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I'm looking for natural recommendations for reducing the inflammation process going on in my body related to lupus. The things I do naturally to help prevent my body are higlighted in bold in my story.
I've been diagnosed with lupus for almost 6 1/2 years now. Starting the fall of my freshman year of college (I think), I started to feel excessively tired, achy, and started losing weight from my healthy 130 pound frame. My Kaiser PCP in Oregon diagnosed me as depressed that fall and put me on an SSRI. I sort of swallowed the diagnose and took the pills. I knew SOMETHING was wrong and also knew many people with depression have denial
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Sophomore year I got thinner and thinner. I was swimming (poorly) on the college team and sleeping instead of going out with friends. My grades were also in the toilet 'cause I was sleeping upwards of 16 hours a day. I went to the doctor three or four times for "check-ups" and to monitor my weight loss. At 103 pounds sophomore year, I was diagnosed as anorexic as well. It shocked me. I loved to eat and would whenever I had the energy to walk to the dining hall from my dorm. He did some bloodwork and found I was anemic. His diagnose was a nutritional deficiency and he sent me to a nutritionist and eating-disorder specialist the summer of my sophomore year. I thought I was losing my mind.
It almost killed me the fall of my junior year. I went to see a new doctor in St. Paul for a rash on my face. He immediately sent me to the dermatologist and drew blood. I saw the dermatologist that afternoon and they biopsied the rash on my face. The next day my roommate found me unconscious in my room in our apartment.
I spent 1 1/2 weeks in the ICU intubated and sedated with severe renal failure that had led to other organ system failure. My family was called and they all flew out to be with me as my body shut down. After 8 days on steroids, my kidney inflammation started decreasing. My liver enzymes started trending towards normal. I was making a little bit of urine. My hospital stay was a total of 16 days, but I was on oral steroids for almost 18 months after that.
My admit weight in the hospital was 93 pounds and my weight at the end of steroid therapy was 225 pounds. My kidney function, however, was essentially normal though and I was feeling much better.
I took a maintenance immunosuppressant for 4 years after that and stopped taking it the moment I found out I was pregnant. I haven't gone back on it yet and have controlled the few flare-ups I've had with steroids immediately. I'm on a homeopathic inflammation diet, stay far out of the sun, use Yin care topical gunk, and also take two herbal remedies that make my pee smell like reefer.
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I sorta feel like I'm living a normal and definitely happy life
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I've been diagnosed with lupus for almost 6 1/2 years now. Starting the fall of my freshman year of college (I think), I started to feel excessively tired, achy, and started losing weight from my healthy 130 pound frame. My Kaiser PCP in Oregon diagnosed me as depressed that fall and put me on an SSRI. I sort of swallowed the diagnose and took the pills. I knew SOMETHING was wrong and also knew many people with depression have denial
Sophomore year I got thinner and thinner. I was swimming (poorly) on the college team and sleeping instead of going out with friends. My grades were also in the toilet 'cause I was sleeping upwards of 16 hours a day. I went to the doctor three or four times for "check-ups" and to monitor my weight loss. At 103 pounds sophomore year, I was diagnosed as anorexic as well. It shocked me. I loved to eat and would whenever I had the energy to walk to the dining hall from my dorm. He did some bloodwork and found I was anemic. His diagnose was a nutritional deficiency and he sent me to a nutritionist and eating-disorder specialist the summer of my sophomore year. I thought I was losing my mind.
It almost killed me the fall of my junior year. I went to see a new doctor in St. Paul for a rash on my face. He immediately sent me to the dermatologist and drew blood. I saw the dermatologist that afternoon and they biopsied the rash on my face. The next day my roommate found me unconscious in my room in our apartment.
I spent 1 1/2 weeks in the ICU intubated and sedated with severe renal failure that had led to other organ system failure. My family was called and they all flew out to be with me as my body shut down. After 8 days on steroids, my kidney inflammation started decreasing. My liver enzymes started trending towards normal. I was making a little bit of urine. My hospital stay was a total of 16 days, but I was on oral steroids for almost 18 months after that.
My admit weight in the hospital was 93 pounds and my weight at the end of steroid therapy was 225 pounds. My kidney function, however, was essentially normal though and I was feeling much better.
I took a maintenance immunosuppressant for 4 years after that and stopped taking it the moment I found out I was pregnant. I haven't gone back on it yet and have controlled the few flare-ups I've had with steroids immediately. I'm on a homeopathic inflammation diet, stay far out of the sun, use Yin care topical gunk, and also take two herbal remedies that make my pee smell like reefer.
I sorta feel like I'm living a normal and definitely happy life
