To get the flu shot, or not to get the flu shot; is the question that many chronic pain patients must answer at this time of year. For individuals living with chronic conditions such as fibromyalgia, neuropathy, arthritis, or RSD, getting the flu shot can be a tough call. Unfortunately, there isn’t a lot of research for United States pain specialists to base an answer. In most cases, the answer is based on patient experiences, pain, and chronic condition.
For the most part, pain specialists will recommend the flu vaccine for patients who have had the vaccination before and have tolerated them well, and for patients who have a serious chronic illness such as emphysema, diabetes, or a heart condition in addition to chronic pain.
Another aspect to consider is how much exposure you normally have to the flu virus. Are you a schoolteacher? A healthcare provider? Hold a job or have responsibilities that often take you out of the house during flu season?
In some cases, patients who live with chronic conditions such as fibromyalgia and RSD feel a bit more “normal” when they have the flu. Some pain specialists believe this is because the flu virus stimulates the immune system, which can naturally improve how the immune system tolerates other conditions, such as the ones that cause chronic pain.
Influenza, while it can strike at any time of the year, is most prevalent in the winter months and the reason for this is likely because people spend more time indoors in closer contact with other individuals. Add to that that there are two different flu seasons – one in each hemisphere, the northern and the southern – and you’re looking at breakouts twice a year. Because the strains mutate easily and often, the vaccine that was offered a year ago – sometimes even six months ago – isn’t the same strain that individuals are getting vaccinated for today. While getting a flu shot isn’t necessarily a guarantee that you won’t get stricken with the flu it is the only effective way to prevent the flu that is available today. You’ve probably heard the stories of people who get a flu shot then get the flu regardless – the reason for this is because of its ability to mutate.
The World Health Organization decides on the strains of flu vaccine that will be offered based on the most prevalent strains found to be infecting people in recent months. The virus given in the flu shot is a strain of dead viruses and following the injection, your body will develop antibodies to the flu without developing the symptoms of the flu. The vaccine is recommended for the very old, the very young, and those who have compromised immune systems.
Here at The Chronicilness.co of the United States, we know that living with chronic pain can be stressful. But one of the best ways patients can help reduce the stress in their lives is by learning how to relax through breathing exercises.
Deep breathing helps lower stress in the body because breathing deeply sends a message to the brain to calm down and relax. The brain then sends this message to the body. Deep breathing also causes certain things that happen when stress occurs, such as increased heart rate, fast breathing, and high blood pressure, to decrease.
Another good thing about breathing exercises is that they are easy to learn. Patients can do them whenever they want, and they don’t need any special tools or equipment. Patients can also try out different exercises to see which works best.
The following methods focus only on breathing exercises, but there are other ways, such as combining breathing with things like yoga, imagery, and meditation.
The first exercise presented is called belly breathing and is simple to learn and easy to do. It’s best to start there, especially for patients who have never done breathing exercises before. The other exercises are more advanced, but all of these exercises can help patients relax and relieve stress.
Belly breathing is easy to do and very relaxing. Patients can try this basic exercise anytime they need to relax or relieve stress.
Sit in a comfortable position.
Put one hand on your belly just below your ribs and the other hand on your chest.
Take a deep breath in through your nose, and let your belly push your hand out. Your chest should not move.
Breathe out through pursed lips as if you were whistling. Feel the hand on your belly go in, and use it to push all the air out.
Do this breathing 3 to 10 times. Take your time with each breath.
After mastering belly breathing, patients may want to try one of the following more advanced breathing exercises.
4-7-8 breathing This exercise also uses belly breathing and can be done either sitting or lying down.
To start, put one hand on your belly and the other on your chest as in the belly breathing exercise.
Take a deep, slow breath from your belly, and silently count to 4 as you breathe in.
Breathe out completely as you silently count from 1 to 8. Try to get all the air out of your lungs by the time you count to 8.
Repeat 3 to 7 times or until you feel calm.
Roll breathing The object of roll breathing is to develop full use of the lungs and to focus on the rhythm of breathing. It can be done in any position, but while learning, it is best to lie on the back with knees bent.
Put your left hand on your belly and your right hand on your chest. Notice how your hands move as you breathe in and out.
Practice filling your lower lungs by breathing so that your “belly” (left) hand goes up when you inhale and your “chest” (right) hand remains still. Always breathe in through your nose and breathe out through your mouth. Do this 8 to 10 times.
