Mild Lupus

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The thought of having " mild " Lupus scares the heck outta me. I know I

am a wimp but I can't help but think, if this is mild, Please God don't

let me progress to moderate or severe.

I went to my PCP Tuesday and started crying. He has been my Dr. for

several years and is a very compassionate person. I think he ended

feeling worse than me. But he did put me on a steroid regime. So far I

am not seeing a lot of improvement but I am giving it time. Normally

the Naproxen and Ultram is enough but lately they are not even touching

the pain. The Dr. offered to give me a stronger narcotic but I am such

a cheep date that all narcotic's tend to do is put me to sleep, for

days. Hehe I cannot do that since, although my work is very supportive,

I don't think they would appreciate me analyzing samples high as a kite.

I have a question about the testing for Lupus. I had the testing done

about 6 weeks ago and my ANA was neg and some of the other indicators

were " borderline " abnormal. Is this because I was not currently

experiencing a flare? Should I call my Rheumy and ask her to redo the

blood work? I would like to have a firm diagnosis since my hubbies

" cancer policy " will cover my Lupus. And I am getting a new supervisor

and having a Dr. statement would help me break him in right.