http://lupusfamily.com/2007/11/living-with-lupus-3/ Support for individuals whose family or friends have lupus Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://lupusfamily.com/2007/11/living-with-lupus-3/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Jeff Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:43:06 +0000 http://lupusfamily.com/?p=24#comment-80 @Shirley: Thanks for sharing your experiences. Pluresy seems to be mentioned quite often. I remember one of the women interviewed in Living with Lupus felt that her SLE kicked into high gear after she developed pluresy. The sun is always an issue with my wife as well. A long car trip can lead to a big flare if she doesn't cover up. @Shirley: Thanks for sharing your experiences. Pluresy seems to be mentioned quite often. I remember one of the women interviewed in Living with Lupus felt that her SLE kicked into high gear after she developed pluresy. The sun is always an issue with my wife as well. A long car trip can lead to a big flare if she doesn’t cover up.

]]> http://lupusfamily.com/2007/11/living-with-lupus-3/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Shirley Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:06:57 +0000 http://lupusfamily.com/?p=24#comment-78 Five years ago I got polymyalgia, a year later, fibromyalgia, then in March 2007 developed a spreading rash between my thighs, plus uninmaginable pain in legs hands etc.In August 2007 We moved from NZ to Australia in the hope that warmer climate might help, which it did for the first two diseases. Unfortunately the sun here triggered the SLE(which was then only confirmed) & the rash spread to my upper arms breast etc. I believe that the strees of having apendicitis (peritonitis) and pluresy in July 2006 when I nearly lost my life,was the catalyst for the Lupus to take hold, along with the stress of looking after my teenage grandchildren. Any stress, plus the sun will trigger a flare-up so keeping calm, covering up & using a good sunblock (stay out of the sun when it's at its hottest) and rest do help. I hope this is of help to someone. Five years ago I got polymyalgia, a year later, fibromyalgia, then in March 2007 developed a spreading rash between my thighs, plus uninmaginable pain in legs hands etc.In August 2007 We moved from NZ to Australia in the hope that warmer climate might help, which it did for the first two diseases. Unfortunately the sun here triggered the SLE(which was then only confirmed) & the rash spread to my upper arms breast etc. I believe that the strees of having apendicitis (peritonitis) and pluresy in July 2006 when I nearly lost my life,was the catalyst for the Lupus to take hold, along with the stress of looking after my teenage grandchildren. Any stress, plus the sun will trigger a flare-up so keeping calm, covering up & using a good sunblock (stay out of the sun when it’s at its hottest) and rest do help.
I hope this is of help to someone.

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