When you have filled and emptied your lower lungs 8 to 10 times, add the second step to your breathing: Inhale first into your lower lungs as before, and then continue inhaling into your upper chest. As you do so, your right hand will rise and your left hand will fall a little as your belly falls.
As you exhale slowly through your mouth, make a quiet, whooshing sound as first your left hand and then your right-hand fall. As you exhale, feel the tension leaving your body as you become more and more relaxed.
Practice breathing in and out in this way for 3 to 5 minutes. Notice that the movement of your belly and chest rises and falls like the motion of rolling waves.
Practice roll breathing daily for several weeks until you can do it almost anywhere. You can use it as an instant relaxation tool anytime you need it.
Caution: Some people get dizzy the first few times they try roll breathing. If this happens, slow breathing down and get up slowly.
It’s hard to address them all at once. I’ll just mention that your issue with panic attacks is probably both psychological as well as physiological. From your wording, it sounds as though you experienced anticipatory anxiety about having a panic attack which then operates in a self-fulfilling prophecy fashion to trigger a panic attack.
So there’s an initial cognitive element, which then produces a physiological result. That’s pretty common but also points to the fact that at the very least, you’ll need to use a two-pronged approach to resolving your issues with panic: your psychological tendency to talk to yourself in catastrophic terms (i.e. “it would be awful, terrible and unbearable for me to have a panic attack this morning.
The fact that I have them must mean there’s something seriously wrong with me; I must be defective and so not measure up to the other people out there who don’t have my problem”) and also the physiological effects of tensing up in reaction to what you’re telling yourself and so beginning to hyperventilate as well as release adrenalin into your system.
As far as dealing with the cognitive or psychological side of your problem, you would be best serving yourself if you can begin to challenge your catastrophic thinking: i.e. “where’s the evidence that having a panic attack this morning is truly awful and horrible and not simply an uncomfortable, inconvenient pain in the ass? Where’s the evidence I can’t bear to have another panic attack?
I’ve had them multiple times before and I’m still here. While there’s evidence I don’t like panic attacks, there’s no evidence I can’t bear them. I can, even if I’m strongly uncomfortable having them. Where’s the evidence there’s something truly wrong with me compared to other people? Do I fully know the lives of other people to be able to make that kind of comparison?
Am I saying I’m the only person to have this problem or that others who share this problem with me are somehow inferior to other people who don’t have this problem? Where’s the proof for this assertion? And if other people, say my best friend, isn’t inferior because of her problems, why do I claim I am?”
Things like this.
Challenging your catastrophic thinking, whatever it is, will begin to help you calm down, decrease your physiological reactions and begin to move you out of the fight-or-flight response which is a trigger for many panic attacks.
In going about this cognitive house cleaning, I’d recommend you find a local therapist skilled in rational-emotive-behavioral therapy, otherwise known as REBT. You can also begin to work on this yourself, with the help of books such as “Overcoming Destructive Beliefs, Feelings and Behaviors” by Albert Ellis, the founder of REBT, or another of his many books, such as “How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything. Yes, Anything!”
On the physiological side of things, apart from your thyroid condition (Hashimoto’s or hypothyroidism?), much of what you’re describing you’re going through is made significantly worse by chronic muscle tension and breathing faster than your body actually requires. This is a common problem with most people in our hectic, stress-filled society (and depending on your students, with being a high school teacher).
Here’s a copy of what I wrote in an earlier post. For more details, I recommend the books “Breathe to Heal,” by Sasha Yakoleva as well as the “Buteyko Breathing Course Manual” by Dr. Eduard Reuvers.
Before I retired as a psychotherapist and counselor in various hospital and university settings, I treated hundreds of people with panic disorder, with I’d say roughly a 90%+ success rate among those who actually followed my suggestions.
On the physiological side: panic attacks are the “little brother” or the “little sister” of asthma attacks. They’re caused by what’s called “subclinical hyperventilation,” which is a fancy way of saying they’re caused by the person unconsciously breathing faster than what his or her body requires.
Here’s how you tell where you’re at in this: breathe normally for a while as you always do and when you’re ready, exhale normally (don’t try to “empty your lungs”) and as soon as you’re done exhaling, hold your breath exhaled while timing yourself.
