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I had an incredible reaction to milk. My skin looked like it was sunburned (pain, swelling, external local fevers).
They are continuing to do tests.
I will let you all know when I find something out!
Please know that all of your comments and encouragement have meant the world to me!
Laurie
Sorry for not being on here much the last month. I am having the worst flare of my life!
I currently am having some strange stomach issue. The pain is so severe that it wakes me from my sleep.
In the last couple of weeks the doctor placed me on prednisone 40 mg and started cutting it when I started having a flare within a flare (never had that happen before) They put the prednisone from 20 mg back to 40 mg twice a day.
It took forever to get in to the dermatologist (I still don't understand how he is going to help the stomach pain I am having) And neither the internal medicine or the derm doc want me to see the rhumetolgist (whom I think can help me most)
I am frustrated and tired because I am not sleeping much
And disappointed that I am feeling like this again
..Update..
No ulcers...but there are sores in my stomach.
No more prednisone (for the moment)
I have been throwing up buckets of fluid that they think is coming from my lungs
I have been sleeping upright for 2.5 months
I am tired
I still have the pain in my side.
Any of you have any feedback for me on this...any experience?
Laurie
Believe it or not---I am still wrestling with this! Two docotors are now arguing whether I have Lupus at all. I swear I have never been so sick!
Two weeks ago they cut a pretty good sized hole in to my arm for a biopsy... am still wating for the results.
Pray for me
Laurie
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