I thought my kidneys were working just fine. According to my rheumatologist, not so much. Like many people who have had lupus for a long time, I assumed that if after 18+ years of living with this disease, whatever bad stuff would happen would have already happened. Assuming is never a really smart idea. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘doctors’
15 Jun
A Small Miracle
At long last, my insurance carrier approved my IVIG treatments for lupus, retroactive from September last year through June 2010. I feel like I won the lottery … or at the very least, was granted a small miracle. The road to these much-needed and long-overdue infusions has been long and crazy! Last month I was [...]
2 Oct
Doctor Doctor Give Me The News
I recently saw the Big Deal Lupus Doctor in town. My Regular Rheumatologist referred me as my flare up this summer was particularly stubborn and not responding to the course of treatment I was on. The current plan involves infusion therapy and Imuran. The jury is still out on whether or not I’m clinically improving. [...]
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