Lupus Awareness Month

Hi Everyone!

May is

 

First for those of you who don't know.

Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease where the immune system is over stimulated. This makes the immune system mistakenly attack healthy tissues, causing widespread inflammation and damage to organs, joints, muscles and skin. It's characterized by periods of flare ups and remissions. Symptoms vary widely, including but not limited to extreme fatigue, joint and muscle pain, and a marlar rash that takes on the shape of a butterfly across the cheeks and nose. Giving the Butterfly one of the mascots. The other is the Wolf. Lupus is the Latin for Wolf. I will get into some history in later posts. 

Some more but not all of the symptoms We can have one or a host of these at one time.

Now that you have an idea of what lupus is and how it affects the body, here are some facts.

 

  

 

Here are some myths and facts.

 

If you suspect you have lupus contact your health care provider and ask for lupus blood work, that's where you start. There are a set of criteria questions as well.

For me living with lupus really does suck.

When I wake in the morning I have to gauge what my body wants to do.

Everyday is different. 

Nicole