I had been feeling bad for about 4 years, and I kept telling my doctors how I felt. They said that I have high blood pressure and I’m overweight. Three months ago, I went back and told my doctor about my joints hurting, the rash on my neck, and that …
Read More »Cindy’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Lupus)
In March 2012, I was diagnosed with Lupus. I had been sick for over a month with a fever, achy joints, and a rash all over my body. So I went to the emergency room. The hospital staff said I was going to stay for a couple of days. At …
Read More »Raquel’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Lupus)
My name is Raquel and I was diagnosed with lupus SLE last year in May 2011. I am still dealing with understanding what is happening to my body. I am 43 and my doctor told me I more than likely have had lupus for awhile and I was being treated …
Read More »Maureen’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Lupus)
Hi, my name is Maureen Faille and I am 43 years old. Seven years ago, I was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) which is a long-term autoimmune disorder that may affect the skin, joints, kidneys, brain, and other organs. From that moment, my life has changed dramatically. I randomly …
Read More »Amber’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Lupus)
I had been pretty much healthy all of my adolescent years, until I was about 18 years old. I woke up one day and every inch of me was in chronic pain. I felt as if I had been run over. I thought maybe I had done too much the …
Read More »Stephanie’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Lupus)
I was 17 years old when I first started having joint pain in my wrists and fingers. My doctor referred me to a rheumatologist who ran a battery of tests for my weird lack of feeling, paleness, and other rather “strange” symptoms. After ruling out Rheumatoid Arthritis, she gave me …
Read More »Nicole’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Lupus)
Hey girls! My name is Nicole. I am 18 years old. For the first couple of years of my life, I was an active, fun girl – that is, until 2000 when I started having extreme joint pain and was always tired. For about 2 years doctors couldn’t tell me …
Read More »Laura’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Lupus)
I was diagnosed with lupus a week before Christmas Eve. I’d had psoriasis all my life – until 2006. My skin had cleared up everywhere, except my forehead. Anyway, in Summer 2010, I had high blood pressure so last August I went to the doctor. He said it wasn’t high …
Read More »Joan’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Lupus, Raynaud’s, Sjogren’s)
It was suspected about 24 years ago that I had Lupus when I went to the ER for a horrible sinus infection. I blew it off until 17 years ago when I got terrible pain and was finally diagnosed with 3 co-morbidities: Systemic Lupus, Sjogren’s, and Raynaud’s. It was scary …
Read More »Raven’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Lupus)
I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus in September 2010. I spent the entire weekend in the bed, depressed and throwing myself a pity party. Until I thought about it; I have never been a quitter; and I’ve always led by example. I was only 27 at the time and, you …
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