Tuesday 26 March
I'm at work minding me own business when I noticed my chest felt sore - just like sunburn so I looked down to see that is bright red. I have no idea why but I'm guessing it is Lupus related...
I took a pic so y'all can see (ignore the broken chain on my top) .
When I took the pic and I noticed I had quite a few pics on my phone of other things that have happened to me as a result of Lupus....
I'm not sure what this rash is but the doctor said it could be tiny blood clots (this is my wrist). This happened in January, I was feeling very unwell that day (dizzy, sick, hot etc) so this rash was quite alarming. Sami thought we should go to the hospital but I suggested we wait an hour to see if it went down. Luckily it did and I'm still alive so I just left it there.
This is my ankle - isn't it delightful? This was November
This was a shaving incident. It started off as a tiny little cut, I hardly even felt it. The next night I was in bed and it was really hurting. I had a word with myself and told myself not to be so pathetic - how can one tiny little razor cut hurt so much?
I woke up and could barely put any weight on that leg. I took my sock off and discovered this...
I went to the doctor who said this was cellulitis - basically infected. He said to keep an eye on how I feel, as this could turn into blood poisoning. Great.
Fortunately it didn't and I'm fine but it taught me how serious not having a working immune system can be. One tiny little cut can turn into this!
I'm at work minding me own business when I noticed my chest felt sore - just like sunburn so I looked down to see that is bright red. I have no idea why but I'm guessing it is Lupus related...
I took a pic so y'all can see (ignore the broken chain on my top) .
When I took the pic and I noticed I had quite a few pics on my phone of other things that have happened to me as a result of Lupus....
I'm not sure what this rash is but the doctor said it could be tiny blood clots (this is my wrist). This happened in January, I was feeling very unwell that day (dizzy, sick, hot etc) so this rash was quite alarming. Sami thought we should go to the hospital but I suggested we wait an hour to see if it went down. Luckily it did and I'm still alive so I just left it there.
This is my ankle - isn't it delightful? This was November
This was a shaving incident. It started off as a tiny little cut, I hardly even felt it. The next night I was in bed and it was really hurting. I had a word with myself and told myself not to be so pathetic - how can one tiny little razor cut hurt so much?
I woke up and could barely put any weight on that leg. I took my sock off and discovered this...
I went to the doctor who said this was cellulitis - basically infected. He said to keep an eye on how I feel, as this could turn into blood poisoning. Great.
Fortunately it didn't and I'm fine but it taught me how serious not having a working immune system can be. One tiny little cut can turn into this!
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