I'm a 23 year old female and for about three years now I have been sick with no explanation. I have severe fatigue as my main symptom. It gets soooooo much worse after exertion and at the end of the day. But some of my other symptoms include a light to medium red rash over my cheeks and nose that itches and burns almost every day. Some days its ok and some days its worse. I also get irritation on my forehead and it makes my eyebrows fall out. The dermatologist has diagnosed it as seborrheic dermatitis and put me on a steroid lotion that seems to be helping. One of my other troubling symptoms that I would particularly appreciate someone chiming in on is a recurring, painful ulcer that shows up in the EXACT same spot towards the back of my mouth. I used to get it monthly right before my period then it went away for about a year and a half. It reared its ugly head about 2 months ago though. I find when I do get it my other symptoms get worse. Particularly the rash on my face.
I've had sed rates and ANAs done so many times that come back normal. But one test that showed something wrong was my vitamin d. I have pretty bad vitamin d deficiency that I can't seem to get corrected (especially since the sun causes me fatigue) and have decided to try a tanning bed. I keep thinking if I get my level up that maybe my symptoms will disappear. But I've read that tanning beds could in the worst case scenario be lethal for people with lupus. I don't know if I have it or not. Everyone keeps telling me I don't. But I feel like I do. I'm supposed to go sign up for a membership this weekend but am afraid of what might happen if I tan.
Do my symptoms sound like something to worry about? And as for that ulcer, do you guys ever get painful ulcers that recur in the exact same spot like that? And are malar rashes supposed to behave like that? Everything you read about them says nothing about irritation.
Thanks everyone.
I've had sed rates and ANAs done so many times that come back normal. But one test that showed something wrong was my vitamin d. I have pretty bad vitamin d deficiency that I can't seem to get corrected (especially since the sun causes me fatigue) and have decided to try a tanning bed. I keep thinking if I get my level up that maybe my symptoms will disappear. But I've read that tanning beds could in the worst case scenario be lethal for people with lupus. I don't know if I have it or not. Everyone keeps telling me I don't. But I feel like I do. I'm supposed to go sign up for a membership this weekend but am afraid of what might happen if I tan.
Do my symptoms sound like something to worry about? And as for that ulcer, do you guys ever get painful ulcers that recur in the exact same spot like that? And are malar rashes supposed to behave like that? Everything you read about them says nothing about irritation.
Thanks everyone.