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9:03pm May 9, 2013

➸ I got the Chronic, don't smoke me bro.: Lupus is starting to really feel like yet another "catch-all" diagnosis.

not-that-kind-of-chronic:

Help.
I do not understand Lupus.
My doctor ( who I am considering firing from my life) has two modes of explaining things.

1) Not explaining anything at all.
2) Talking to me like I am a level 20 samurai disease master.

Both of these suck.

So, if you understand Lupus really well and can…

I don’t know any of this, but passing on in case any of my followers do.

Notes:
  1. sephirajo reblogged this from disabledtalk and added:
    Okay, the ANA postiive that you note is one of the factors they look for in saying they have lupus, but in truth it...
  2. disabledtalk reblogged this from withasmoothroundstone and added:
    Any of our followers with lupus that might be able to help?
  3. withasmoothroundstone reblogged this from notthatkindofchronic and added:
    I don’t know any of this, but passing on in case any of my followers do.
  4. zealizabeth reblogged this from notthatkindofchronic and added:
    Autimmune doesn’t mean Lupus in the least! RA, Crohn’s, Colitis, and a host of other diseases are autoimmune! Positive...
  5. jemoess reblogged this from notthatkindofchronic and added:
    signal boost. I have no idea
  6. livingbendy said: Ask your doc about lupus anticoagulant blood tests. Ana does not automatically equal lupus, but LACs are a bit closer. Good luck
  7. katisconfused said: From what I understand there are autoimunne issues that are not technically any specific one so they just pick whatever is closest to what you have and say “HERE IS YOUR DIAGNOSIS” because they don’t feel like making more effort than that.
  8. michellethemagnificient said: I don’t have lupus but I get a rash from the sun. I’m jealous (you know, as jealous as someone can be about autoimmune crap).
  9. notthatkindofchronic posted this