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The Finger

Friday, March 27th, 2009 at 10:27 am  
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Playing Doctor Again So I’ve had these strange things going on with my fingers for the last several months. I know I need to go to the doctor and I will. You have to understand how sick of going to doctors that I am. At one point, I was seeing seven doctors, visiting them every…

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Lupus And The Brain

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 at 10:40 am  
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CNS LUPUS

Lupus is a disease where a persons immune system becomes confused and attacks their own healthy tissue. It can range from mild to deadly. Most people are some place in the middle, at least for most of their illness.

The treatment for lupus is by use of medications that have their own severe side effects. This includes steroids (not the type that athletes take) that cause damage in more ways that I know but one is weight gain and damage to muscles. Doctors also mentioned arteries.