Hi Cjax, Welcome aboard!
You will find that the people who come here have a variety of lupus and "hangers-on" side conditions. The moderators are great too as they are very knowledgeable/ informed, and being from many nations have a lot of experiences to share.
In my opinion, the people who frequent here are some of the most empathetic and understanding people you can find.
I found the first few years after diagnosis to be among the hardest. Once I had gone thru flares a few years, I started to be able to predict the activity of disease easier. Then, it got easier to remember what was going on and how to deal with it.
May 2009 be a healing year for you
Sally