Hi. Wonder if anyone could give me any advice please.
I have arthritis after my spinal fracture 2 years ago but now my G.P is testing me for #Sle Lupus ( my Aunt has it) .
I am getting poorly if I have came into contact with anyone with a virus.
At the moment I think I have the start of a chest infection, my eyes and hands and feet are extremely swollen.
I have been given Oral Morph a 300 ml bottle 2 weeks ago.
I have been taking 25ml's a day in 5ml doses and I'm running out.
I can't take the pain.
Is swelling and redness a sign of Lupus? Also under my breast bone is swollen.
I need to be well as I have children and can't go into hospital x
If I tell my doctor that 5ml of Oralmorph every 4 hours is not working will he understand?
My. Whole back, hips an legs are in agony and with this cough my back pain is through the roof
Any advice would be great.
Thanks for reading.
Hello jenwren,
I hope you don't have to wait too long to get back to your GP to get some helpfull results.
I have SLE and i think Its possible that being prone to infection, swelling and redness 'could' be related to SLE. Having said this it really could also be caused by so many hundreds of other things - I'm definately no medical expert.
With an SLE diagnosis it's routine for Drs to check your kidneys out. I'm a bit of a deranged looney kidney obsessive and I pretty much tell everybody on this site to make sure they get their kidneys tested even if they're only suffering from an ingrown toenail.
For me, I've spent most of my 33 years with SLE as an outpatient, with only very brief stays in hospitals - the longest being just after diagnosis. Mostly its just a week here and a few days there sort of thing.
ps. Given the amount of pain you're in, I think you're Doctor would have to be pretty hard hearted not to give you the oralmorph you need.
I hope you get this figured out and can feel better soon.