You’ll feel an initial bump of discomfort and then that discomfort will plateau for a while, then all of a sudden your discomfort will start to rise very quickly. As soon as you feel your discomfort starting to take off after that plateau period, inhale normally and note how long you were comfortably able to hold your breath exhaled.
To put your Diagnostic Pause in context, let’s say you ended up with a Diagnostic Pause of 15 seconds. That’s 1/4 the optimal time. That tells you that you’re unconsciously breathing four times faster than what your body requires; more than that when you’re stressed. Can you now understand why your body is sensitized towards panic attacks?
This is normal in our stressed society. As we live our stressful lives day after day, the inner part of our brain adjusts its resting breath setting, if you will, to accommodate that more stressful lifestyle. It’s similar to setting the idle speed on a car’s engine to a much higher RPM than what the default factory setting is.
Your job, once you find this out, is to now recalibrate your body’s breathing rate back down to its original default setting. Over time, as you slow down your breathing, your brain will reset itself back to its original breath rate.
Now that you know what I like to call your Diagnostic Pause (and others call the Control Pause), to begin to resolve the physiological side of your panic attacks, begin to now practice holding your breath exhaled for about two seconds longer than your Diagnostic Pause.
So if your diagnostic pause was ten seconds, for instance, now practice holding your breath for twelve seconds, slightly uncomfortable but not too much. This is now your Training Pause.
Do this three to five times a session, three to five sessions a day.
When you’re completely comfortable holding your breath for twelve seconds, increase your Training Pause to fourteen seconds, then sixteen, and so on. Make sure you don’t push yourself here.
Pushing yourself beyond a mild discomfort can result in reactively hyperventilating when you stop and might even precipitate a panic attack.
Not good.
Typically, it takes a person two to three weeks to go from their initial Diagnostic Pause up to being able to comfortably hold their breath exhaled for 30 seconds. At the 30 second point you’ll be functionally “immune” to panic attacks except for times when you’re overly stressed, over-tired or on the verge of getting sick.
It takes the average person about a year to progress from being able to comfortably hold his or her breath exhaled for thirty seconds to being able to comfortably hold his or her breath exhaled for sixty seconds, the optimal time. Some people work to hold their breath exhaled for as long as a minute twenty seconds but this is not really necessary.
While holding your breath exhaled, you’ll probably notice strands of muscle tension in the sides of your chest and in your cheeks. If you can consciously relax those muscles, you’ll speed up your progress while also learning how you’ve unconsciously held muscle tension in your body all these years.
Going back to the psychological side of the equation, a person suffering from panic attacks also has to learn how not to make everyday problems into catastrophes. Catastrophic thinking forms a direct link to subclinical hyperventilation and panic attacks.
One thing most people suffering from panic attacks do is engage in what I call Negative Possibility Thinking. The reason to themselves in 1,001 different ways “It’s possible I could die of a heart attack at 5PM today”; “It’s entirely possible I could be horribly injured and then die in a car crash this afternoon”;
“If I do badly on this upcoming test, it’s possible that might mean I’ll do badly on all my future tests, fail my class, get kicked out of school, not be able to get a job, and end up cold and hungry, shaking a tin cup in an alley for change”; “It’s possible that right now, Putin could be drunk, staggering around in the Kremlin and push the button today, killing us all in a nuclear blast by dinnertime.”
The problem with Negative Possibility Thinking is that you can’t disprove any of these thoughts outright: all of these things are indeed possible. You can’t say to yourself that they’re impossible.
What you can do to deal with your version of negative possibility thinking is to confront it with what I call Probability Thinking: “While it’s possible I could die of a heart attack at 5 PM today, probably I won’t”; “While it’s entirely possible I could be horribly injured and then die in a car crash today, probably I’ll be just fine”; “while it’s possible I could do poorly on this upcoming test, get kicked out of college, fail to ever get a job and end up on the poor side of town begging for money to keep myself alive.
Probably I’ll do all right on this test (although maybe not perfectly), stay in school, end up with a reasonably good job and not end up unemployable and poor—especially if I continue to study diligently and work to correct whatever errors I make”; “while it’s possible Putin is drunk right now and about to hit the button, probably he’s not.”
Keep in mind that only trying to resolve your issues with panic attacks by working on the psychological side of it alone won’t be as effective as also working on resolving your tendency to over-breathe—and working on your breath alone generally won’t resolve your tendency to think catastrophically about events or engage in negative probability thinking. The two approaches work the best hand in hand.”
