Tag Archives: SLE
Work Has Begun
Yes I know I haven’t written anything since July. I don’t even want to write now – it’s just that I’m compelled to say something, anything. In that I might find menucha (hard to translate – like peace). Some statistics … Continue reading
My Latest Fascination
This is what I do with my time when I’m trying to escape my body. Fortunately I have been feeling rather good since last week. I keep asking myself “Is this for real? Will this last?” I don’t know, but … Continue reading
Hey You…
do you remember picking blueberries under the pine forests? I never knew blueberries could taste so good. And do you remember finding wild strawberries? I had only tasted them once before when my father took me on a walk along … Continue reading
Well it’s Summertime and the Weather is Fine…
…you can jump right out and even touch the sky…, or go swimming, or read a good book, or learn to make jam, or learn to freeze corn. I went to a high school that had a reading list I … Continue reading
Score Another for Family Genetics
The pathology report came back. Hold on to something – it’s a little weird and very rare. I tend to get those rare and very rare conditions. I’m sure it has to do with my siblings getting all the good … Continue reading
Posted in chronic disease, renal failure, Uncategorized
Tagged genetics, intestinal ulcer, intestine, Lupus Nephritis, microscopic microangeitis, SLE, ulcer
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Time to Start Again
For a while I thought I would start a new blog, under a new URL. My optimism about the lupus being in remission led me right into the oldest of traps. I was sucker punched. I ended up in the … Continue reading
Judgement Day
I’ve had a block when it comes to writing, or reading technical stuff, or talking, even talking. Today I had to actually get dressed and go out. Today is Wednesday. I last left the house last Thursday. But it was … Continue reading
Posted in chemotherapy, Lupus Nephritis, renal failure
Tagged chemotherapy, Imuran, jerusalem, Lupus Nephritis, microscopic microangeitis, renal failure, SLE
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Biodetoxification
I have a friend that periodically talks about detoxing from her sugar binges. It sounds like a reasonable statement, too much sugar, clean the body. Anyone who eats too much sugar experiences sluggishness, headache, stomach ache, all symptoms of an … Continue reading
Chelation Therapy
Chelation therapy is used to remove toxins, such as sulpha, lead, arsenic, and mercury, from the blood. DMSA (dimercaptosuccinic acid) or EDTA (ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid) is injected into the blood. It then binds the metals by making several chemical bonds … Continue reading
Posted in lupus, Lupus Nephritis, renal failure, support system, Uncategorized
Tagged acute renal failure, cancer, chelation, creatinine, jerusalem, Lupus Nephritis, microscopic microangeitis, miracle, miracle cure, rare disease, SLE, what your doctor may not tell you about Autoimmune disorders
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A New Source of Stress
The shingles I contracted last spring are still with me. I can tell that I am under a wee tad of stress – the shingles are roaring with pain and itching. Between that and the chemo, which is doing a … Continue reading
Posted in chemotherapy, Lupus Nephritis, renal failure
Tagged chemotherapy, fort hood, Israeli army, Lupus Nephritis, microscopic microangeitis, shingles, SLE, US army
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