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busy, cake decorating class, dialysis machine, exhausted, fatigue, not letting lupus take over your entire life, school, tired, university
Procrastinating is not a good thing
Florence March 30, 2008

I’m at a point where I’m beginning to feel SO overwhelmed. I have so many things going on right now. Do you ever have so many things going on and you just wish that instead ...

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button hole, cake decorating class, cannulation, clot, dialysis machine, insomnia, stomach cramps
My Machine Clotted! :-(
Florence March 29, 2008

Today definitely wasn’t a great dialysis day. I set my machine up as usual and everything was fine. I cannulated my buttonholes…and everything was fine. I quickly scanned my circuit for air and there was ...

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bed sheets, braids, dialysis training, gastric emptying test, joint pain lupus, lab results, not letting lupus take over your entire life, stomach pain
Sitting on your Butt for 8 hours straight is hard work!
Florence March 28, 2008

At around 9:30am today, I went to the hairdresser to get my hair done. Like always, getting braids in my hair is usually an all day affair. Today was no different. As I mentioned, I ...

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avascular necrosis, cake decorating class, dialysis, exhausted, flare, knee infection, lab results, limitations, stomach cramps, stomach pain
Another Poopy Day
Florence March 25, 2008

Today was another one of those days. Well actually, for the past maybe week or so, I’ve been experiencing pain in both of my ankles when I walk. I know Lupus is a disease that ...

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To Buffalo for a Few Hours!
Florence March 21, 2008

On Thursday, a few hours after my gastric emptying test, my mom, dad and I went to Buffalo. My mom had wanted to go shopping in Buffalo for a few weeks now, and since it’s ...

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dialysis, dialysis machine, gastric emptying test, stomach cramps, stomach pain
Gastric Emptying Test!
Florence March 20, 2008

So today I did my gastric emptying test. I know, it sounds gross…but it’s not what you think. I had to fast for 6 hours before the test. That was fine considering the fact that ...

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blood work, button hole, cannulation, changes, dialysis, dialysis machine, dialysis training, home hemodialysis, joint pain lupus, lab tests, lupus, mean people, rude people, SLE
Only a few more days
Florence March 20, 2008

My ankles hurt. Both of them. I’m wondering if its Lupus related joint pain. I usually don’t get joint pain aside from the avascular necrosis in my left hip and right knee. My left hip ...

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cake decorating class, chef training, dialysis, dialysis machine, dialysis training, not letting lupus take over your entire life, patisserie, working with lupus
I’m Gonna Be a Sought After Cake Decorator in my spare time….and YOU can’t stop me, Lupus!
Florence March 19, 2008

After feeling down for a while (please refer to last entry) I decided to search the internet for other places that I can take cake decorating classes right here in Toronto. I’m over being upset ...

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chef training, cooking, coping, dealing, exhausted, limitations, not letting lupus take over your entire life, patisserie, sad, school, university
Hating Limitations
Florence March 13, 2008

Even though I’ve had Lupus since I was 14 and I knew that there would be obstacles in my life beyond my control, I still opted to follow my heart after graduating from high school ...

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dialysis, dialysis machine, dialysis training, home assessment for home dialysis, home hemodialysis, lupus morning sickness, medication, omeprazole, stomach cramps, stomach pain
Called in Sick Today :-(
Florence March 11, 2008

I had trouble falling asleep last night. I got home from dialysis yesterday and was pretty tired….as could be expected. After eating lunch, I took a nap which lasted about an hour and a half ...

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