I have a question - maybe questions : )

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Hi everyone!

My name is and I am 37yrs. I am new to the group and am just

figuring out how to get around. I've had lupus for a few years now -

though I suspect I had it for a few years before I was diagnosed

(isn't that usually the case?). I have no major organ involvement -

just my joints and skin (mostly from the sun). One of my questions

is this - Is lupus a progressive disease? Will I eventually have

organ involvement or is it an 'unknown'?

My second question is about this strange rash on my feet. For years

I used to use athlete's foot treatments to no avail because that's

what I thought it was. My dermatologist did a biopsy and it was NOT

athlete's foot. She suspected some sort of " lupus thing " and we

tried a variety of cremes, some of which helped for a while but

eventually it comes back. It starts out as little blisters that get

larger (the largest was the size of a quarter) and the itch...OMG!

Drives me crazy. Has this ever happened to anyone and if yes was

there anything that helped?

I enjoy the boards and have looked at most of your lovely pictures

and maybe one day I will get brave enough to put mine and my son's up

too!