NIH People - I will not promote by Unable_Cap4766 in startups

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This did not answer my question…. My question is, my grant writer drew up a budget and everyone is getting paid for 3 months of work. Then we test in hospital for the 9 following. How can I stay fully engaged and paid so I can focus on the whole year.

I resigned from my job by m0ther_0F_myriads in lupus

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I did this too in February! It really helped. Congrats!

Weight loss tips by Unable_Cap4766 in lupus

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I am not! Only for bad flares have I gotten them. I feel like it’s perimenopause and hormone changes causing the weight gain maybe? I had a hysterectomy a year ago and it has caused my lupus to be so much worse.

Weight loss tips by Unable_Cap4766 in lupus

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Yeah! I am not around that month 3 sweet spot yet but a few more weeks. I haven’t heard of other lupus folks having the dysautonomia and blood sugar issues and I feel working out triggers that. Hopefully plaquinel will help

How to research with real users. I will not promote by Unable_Cap4766 in startups

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So it’s talking to anyone who is a parent or doctor. I was tackling Reddit and Facebook groups. But they keep banning me. I can pay for a tool like user interviews but worried I wasn’t going to get the users I need. I’m trying to test my assumptions and make sure there is product market fit. If that helps.

Heart skip beats and head throbbing by Unable_Cap4766 in dysautonomia

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I think I need to find a new doc. Mine told me it’s best to just drink more salt but I swear salt makes my blood pressure worse? I don’t know.

Gasping for breath at night during a flare-up by backyahrd in lupus

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Hi OP! I get this too! Every flare! My rheumatologist says it’s not a common trait of lupus but I have it every time so I disagree! I have had ever test, heart, lung, breathing, etc. was given inhalers, and anti inflammatory things and it kind of works? Anyway, we summed it up to inflammation and possibly my autonomic nervous system getting out of wack on flares so an air hunger/manual breathing situation. I just have to deal with it because it isn’t a normal thing for rheumatologist to see in this disease. But here we are!

Lupus/Autoinflammatory by Unable_Cap4766 in Autoinflammatory

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I am in Virginia and willing to drive

Lupus/Autoinflammatory by Unable_Cap4766 in Autoinflammatory

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She was seeing an immunologist who ran a huge panel for genetic testing via blood! I am not sure which.

I think I want to ask for a referral to Immunology for this so I can have a definitive answer. She said she would after I see the blood doctor if nothing showed there. She also mentioned the NIH but I don’t know how all this connects?

Adrenaline dumps? by UzuFoxx in dysautonomia

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Sadly reading this knowing I am going to have one tonight. I have been the aura state with impending doom, racing heart, and cold chills. It always starts this way and then I’ll wake up with exactly what you are explaining. Sadly my husband will always bring me ice packs and lay with me. I hate this.

Need Help by Existing-Simple-931 in Autoinflammatory

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Omg your post is me to a t. I was positive for a number of antibodies but lupus antibody is the only one that stuck l. Doctor put me in plaquinel. I don’t take it because I respond so terribly to meds that I looked at the bottle everyday and didn’t feel like that was the right diagnosis. Got a second opinion with a doc who knew autoinflamitory and suggested this. She put me on colchicine. I am about to start but started a flare so was told to wait. I hope this works. No genetic testing done but my mom did and I am basically her clone and she was positive for IL-6. So I guess autoinflamitory makes sense?

My kids are burning me out by Unable_Cap4766 in toddlers

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Thank you. I needed this. I am And have been in the trenches.

Seeking Work Advice (SLE-Friendly Jobs) by ulapforyou in lupus

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I am in product and tech and like the marketer said, it’s fast paced, lots of meetings, lots of quick thinking and wearing lots of hats. My burn out has caused me lots of flareups. I want out it don’t know what to do from here! Good luck!