@johnbishop, and all...John, I had bloodwork and tests Monday, and very high urine protein, other kidney involvement as I had in 2022 and was diagnosed with vasculitis. This is another diagnosis I'm learning about and don't want to know anything about!!!

Oh, well...such is life as an autoimmune patient...just keeps rolling along.
This does explain a lot of my debilitating symptoms now that seemly came out of nowhere...again, I'm of the belief it's Covid related as I'm coming off a 2nd Covid infection in 7 months.

I'll be interested to know the treatment, as I'm taking 10mg Prednisone now for PMR/GCA and can't reduce it without increased pains, etc. I hope I can still get hydroxychloroquine as we increase the steroids and add autoimmune suppressant drugs.

YUCKY!

I'm spending most of my days in bed on the laptop, cell and phone, resting as the fatigue is extreme at this point. Pain is fairly controlled. It'll be interesting as I continue this journey. I am determined to complete my home improvements, purging, sales to have my surroundings as I want them and leave my son in a tenable situation. Determined! So, autoimmune diseases...get out of the way and let me do my job!

It's beautiful here the rest of the week...in 60s now, today and next several days we'll be in the 70-80s and our sweet plants and flowers will thrive. Azaleas bloom in Feb/March, Crepe myrtle trees break out in bloom in March, we just trimmed the trees back some to encourage blooms and shape them. I hate it when folks butcher these lovely southern gems, so we are prudent with trimming for shape, not butchering down to nubs!

Life goes forward. We deal with each thing that comes our way and we survive!
Blessings, Elizabeth