[size=4]~~~~Lupus~~~~[/size]
I found out yesterday that I have Lupus for sure and now, finally I can get the medical testing and medications I need to start feeling even better than I have from quitting smoking! Apparantely, I've had it for many, many years but my smoking has masked it.
I started smoking when I was 17. My skin first broke out in rashes just a few weeks later. Coincidence? Maybe, maybe not. Over the years I�ve had a history of odd unexplained symptoms and individual medical problems that have come and gone. Nothing to stop me in my tracks, but the list is almost endless. I was not a hypochondriac, and seldom went to see a doctor, but I never really felt 100 % well and thought this was just "normal" for me. When I was a smoker, I always put at least some of the blame for my symptoms on my heavy smoking.
I was told I had allergies, eczema, years later psoriasis was added. My stomach problems were explained as IBS, female problems or bad diet. My aching, swelling and morning stiffness was diagnosed as Fibromyalgia 14 years ago. The lung, kidney and organ infections and conditions were treated individually and no doctor ever put the whole picture together until now. Many, many doctors told me to quit smoking and I would feel better. Finally I did, and now I will.
I�ve been living with incomplete medical diagnosis since I first started smoking all those years ago.
Wow...another reason why I'm so glad I�ve stopped smoking and started living again!
Pat
N.O.P.E.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/28/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 117
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,680
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,638.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 13 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 49 [B]Seconds:[/B] 11
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$126,028.80
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 847
Hours: 1
Minutes: 9
Seconds: 17
Life Gained
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6564
Smoke Free Days
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315,072
Cigarettes Not Smoked
