ugh!!

I have always had fibromyalgia type pain. it would last for one day and go away. I have had arthritis type pain and it would do the same. conveniently, but I assure you not psychosematicly, right after my possitive ANA I have been horribly enflamed with pain that I call a migrain all over my body. my GP gave me bactrim for my swollen lymph node. so for the past three weeks I have not been able to shake this pain. its starts in my back and if I dont start taking narcs right away it will spead all over. pain wakes me up in the morning and only allows me to sleep no more than 5 or 6 hours if I am lucky. the joint pain and stiffnes does not go away until my pain meds kick in. then comes back when the meds wear off. the other night I kept waking up with sweats and chills and fever.

so I come to find out that sulfa meds (bactrim) are high on the list for agrovating lupus. or onseting it for the first time

they tried to give it to me again when I came in with a kidney infection. even though i told them I am intolerant.

then they tried to give me minocycline which causes drug induced lupus so i said lets just have something from the penicillin family.

I cant get into see a rheumy but i am seeing an internist. he said lupus does not usually have a purely neurological onset like I have had all these years. and it is highly improbable that one would have 2 negative ANAs.

95% of lupus patients have possitive ANAs.

does pain like this happen in CIDP? I think its time to commit to an anticonvulsiant for pain relief cuz narcotics arent working and they arent even fun when youre actually taking them for pain. lol.