Hello everyone!

[Magda]

I live in South Africa in a city/town approximately in the middle of the country...

I was diagnosed with SLE & Raynauds & RA in 1998. Needless to say, I ws under the care of a specialist physician(not a RA specialist though)and received cortisone and methotextrate treatment since 1998 until last year April when I weaned myself off because to me it felt as if I was slowly but surely dying......

I hope we can learn from each other and I would like to give advice which I obtained through many trials and tribulations after 4 back surgeries, 1 knee replacement and 1 neck operation....to mention a few.....

I cannot sit this long so will be writing again tomorrow! Ciao!!!

[PeterWoolnough]

Welkom by die groep, ek is oorspronklik van Johannesburg, maar woon nou in die Verenigde Koninkryk.

Waar oor kom jy in Suid-Afrika, en miskien moet jy probeer en kry 'n groep op en hardloop vir die SA-mense wat Lupus om aan te sluit.

[Trace in reply to PeterWoolnough]

What does that say Peter?

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Peter is welcoming Magda to the group,peter says he originally from Joburg.and were in south africa is he, and ??? southafrican people!! ha ha,,sorry peter i couldnt resist trying too read this,,been so long since i read Afrikaans! Magda,,,welcome to a wonderful group.