Re: Kim T

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Hi Kim,

Welcome to our group. I'm glad you came out of hiding! My name is

Becky, I'm 40 and one of the moderaters.

I'm so sorry about your hospital stay. Are you doing better now?

I know it gets to be a pain visiting Dr.s and such, but stick with

him..........Especially if you have a good one. They're hard to find.

It does sound like they are on the right track!

Write again.........we love to hear from you! And welcome once

again!

Becky

kteel03 wrote:

I have mostly been lurking on this group reading the posts and

gathering useful information and tips. I was diagnosed with lupus

about 9 months ago now. I've been having a really hard time the

last few weeks - I started out with 3 1/2 days in the hopital for

what I was told was probably a kidney stone followed immediately by

an infection during the stay my blood pressure went haywire (I've

never had problems before) and has not come down since. I've been

going to the Doctor's office so much for them to check the high

blood pressure and because they keep finding red cells in my urine

specimens. My Rhumey was out of town, but I saw him today and he

said the internist was headed in the right direction and they all

think I should see a urologist...and so it goes. Anyway I'm just

frustrated by the whole thing and sick of visiting the Doctor's

office and tired of taking all the meds....prednisone, imuran,

salsalate, darvocet and now I'm on my third trial of blood pressure

medicine.

Thanks for being somewhere that I can unload and get some good

advice.

Kim T.

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