Lupus Oral Ulcers. Oral ulcers in Lupus happen primarily because an overactive immune system causes widespread inflammation that attacks the mucous membranes inside the mouth. They are a part of the SLE diagnostic criteria #lupuswarrior🦋💜 #lupus #lupuswarrior #autoimmunedisease #sle

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Going places without calculating your energy, laying in the sun, going to the gym…don’t take it for granted 💜. I would do anything to be able to go that again #lupuswarrior🦋💜 #lupus #lupuswarrior #autoimmunedisease #sle

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My allergies are at a 10 today, which is flaring everything else 😭. My kiddo has a late afternoon birthday party to attend and he’s been looking forward to it all week. I will take him no matter what. This is the Lupus mom life in a nutshell #lupuswarrior🦋💜 #lupus #lupuswarrior #autoimmunedi

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If gas keeps going up, I’m going to be driving my mobility scooter around. I’ll add a little wagon on the back for my son 😂 #lupuswarrior🦋💜 #lupus #lupuswarrior #autoimmunedisease #sle

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Lupus and Seasonal Allergies?

My eyes swell, get so red and watery, lymph nodes swell, can’t stop sneezing…my body goes bananas when it happens. Anyone else? #autoimmunedisease #lupuswarrior🦋💜 #lupus #lupuswarrior

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Yet another Methotrexate night. I’m taking 3 right now to try to help my Sjogrens/burning mouth with Sjogrens. My rheumatologist is hopeful that the blanket immunosuppression will help calm it down. 🤞 #methotrexate #sjogrens #autoimmunedisease #burningmouthsyndrome #burningmouth

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#duet with @Pooja Singh, MD Rheumatology #lupusawarenessmonth Thank you! I choose to mask at times when I feel most at risk, and the looks I get living in Florida… sigh. I’m just trying not to die from a simple virus. #lupuswarrior🦋💜 #lupus #sle

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What doctors manage my Lupus?These are my big ones, but I also see GI, Vascular, and I’m headed to Urology as well now #onthisday #lupuswarrior🦋💜 #lupus #sle #autoimmunedisease

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When CVS won’t stop harassing you to come get your meds. Literally, “We can only hold it for 4 more days…3 more days…2 more days” 😂 #lupuswarrior🦋💜 #lupus #sle #autoimmunedisease #lupuswarrior

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It’s OKAY if you need medication to survive 💜. A Lupus diagnosis used to be a death sentence, but with modern meds, it no longer is. I will very likely be medicated for the rest of my life, and that’s what I need, and that is OKAY. I am doing what I need to do to be here for my family, and you are

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What Causes Hair Loss and Thinning in Lupus? #lupuswarrior🦋💜 #lupus #sle #autoimmunedisease #lupuswarrior

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#onthisday Why do People with Lupus have Photosensitivity? #lupuswarrior🦋💜 #lupus #sle #autoimmunedisease

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Some Common Lupus Signs and Symptoms #lupuswarrior🦋💜 #lupus #sle #autoimmunedisease #lupuswarrior

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IV Extravasation. An infiltration is when non-irritating fluids lead into the tissue, but an extravasation is when irritating fluids leak into the tissue #lupuswarrior🦋💜 #lupus #extravasation #sle #autoimmunedisease

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I’m passing the spoon to @Brandon - Lupus SLE. He’s been fighting to not let lupus and treatment dull his light (he still shines bright to me!) Keep the challenge going by passing the spoon to someone fighting Lupus, fighting for a diagnosis, or is a caregiver to someone with Lupus. Let’s make Lupu

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Lupus has taken so much, but has also given me the blessing of great friends who get it

Lupus is awful and takes so much from us, but, I have gained some of my greatest friends who are fighting this disease with me. I’m grateful for each and every single one of them 💜💜

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Lupus real talk - it’s never “JUST going to a museum”… also, yes, I have a horse quilt 😂 my dad got it for me when I was about ten years old and it’s one of the few things I have from him #lupus #lupuswarrior🦋💜 #autoimmunedisease #sle #lupuswarrior

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THIS is why we advocate so hard!

🎉🎉🎉 #lupus #lupuswarrior🦋💜 #autoimmunedisease #sle #lupuswarrior

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How to Prepare for Your First Rheumatologist Appointment #lupus #lupuswarrior🦋💜 #autoimmunedisease #sle #lupuswarrior

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Methotrexate night! I’m taking this to hopefully help with my Sjögren’s and burning mouth. I’m on three pills per week right now in addition to my hydroxychloroquine and Benlysta infusions #lupus #lupuswarrior🦋💜 #methotrexate #autoimmunedisease

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Heather - Living with Lupus 🦋