to CAROL

[Guest guest]

The thing you describe is LUPUS with a

capital L. I can’t even clean the big bathtub. It has glass

doors and I can’t reach it. I nearly trip and fall just taking a

bath. I used to be able to have a friend come and clean once a week but

those were the good old days when I had a part-time job. This house is

going to pot. The bit about feeling soooo tired but can’t relax or

sleep? Yup, that’s me! Cheryl in CA

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Carol said: I have a question for

anyone who might be able to answer it. It

probably sounds stupid but I am so new to

understanding this disease

and how it affects my body I guess it doesn't hurt

to ask.

Yesterday I decided I needed to get some of my

house cleaned up as

it is getting pretty bad and needs a good

scrubbing. I was

scrubbing my shower down and My arm started

feeling so fatigued and

sore and I started to feel nausea. I thought

my goodness I must

really be out of shape to not even be able to do

some cleaning

without feeling like I'm gonna be sick and my arm

is going to fall

off. I finished what I was doing and I felt

like I just needed to

lie down for awhile. I was suppose to meet a

friend to go somewhere

and I felt like it took everything I had to get

myself ready to go

with her. Later in the evening My whole body

felt fatigued and my

arms and legs felt sore and tired. I didn't

feel like doing

anything but my body felt bad enough I found it

hard to sleep or

relax. I still feel rather tired today. Does

this sound familiar to

anyone? Is this part of Lupus or am I just

in really bad shape?

Thanks for any help! Carol