Something about Lupus I still don't understand ...

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Well, there are probably a lot of things, but ...

We know there is no cure.

My understanding is that all they can do is treat symptons. You get a

rash, treat the rash best you can. Once you get kidney problems, have

dialysis and hope for the best. And so on throughout your life.

But yet I've heard that thirty years, people usually died from lupus,

but now they can be treated.

I'm a little confused. What good is the treatment if it's just running

after the damage as it continues? What good is a Lupus diagnosis if the

best that can be done is to say, " Well, once it damages your lung,

we'll do what we can, and if it ruins your kidneys, we'll do what we

can " etc?

I'm picturing Lupus sort of being like cancer, in that it just runs

rampant destroying various parts of your body. But unlike cancer,

there's nothing they can do to stop it. So it sounds like only a matter

of time (and not much time) before my body is completely ravaged. Is

this accurate??

I guess what my question boils down to is: Is there anything that can

be done to prevent or lessen the actual destruction and damage on your

tissues and organs? Or is the best they can do is try to treat the

various damage after it happens?