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes your entire body inflammation. Therefore an autoimmune disease means an infection and the destruction of your own cells is caused by the body’s own immune system. Because lupus inflammation can affect different organs and tissues, including your body:
Similarly lupus symptoms differ depending on the affected portion of the body. Because symptoms can suddenly go away. Therefore they may be permanent or sometimes flare up. So although not two lupus cases are the same, the most frequent signs and symptoms include:
Therefore long-term usage, for instance, of certain medications, hydralazine (Apresoline), procainamide (Procanbide) and quinidine have been related to a lupus variant known as therapeutic lupus erythematosus.
Therefore no lupus treatment is currently available. Because an approximate 80 to 90 percent of people living with lupus will live normal lives with medication and follow-up, according to the Lupus Foundation of America. Above all research, however, regularly explores promising lupus treatment innovations. So several animal studies indicate that lupus is curable at an early age.
Therefore when recommending lupus treatments, your doctor will consider the lupus symptoms and their severity. Because physicians may also prescribe changes in lifestyle, such as avoiding unnecessary UV exposure. So in addition to their drugs, many people use supplements to reduce symptoms of lupus.For example, flax seeds, fish oil, and vitamin D include these additives. So find a more detailed list of lupus therapy mecications.
Kim Kardashian said she had tested lupus and rheumatoid arthritis antibodies positive in a recent TV series.
But this does not mean that both illnesses are specifically identified by Kardashian.
A clear diagnosis of lupus or RA may take years.
A recent “Keeping Up” episode confirmed that the lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) Antibodies screened in Kim Kardashian West, highlight of which was autoimmune disease.
Kardashian said in the show, “I feel so tired, so nauseous, so my hands are really swollen. “I think I’m falling apart literally. I’m numb with my feet.
While Kardashian’s case has not been officially unveiled, she said that she has on symptom medication and that future episodes will disclose more.
The frustration raises awareness of the circumstances and
problems that people can want to learn about both.
Dr. Saakshi Khattri, an assistant professor, boards certified rheumatologist and dermatologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, explained that it was a rash in the nose spreading out on the cheeks that seem to be a butterfly a telling sign of lupus.
Additional symptoms include discoid lesions which can appear as skin rash, photosensitivity, ulcers, hair loss, and fatigue on the head and neck.
Some characteristics less common may be swelling of the head, arms, or legs; swelling or discomfort of the joint; or fluid in the heart or lungs causing breathing problems or chest pain.
Khattri said, “Lupus is an amazing imitator. It may affect various organ systems so that it presents person to person differently. Only when those criteria are met is a patient formally diagnosed. Sometimes things don’t happen at once and can be divided by time. That’s why it’s so hard to diagnose.
“Lupus has a broad spectrum of symptoms that can occur over time. It can damage organs or tissues, from the skin and heart joints, or kidneys, “added Dr Sara Tedeschi, a rheumatologist at the Brigham and Boston Women’s Hospital and a member of the Medical Science Committee of the Lupus Foundation of the United States.
“It takes a person 6 years on average for lupus to be diagnosed when their symptoms first appear,” she said.
Conversely, swollen knees, usually worse joint pressure or after exercise, weakness, nausea, and a loss of appetite can include RA’s symptoms.
Because disease symptoms may be similar, a patient may be tested for lupus or RA. Testing for both typically occurs if a patient complains of articular pain, as it can among others be seen in both conditions, said Khattri.
Tedeschi said that the anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) test is
most often used as an initial test if the doctor suspects some kind of
autoimmune condition.
Khattri clarified that “lab testing alone is not adequate to diagnose lupus. In a diagnosis, medical characteristics are significant.
For 97 percent or more patients with lupus, the ANA check will be positive. Khattri added that a positive ANA test alone is not adequate to diagnose the disease.
Tedeschi explained that the significance of a positive test
result depends on the clinical scenario.
“A positive ANA test may be a false positive in a patient without lupus symptoms or with a few non-specific symptoms such as fatigue.” “Certain autoimmune diseases, or an autoimmune family history, may induce a positive ANA as well. The positive test rate is also significant.
‘ When interpreting these results, like the degree of the test result, the medical situation matters a lot. A patient may have low positive ANA or a positive rheumatoid factor but may not have lupus or rheumatoid arthritis symptoms or signs clinically, “she said.
