm sure that some side effect of the drugs is

> going to kill me before my time. The phlebitis in my legs caused me 3

> episodes of pulmonary emboli any one of which could have taken my life. The

> therapy for phlebitis (coumadin) almost cost me my life also in that I

> overdosed and bled a grapefruit sized hematoma into my pelvic area. Now my

> ligaments and tendons tear easily (and surgery is out of the question because

> of the coumadin) and my bones are brittle. It's time for me to do somthing

> radical before I just let myself expire.

>

> I want to believe this miracle called Minocin so bad because it holds hope for

> me and people like me. I have read the book and all the related stuff I could

> find on the internet...mostly from this site and I have listened to the

> arguments for and against Minocin in the RA chatrooms on aol and other places

> on the net. The reason I am still holding back is that I have been promised

> so many other " miracle " cures over the years

> I just do not have very much faith anymore. I was hoping maybe you could help

> me with this. Would you please share with me your story. I

> think it might help me to get going. I want to live.

> Very Sincerely..

> Steve