Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

I showed up in an ambulance at the ER back in the end of March presenting all kinds of crazy symptoms. 50 lbs weight loss in one month, inability to move upper legs and upper arms, fatigue, protein in urine, swollen feet....

I was in there for a week while the hospitologist ran 50+ tests (a la an episode of House). Everyone suspected an autoimmune disease, but we/they found even more. SLE (lupus), Lupus Nephritis (lupus in the kidneys and in my liver), Raynauds, and my fav... Dermatomyositis, a neuromuscular autoimmune degenerative that attacks the upper legs and upper arms as well as making swallowing difficult.

Enough about me, what I meant to say was that I was lucky because everything got done at once without the waiting games that everyone else had to deal with. I hope your tests come out well and give you the info that you need to treat yourself. If you wanna commiserate, I'll be around, bored to death because now I can't even work.

Good luck, take care.