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Hello all, My name is Stephanie and I am 24 years old. I have been married to my wonderful husband for 5 years and we have 2 small children. Jesenia Marie who is 4 and Joseph Gabriel who is 17months. Back in 2003 during my first pregnancy I began to have high blood pressure, protein in my urine, fatigue. At 34 weeks my doctors decided to induce me. My platelets were very low. They were worried that I had help syndrome or that I was pre-eclamptic. After my daughter was born my symptoms seem to have vanished. About 2 weeks later I was in the er. I was throwing up, I have fevers. The said I had a UTI. They put me on meds and sent me home. For 6 months I went through this.( My husband was active duty Army so I was going to a military hospital) Finally in Jan of 04' The doctors at the military hospital said they had no idea what was wrong with me and that I was very ill. They transferd me to the University of North Carolina hospital. I do not remember much of my stay because I was so sick. But I do remember getting there and the Nephrologist and Rheumy looking at my chart and saying you have Lupus Nephritis. All we need now are the tests to give the offical diagnosis. I had a kidney biopsy, all the blood work done. And they were right on the money. They told me had I not been sent there and this went on for a little bit longer I would not be here today. My husband has since finished active duty and we moved back home to Illinois. I am doing a little better. I am stable. In 2005 we decided that if we were going to have another child now was the time to do it. So we did and the pregnancy went perfect. I was induced at 35 weeks because they were worried that after that time I would flare. I have not had a flare since 2004. I have since been diagnosed with R.A, Osteopenia, Myopathy and Peripheral Neuropathy. I am telling you it is getting harder and harder to keep up with all this stuff! LOL I can say that right now at this point in time I am ok. I have finally come to terms that I have these conditions. I take my medicine like I am supposed to and get my rest. Just like everyone else I have my bad days. And I have mostly bad days with fatigue. But I get up and out of bed every morning for my beautiful children. |
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