Monthly Archives: June 2010

Lupus and Acid Reflux

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My wife has struggled with Gastroesophageal reflux disease for years now. I imagine that this is fairly common with anyone who has to take the amount of medication that she does.

She’s tried all kinds of medications for reflux over the years. The last one that was prescribed for her was Zegrid, but that is no longer covered by insurance because it is available over the counter. I still don’t understand that logic. We pay a bit more for it now since it’s not covered, but it still seems to do a good job.

Things that seem to help in addition to the medication are:

  • Avoiding carbonated beverages
  • Reducing caffeine
  • Avoiding late night snacks

My wife has a terrible time following any of these tips. Thank goodness for medication.

Interviews

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A couple of interviews involving lupus came out this week.

The first one was at The Lupus Magazine, and featured Jenny. Here’s the link if you want to check it out – From Figure Skater to Opera Singer – The story of an inspirational Soprano. I don’t feel like I’m in a good position to comment regarding the interview, but I think it was really nice of them to give Jenny the opportunity to talk about her experiences and what she hopes to accomplish.

The other interview was Larry King’s interview with Lady Gaga. If you had told me a year ago that I would talking about Lady Gaga at all right now, I wouldn’t have believed you. I really didn’t know anything about her back then, other than I was too old and square to be interested in some new pop icon. This is an interesting and intelligent young woman. I’ve thought so ever since I saw her interview with Barbara Walters, and I enjoyed this interview with Larry King as well. Will her comments have any impact on lupus awareness? I don’t know. Maybe. We shouldn’t underestimate the power of pop culture. Lady Gaga spoke about lupus as an illness that should be taken very seriously. I don’t see how that can be a bad thing.