More antibody testing can give you a better view on how to pinpoint
the lupus, such as the anti-Smand anti-dsDNA tests.
The RF and (anti-CCP) peptides may be used to test the RA.
RA shifts may also be shown by X-rays over time and used to draw damage
correlations, said Khattri.
Similar to the RF test, Tedeschi said, the anti-CCP test is more common to RA. “Older adults without rheumatoid arthritis can see a positive rheumatoid factor and can also be positive in patients with other conditions,” she said.
Several medicines for psoriasis, Crohn’s disease, and psoriatic arthritis are investigated, as is the use of already available medications. Khattri said that a bioelectronic system is also being tested that can reduce pain and inflammation. RA recovery drugs can be used to stop further body damage. The Food & Drug Administration has recently approved the drug Rinvoq of AbbVie. A new study has also found that an increased risk of RA is associated with antibiotic use.
Lupus anticoagulants (LAs) are a type of immune system antibody. So during an assault on body infection most antibodies, LAs attack healthy cells and cell proteins.
However we strike the essential components of cell membranes of phospholipids. Because the inflammatory deficiency known as antiphospholipid syndrome is associated with LAs.
However if you have unexplained blood coagulations or have had multiple miscarriages, your doctor can order a LAs test.
Therefore no single test helps physicians diagnose LAs conclusively. However to assess if LAs are present in your bloodstream, multiple blood tests are needed. So repeat tests are also important to verify their existence over time. So this is because these antibodies may be infected, but they will go away when the infection resolves.
So the TTT tests the length of time the blood requires to coagulate.Because it can also detect if anticoagulant antibodies in your blood are present. Therefore it will nevertheless not reveal if you have LAs.
However you will need to re-test if your test results show the existence of antibiotics. Because the reconstruction usually takes place in about 12 weeks.
Therefore you may order certain types of blood tests to check for other symptoms of medical conditions if the PTT test shows the existence of antibodies to anticoagulants. So tests like these may be:
Therefore not all people diagnosed with LAs need treatment. So you may not be given any medications for now, because if you have no symptoms and you have not had blood coagulations before, as long as you are feeling comfortable.
Lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus) is a common symptom of arthritis. The distinctive feature of rheumatoid arthritis is inflammatory arthritis. Lupus arthritis tends to be less damaging than rheumatoid arthritis. However, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus are genetically related, and one person can experience the characteristics of these two distinct diseases.
It’s called comorbidity when a person has two different illnesses. One report Trusted Source notes that the comorbidity of lupus and rheumatoid arthritis might be genetically based.
However the inflammation of the joints is arthritis by definition. So from simple stiffness to swelling and pain, it can cause everything. Therefore according to CDC Trusted Source, 25.6% of arthritis patients suffer severe joint pain and 37.7% say the pain has an impact on their daily lives.
This inflammatory disorder is due to roughness and joint swelling. Your joints may have a limited scale of motion if you have arthritis. The expansion and bending of the joints may be stopped and pain, discomfort and eventual impairment can result.
A genetic link between rheumatoid lupus and arthritis was identified in a 2007 study. This link is linked to STAT4 gene mutations.
The risk of developing lupus is double in those who have a mutated version of that gene. The chance of rheumatoid arthritis is also 60 percent higher.
Therefore scientists do not know what causes the transformation of the STAT4 gene. So you know that the chance of auto-immune disorders increases as it occurs. However in accordance with the United States. Because STAT4 gene mutations also increase the risk of juvenile idiopathy arthritis and systemic scleroderma at the Library National for Genetics Home Reference. Therefore skin tightening and descending and supporting connective tissue are the main characteristics for the latter disease.
Unfortunately, it isn’t easy to know if you have a STAT4 version. Because genetic testing is still at its earliest stage and it may take decades for researchers to establish reliable public studies.
Therefore all research in the STAT4 gene in universities or medical institutions has been carried out to date. Because such studies are the way to learn about the link between genes and autoimmune diseases. So one day, they could lead to new forms of treatment that are more effective.
However genetic link between lupus and rheumatoid arthritis may lead to similar treatments for both diseases. Similarly to order to control flares and to minimize organ damage, you may need to use a series of therapies based on your symptoms.
