Ruth

[Guest guest]

Hey hon, if you don't get the lupus dx you are still welcome to stay

here with us - we help support anyone...

Just keep us posted on how your doing and such and if there is

anything I can do for you just let me know.

Hugs

Deanna

> I have been sitting back and reading posts. I have enjoyed them.

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> The best part about reading the current posts and going through

previous posts is

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> " Thank God I am not alone " .

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> Officially my Dr. just started to think lupus last Wednesday. He

ran all kinds of tests.

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> His office called me today, Monday, to go do a whole bunch more. I

guess they werne;t happy with only getting half my blood.

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> Hey I have to laugh at something. I am a phlebotomists nightmare.

Today after she missed I was trying to think of a way to tell this

nice sweet thing she gets no more chances and she comes back with a

butterfly needle.

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> Bless her.

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> If it had not of been for the pain I don;t know if I would have

even called my Dr. last week. I know that the ANA was positive

because I saw that on the new lab orders this morning. The orthpedic

Dr. told me I have a large are of Spontaneous Osteonecrosis in my

knee. They want to look arthroscopically. But I said no right now.

Not until I feel better. But on the other hand maybe I should have

it done now so it doesn;t make me feel cruddy later. But I don;t

think they would do surgery with me being anemic either so it is a

catch 22.

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> As soon as my husband got home from his fishing trip Sunday

afternoon I was hitting the narcotic pain meds. I went to my daughter

choir performance and then came home and slept so good.

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> I felt good when I woke up this morning but it was short lived. I

ended the evening by going to a daughters softball game. I refuse to

miss their events. I don;t care if it knocks me on my butt.

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> But I was in severe pain before the game and I knew I had to drive

to and from it so I didn't take anything strong. I am paying the

consequences. I took the pains meds at 7:30 and I am still in severe

pain from a little below my mid back all the way down to my hips and

my abdomen.

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> At times I have debilitating migraines. I just feel like my body

is revolting on me.

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> I personally thank you guys for being here. Even if the Dr. says

it is not lupus you guys are great.

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> Ya'll know what you and others have been through and are willing to

listen.

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> Take care.

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> Ruth in CA aka Mammacook1