What is lupus (SLE)?
Imagine your immune system getting over-active and instead of protecting you, it attacks you. There are good days, bad days and really bad days. You'll never know.

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Monday, February 2, 2004

Me Joints - Oh-Me-Joint

Early February 2004, I was feeling ancient.
My fingers were still swollen and painful.
The pain extended to my waist, hips, knees .. I was only 26.
Waking up in the morning was horrible. I could barely get my motor started!
How could this be happening!?

Tuesday, December 23, 2003

Breaking Out in Hives

Late-2003.
Usually when the weather gets wet and a little mild - I'd break out in hives.
Serious hives that would have me scratching for days.
It comes and goes. My mom has it too.
Like mother like daughter (although I'm very 'far' different from her 24" waist at my age!)

It was Oct-2003 when I started breaking out in hives (again)
This time, it was all over my face, neck! It started building up at 6 pm, go on till the next morning 9 am!
To the dermatologist I went.