Therefore rheumatoid arthritis and lupus arthritis could require medicines to prevent joint damage and to minimize painful swelling. Above all any arthritis treatment plan must include physical treatment, which includes basic strains, joint stiffness exercises and joint protection instructions.
However lupus arthritis is less joint damaging than rheumatoid arthritis according to the Lupus Fund of America. So nevertheless, less than 10% of people with this type of arthritis suffer from joint deformities.
If you have lupus, it will be necessary to shield yourself from sunlight. There is photosensitivity or exceptional exposure to the sun in people with lupus. This can cause skin rashes, scratching, burning, and other symptoms. Excess sun exposure can also cause systemic lupus flares and trigger symptoms including joint pain, exhaustion and weakness. In some cases, internal organ damage may even occur.
UV is a type of invisible radiation found in sunlight. UV is a type of invisible radiation. It is UVA, UVB and UVC. Three types exist. UVB rays seem to be causes of most problems in lupus patients, according to the research published in Autoimmunity Reviews Trusted Source. The symptom can also be influenced by the UVA radiation.
Exposure to sunlight could cause symptoms like: If you have lupus
Wear sun protection clothes that capture and absorb sunlight
until you hit your skin to shield yourself from ultraviolet radiation.
Thin, light-colored or loosely woven fabrics may be absorbed by UV rays. Wear tightly-woven, dark-colored, long-sleeved shirts, pants and wide-brained hats for optimum protection. Many fiber forms often provide more security than others. Freezing cotton absorbs UV rays while high-gloss polyester and silk reflect UV radiation. High technology “sun-protection clothing” can also be found in many sports car shops to block UV rays.
There is a score for sun protection apparel known as the
UPF. It shows how much UV radiation the fabric absorbs. Clothing marked UPF 25
to 50 or higher is required.
When it is stretched, weathered, or washed over, sun protection clothing may lose its effectiveness. Make sure you care for it and repair it when it is worn out.
provide wide spectrum protection, UV and UVA blocking
contains physical blocking elements such as zinc oxide and titanium dioxide
is hypoallergenic
To check for signs of sensibility or allergic reactions, test your sunscreen in a piece of your skin. Store and throw it after a year in a cool place. Over time and when exposed to heat, sunscreen may become less effective. Please avoid these common sunscreen mistakes.
Using sunscreen 30 minutes or so before you go out. Ensure
that the places that are easy to miss include:
Lupus is a disease that is auto-immune and causes
inflammation in different bodies. The signs may vary, depending on the
individual, from mild to serious and even non-existent.
In the US, about 1 out of 2,000 people have lupus and 9 out of 10 cases can happen in women, according to the Johns Hopkins Lupus Center. In the teenage years early symptoms may appear and can hit adults in their 30s.
Although lupus is not healed, most people living with lupus live a relatively healthy life and even extraordinary life. Here are nine well-known examples:
In an Instagram posting that documented her own kidney transplants due to the disease, Selena Gomez, a American actress and pop singer retested recently her diagnosis of lupus.
Selena had to cancel tours during lupus flares, take
chemotherapy and take a significant amount of time off from her career to
recover. She considers herself really safe when she’s right.
While the American singer, songwriter and actress never showed symptoms, in 2010 he tested a positive borderline for lupus.
“I don’t have it from now,” she concluded in a Larry King interview. She went on to note that her aunt died from lupus. I had to take good care of myself, she said. While there is a greater risk that a parent will contract the disease, he or she can still be unconscious for many, many years— perhaps a person’s lifetime.
Lady Gaga keeps focusing public attention on lupus as a
recognized problem of her health.
Since 2011, this Grammy Award-winning singer has been openly
fighting lupus.
She said in a 2015 interview with Huffpost Live, “I can’t balance anything a few days ago. “I’ve only got to lay in bed. You sound like you have control every day when you have lupus. But you’ll pass it some days. But if I don’t feel good, I tend to tell the boys, “Oh my mother is going to sleep in bed today.” I’m very relaxed with it. “Braxton said that she hasn’t ever pressured her symptoms to cancel her performance despite her numerous hospitals stays and days of rest.
“I still figure it out, even if I can’t do it. Sometimes that evening. I look back and go, ‘ What has happened to me? ‘” In 2013, Dr. Oz showed Braxton talk about lupus living. She is still regularly monitored while recording and playing music.
