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Carla U. Patient Expert

Somerset, New Jersey
Blog: http://lupusandhumor.blogspot.com/
Hi! I'm the "Singing Patient." I'm a comedian/ songwriter who happens to have a diagnosis of a chronic illness. I am doing better than most fo the folks I know with this illness, and I attribute it to various forms of alternative medicine, refusing to be a victim, and keeping a sense of... Full Bio
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Treatments for Lupus: Prednisone

When I was diagnosed with lupus by a mainstream doctor, and then sent to a specialist (rheumatologist), I was given two choices: take prednisone...
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Dancing My Butt Off

People have been asking me about my weight loss "secret." No, I am not taking phen phen. I'm taking tap dance lessons. I don't know how good I...
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Is Lupus Contagious?

May is Lupus Awareness Month. I'm writing a series of posts this month in an effort to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about...
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What is Lupus?

Found this great infographic to share with you. May is lupus awareness month, and I have been planning to write a series of posts addressing the...
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Defending the lupus diagnosis

Hi Carla, I was diagnosed with Lupus 21 years ago. I understood from that rheumatologist that I had tested positive for ANA.  Now I have...
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Jan 23 2010 by brendasop
I appreciate your blog.  I'm on cellcept also,and the way you explain things makes much more sense than trying to translate from the Rheumatologist.   I like the way you provide options to shedding stress too. 
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Dec 09 2008 by Pam R.

Carla,

I am so glad you are blogging about this disease, with humor no less. I just love it! As a Lupus patient since I was 19 with subsequent kidney failure, dialysis and now a kidney transplant last year all before the age of 36.Finding someone who has had the same experiences with the general population is funny too. I've had people I have told about it freak out when I explained it to them. They then think they have it too or that they can "catch" it from me...bla bla bla....

Keep on blogging!

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