You have Lupus Now what (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781976503924)

My name is Patricia Ann Chiappa. But you can call me Patti for short. In Oct of 2000, I started to become ill. My symptoms ranged from me passing out to getting a painful rash all over my body, that doctors diagnosed as hives to Feeling very tired. I went to many doctors, who ran many tests from Ekgs to blood tests. They couldn't come with a cause. So, they said it was all in my mind. They sent me to a shrink. They said I was under stress and having a mental breakdown. But I wasn't! I just had lupus. Lupus that cause me to have two major strokes, four miscarriages, a host of other illnesses including a brain injury, blood clots and fibromyalgia.I was finally diagnosed with lupus, after my medical doctor gave me a simple blood test called an antinuclear antibody (ANA) test. That turned out to be positive. That along with all my Symptoms confirmed I was not mentally ill, but had a misunderstood illness. It took my doctors a long 17 years to find out I had Lupus. In this book you will find treatments for lupus, lupus diet, symptoms, what blood tests you need to take to find out you have lupus, and much more.

Author: Patti Chiappa
ISBN-10: 1976503922
ISBN-13: 9781976503924
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 09/18/2017
Pages: 108
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.22d