Nick Cannon was diagnosed in 2012, and first suffered severe lupus symptom including kidney failure and blood clots in her lung. He is an American prolific rapper, singer, comedian, director, screenwriter, producer and contractor.
He stated in an interview with HuffPost Live in 2016: “It was just super scary because you know… you haven’t heard lupus before. “Till I was diagnosed, I knew nothing about it. But now, I am happier to me than I was.”
Cannon emphasizes how important diet is to prevent flare-ups
and to take other precautionary measures. He thinks, if you know that lupus is
a living condition, you can overcome it with certain changes in the lifestyle
and maintain a strong support system.
Diagnosed at the age of 46, the comedian actress had first symptoms of lupus myelitis, the rare form of lupus affecting the spine. Johnson’s ultimate diagnosis required her to undergo chemotherapy and steroid therapy after 17 visits and months of painful tests, and six months later she achieved remission.
She said in an interview with Leute of 2014: “Every single
day is a blessing, and I don’t take one second for granted.”
After many years of fighting alcohol and drug abuse, Johnston is now practicing sobriety.
“To go through this terrible experience, all was always
masked by drugs and alcohol — I don’t know I’m just a happy human being.
Johnston was also involved in the 14th Annual Lupus LA Orange Ball in Beverly Hills, California in 2014 and he has continued publicly speaking about the severity of his disease since then.
A few years ago, the discoid lupus was diagnosed with trick daddy, an American rapper, actor, and author, although he no longer uses Western medicine to treat it.
“This is because I had to take a test or other medication every 30 days, for every drug they gave me, so I didn’t have any side effects of drugs, kidney or liver failure. I’ve just been saying I didn’t take any medicine all together,” he said in an interview with Vlad TV, 2009.
Trick Daddy told the interviewer that he believed many lupus treatments were Ponzi schemes, and that he still practiced his “ghetto diet” but felt wonderful since he didn’t experience any recent complications.
Lupus and psoriasis are chronic conditions with some major similarities and differences. Of example, psoriasis is significantly higher than lupus. Worldwide, psoriasis affects about 125 million people, and some form of lupus affects about 5 million people worldwide.
The body will make antibodies when you have a healthy immune system, and you are injured or sick. Antibodies are strong proteins that help you to cure. The antibodies are targeted against germs, bacteria, viruses and other alien agents.
Therefore if you have an auto-immune disease, for example lupus or psoriasis, the body produces auto-antibodies will attack healthy tissue mistakenly.
Autoantibodies can cause skin rashes and sore articulations in the case of lupus. Psoriasis is mainly known for the swollen, dead plaque on the skin which mostly occurs on:
Lupus can have more serious complications because if you find signs of lupus or psoriasis on your skin or in your joints. So you also can attack healthy organs with auto-antibodies when you have lupus.
However in some cases, this may result for hospitalization. Because lupus can be even a condition that threatens life.
Therefore rashes associated with psoriasis can appear anywhere on your body, and they tend to be covered in silvery scales. Because psoriasis rashes are often itchy, while rashes from lupus typically aren’t.
However lupus and psoriasis can both flare up, often unexpectedly. So you can have lupus or psoriasis but go through long periods where you experience no noticeable symptoms. Because flare–ups are usually caused by specific triggers.
Therefore stress is a common trigger for both psoriasis and lupus. Because stress management techniques are worth learning if you have either condition.
Therefore psoriasis can affect any person, however, between 15 and 25 years of age are the most common. Above all in the 30s and 40s, psoriatic arthritis usually develops.
So the cause of psoriasis is not entirely understood, but a strong genetic link appears to exist. Therefore you are more likely to develop a relative with psoriasis.
So also, why people get lupus isn’t clear. Because women are at much greater risk of lupus during their teens through the age of 40 than anyone else. However there is also a higher risk of developing lupus for Latino, African-American and Asian people.
Because it is important to note that lupus can occur in both men and women, and it can be experienced by people of all ages.
However there are only a few medications for lupus. So these include:
corticosteroids
antimalarial medications
monoclonal antibody
Therefore corticosteroids are also treated for psoriasis. Because these are usually in topical psoriasis shape. However there are many therapies for psoriasis, including phototherapy, systemic medications and biologic medications, depending on the severity of the symptoms.
Topical retinoids for treating acne are often used for the treatment of psoriasis.
