Hi,
For the past month I have had these spots on my lower legs and ankles they look like blood spots and sometimes look scabbed but do not bleed. They hurt, they burn, they itch and about the time I think they might heal they pop out again with more. I was diagnosed with discoid lupus in 96 and had active flares for about 4 years, went into remission as they say, and nothing til about a month ago now. I have a Doctor that I think she thinks I am crazy and not willing to treat only symptomatically and I really have no choice because finacially and local she is all I have. I do have a appointment with Dermie in a few days now to have him look. My doctor don't know what it is she thought it looked like I had chigers of all things, and incinuated I didn't know what chigers were I assured her that I did. I went to and ER doctor where I told her that I had Lupus and she said I think your lupus has gone systemic and I think these spots are from vascularitus she said what she thinks is that lupus is back and is causing blood vessels to explode, I don't know why just in my lower legs mainly around my ankles. I have noticed I was getting more fatigued than usual and a little stiffer again, but I thought it was that summer is coming on and we all know things are a little more difficult in the summer or at least for me. Anyone out there ever heard of such a thing with Lupus or anyhting else? I will be very interested to hear your take on this thing. I did have blood test done ANA was neg but Sed rate was up and the hematocrit was off that seemed to be it, all though she did not run any other test only a regular CBC Sed rate DNA antibodies Smooth muscle antib
Thanks for your input,
Denise
For the past month I have had these spots on my lower legs and ankles they look like blood spots and sometimes look scabbed but do not bleed. They hurt, they burn, they itch and about the time I think they might heal they pop out again with more. I was diagnosed with discoid lupus in 96 and had active flares for about 4 years, went into remission as they say, and nothing til about a month ago now. I have a Doctor that I think she thinks I am crazy and not willing to treat only symptomatically and I really have no choice because finacially and local she is all I have. I do have a appointment with Dermie in a few days now to have him look. My doctor don't know what it is she thought it looked like I had chigers of all things, and incinuated I didn't know what chigers were I assured her that I did. I went to and ER doctor where I told her that I had Lupus and she said I think your lupus has gone systemic and I think these spots are from vascularitus she said what she thinks is that lupus is back and is causing blood vessels to explode, I don't know why just in my lower legs mainly around my ankles. I have noticed I was getting more fatigued than usual and a little stiffer again, but I thought it was that summer is coming on and we all know things are a little more difficult in the summer or at least for me. Anyone out there ever heard of such a thing with Lupus or anyhting else? I will be very interested to hear your take on this thing. I did have blood test done ANA was neg but Sed rate was up and the hematocrit was off that seemed to be it, all though she did not run any other test only a regular CBC Sed rate DNA antibodies Smooth muscle antib
Thanks for your input,
Denise