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Hi all, first I just want to say thank you for letting me post my concerns here. Just recently I started to realize my symptoms all point to Lupus. My aunt was diagnosed roughly 5 years ago. Just about everyone in my family has some type of auto immune disease and this is really beginning to scare me.
Thinking back I have had symptoms on and off for about 2 years. They seem to be getting increasingly worse than ever since the beginning of the warmer weather. I have started losing a lot of hair near the front of my hairline around my face. It looks so thin and patchy. My hands and my feet have been so swollen and sore. My hips and knees and elbows on both sides of my body hurt so bad at times that I don't even want to get up which is impossible since I have 3 children. I get very frequent headaches and I also get ulcers in my mouth and have had them in my nose in the past.
I wake up regularly with such severe back pain that I cannot go back to sleep, and it will frequently last until the afternoon. I do find some relief with urination. I am not sure if it is my kidneys. I am not sure if this is relevent but I will go for a good month without having a solid bowel movment. I am exhausted no matter how much sleep I get.
It wasn't til this morning that i got truly terrified when I woke up and saw a butterfly shaped rash on my face when I looked in the mirror. Now I am so scared and upset.
My husband thinks I am crazy because something on me always hurts. So I have just stopped talking about it with anyone. I don't want anyone to think I am crazy or a hypochondriac. I am so scared and I dont know what steps to take next. Does anyone have any good advice for me?
Thank you so much
Nickie
Thinking back I have had symptoms on and off for about 2 years. They seem to be getting increasingly worse than ever since the beginning of the warmer weather. I have started losing a lot of hair near the front of my hairline around my face. It looks so thin and patchy. My hands and my feet have been so swollen and sore. My hips and knees and elbows on both sides of my body hurt so bad at times that I don't even want to get up which is impossible since I have 3 children. I get very frequent headaches and I also get ulcers in my mouth and have had them in my nose in the past.
I wake up regularly with such severe back pain that I cannot go back to sleep, and it will frequently last until the afternoon. I do find some relief with urination. I am not sure if it is my kidneys. I am not sure if this is relevent but I will go for a good month without having a solid bowel movment. I am exhausted no matter how much sleep I get.
It wasn't til this morning that i got truly terrified when I woke up and saw a butterfly shaped rash on my face when I looked in the mirror. Now I am so scared and upset.
My husband thinks I am crazy because something on me always hurts. So I have just stopped talking about it with anyone. I don't want anyone to think I am crazy or a hypochondriac. I am so scared and I dont know what steps to take next. Does anyone have any good advice for me?
Thank you so much
Nickie