Most people have never heard of lupus and have no idea what it is and before I was diagnosed I had no idea either. Lupus is an autoimmune disease, meaning that your body can't tell the difference between foreign invaders and your body's healthy tissues. Making it harder for your body to fight back especially if you were to get sick. Lupus is also a chronic disease, meaning that you will have it for the rest of your life. There is no cure for it but there are medicines that can help you lead an almost perfectly normal lifestyle.
One interesting thing that I've learned dealing with lupus is that no two lupus cases are the same. This makes it harder for doctors to find just the right medicine because it depends on how severe you have it. In my case I have it pretty severe. A few of my symptoms were joint pain, extreme fatigue, anemia, etc. These symptoms make it very hard to do normal daily activities. Most people who have lupus experience depression as a result. For someone who doesn't have lupus it might be hard to understand why. It could be for many different reasons, for example, you never know what each day might bring. One day you could feel great and the next you could have a flare up (this is when your symptoms act up) and feel awful. This makes it hard to make plans or have commitments because you never know how you'll be feeling.
Although being diagnosed with lupus is still new to me at this point I have a few ways that I survive with it. I have a ton of support from my family and friends. They all have such positive attitudes which helps me try and keep one too. Also with the medicine and the studies that the doctors are doing it physically is making me feel better. Lastly, doing research and learning more about lupus makes you more aware of what can cause flare ups and what you can do to physically help your body. Although there is no cure for lupus with these few things it makes it much easier to live with it.
One interesting thing that I've learned dealing with lupus is that no two lupus cases are the same. This makes it harder for doctors to find just the right medicine because it depends on how severe you have it. In my case I have it pretty severe. A few of my symptoms were joint pain, extreme fatigue, anemia, etc. These symptoms make it very hard to do normal daily activities. Most people who have lupus experience depression as a result. For someone who doesn't have lupus it might be hard to understand why. It could be for many different reasons, for example, you never know what each day might bring. One day you could feel great and the next you could have a flare up (this is when your symptoms act up) and feel awful. This makes it hard to make plans or have commitments because you never know how you'll be feeling.
Although being diagnosed with lupus is still new to me at this point I have a few ways that I survive with it. I have a ton of support from my family and friends. They all have such positive attitudes which helps me try and keep one too. Also with the medicine and the studies that the doctors are doing it physically is making me feel better. Lastly, doing research and learning more about lupus makes you more aware of what can cause flare ups and what you can do to physically help your body. Although there is no cure for lupus with these few things it makes it much easier to live with it.
https://www.medicaljane.com/2013/01/07/lupus-and-medical-marijuana/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemic_lupus_erythematosus
Health.com Celebrities with lupus.