Today I woke up with the beginnings of a Lupus rash and if I dont try to nip it in the bud I will have bleeding sores all over my face and chest. The Lupus flare started a few days ago, with painful mouth sores and a fever that would not go away. I have a lemon sized gall stone from going on the Atkins diet. The diet worked well, and I lost 115 lbs, but I ate so much meat and fat that it made this giant stone form in my gall bladder which has caused a low grade infection in my pancreas, which is what has triggered the Lupus flare. I will have to go on steroids now, or the bleeding rash will spread to my scalp and my hair will fall out as well. I am waiting to get the gall bladder surgery in a few weeks. I am not reporting all of this to get sympathy from folks, but I am sharing because as a disabled person, my life is not a steady, easy process, like many folks with disabilities. We try to keep a balanced healthy lifestyle, yet if we still get sick, its not always our fault. So many folks who have never had a disease or been really sick think that if a person talks about sickness it is somehow their fault, or that they are whining or not trying hard enough, and that is just not true. Hopefully the steroids will get the Lupus flare in line before I start to have any bleeding rash or hair loss, because I hate going bald and wearing a wig. If being disabled with Lupus has taught me anything, it has taught me that you cant just lie down and wait for something to fix itself, you have to be proactive and get off of your butt and try to fix things yourself before they get out of hand. Healing can happen on its own sometimes, but most of the time you have to work very hard at it, like anything worthwhile in life. Wish me luck
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 20:29:09 +0000
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