How Do You Cope With Having Lupus?
• Learn about lupus. The following tips and links will help to learn how to live with this chronic medical condition. • Make sure you have the right doctors and keep up with them. Lupus patients generally have a variety of doctors, including a Rheumatologist (for joints). It is essential that you keep your doctors well informed. If you don’t get along well with one doctor, then find one that you do get along with. • Learn as much as you can about Lupus. Ask your doctor lots of questions and read up about it online. A good website to start is the Lupus Foundation of America, as listed below. • Take care of yourself. Get enough sleep. Drink enough. Eat enough. Remember to take some time to relax. • Pay attention to your body. Learn to recognize signs of flare ups. If you start to feel ill, try to figure out what is causing it (sun? stress? working too hard?) so that you can avoid it. Also, if you recognize that you are having a flare, you can tell your doctor so that it gets under contro
