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Well.. I've been sick lately. Not a noticable sick. Just a type of sick that only I notice. I've been trying to do a lot of research about it. It being Lupus. Lupus can be passed through generations and if you don't know what Lupus is, it's a widespread and chronic (lifelong) autoimmune disease that, for unknown reasons, causes the immune system to attack the body's own tissue and organs, including the joints, kidneys, heart, lungs, brain, blood, or skin. My grandma has it, and has had it for a long time, and I just found that out over the break.
My hair has been falling out a lot.. handfuls of it, and it makes me cry, because I don't know why it's happening. But it is one of the symptoms. I've been taking these pills that my mom gave me before she left again, that are supposed to make your hair stronger, but they're not helping. Every time I breath in really deeply, I get sharp pains in my chest, another symptom. I feel really weak from time to time, I just feel so tired all the time. When I was visiting up in Michigan over the break, I was at my aunts house and I collapsed on the ground, and I couldn't get up. I thought it was just because I hadn't really eaten that day, but I've gone longer without eating. All of my joints are hurting, especially my knees, and another thing that is a symptom is if you have anemia, and I've had that for a long time.
I'm either just psyching myself out because all these things are happening, or there really is something wrong. Either way I need to see a doctor.
My hair has been falling out a lot.. handfuls of it, and it makes me cry, because I don't know why it's happening. But it is one of the symptoms. I've been taking these pills that my mom gave me before she left again, that are supposed to make your hair stronger, but they're not helping. Every time I breath in really deeply, I get sharp pains in my chest, another symptom. I feel really weak from time to time, I just feel so tired all the time. When I was visiting up in Michigan over the break, I was at my aunts house and I collapsed on the ground, and I couldn't get up. I thought it was just because I hadn't really eaten that day, but I've gone longer without eating. All of my joints are hurting, especially my knees, and another thing that is a symptom is if you have anemia, and I've had that for a long time.
I'm either just psyching myself out because all these things are happening, or there really is something wrong. Either way I need to see a doctor.