Meriel:
Welcome to the site. This is a wonderful place, everyone is supportive and their advice is invaluable. The chat room is great, we can get a bit silly but hey we all need a laugh!
Just a word of caution, not everyone suffers as some of our members do. You will find that most of the people who visit the site on a regular basis are the most severly affected by the disease. Those of us who are less affected are out living life and have little time for posting or much need for advice. Lupus is the disease of 1,000 faces and it affects everyone a little differently.
It sounds like you have a good doctor who is working with you to improve your condition and quality of life. Anti-malarials are usually the first course of action and help many with the aches and pains.
Keep posting and letting us know how you are doing.
Welcome again - Stephanie
Welcome to the site. This is a wonderful place, everyone is supportive and their advice is invaluable. The chat room is great, we can get a bit silly but hey we all need a laugh!
Just a word of caution, not everyone suffers as some of our members do. You will find that most of the people who visit the site on a regular basis are the most severly affected by the disease. Those of us who are less affected are out living life and have little time for posting or much need for advice. Lupus is the disease of 1,000 faces and it affects everyone a little differently.
It sounds like you have a good doctor who is working with you to improve your condition and quality of life. Anti-malarials are usually the first course of action and help many with the aches and pains.
Keep posting and letting us know how you are doing.
Welcome again - Stephanie