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How to Run and Submit a Poll Posted: 07-17-03 15:07pm
We've noticed that there's been some
interest in chat rooms, so your thoughts
and feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks!
:!: btw, you guys can run your own polls.
to post a
poll:
decide whether you want it to appear right
inside of an ongoing discussion, then
click new
topic or post reply.
at
the bottom of the posting options you will
see some fields related to polls.
poll question [ask
your question here]
poll option [this
will be the first option in the vote]
add
option <- click this to add more
options.
Submit your poll and you're on your way!
(you can allways go back and edit your
posts if you missed anything...)
enjoy!
-danielv
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LadyBrannon
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Posts: 506 Location: TX
To Fireman Posted: 08-02-03 10:08am
Hi there!
A great place to get basic Lupus
information is www.lupus.org. That is
the website for the Lupus Foundation of
America.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that
rudimentarily can be described as an
overactive immune system. A body, with
Lupus, cannot tell the difference between
true foreign substances (bacteria, virus,
etc.) and the person's own tissue. So,
Lupus causes a person's immune system to
attack itself.
Lupus can range from mild to moderate and
even severe. Most people with Lupus can
use drugs to control the Flares (periods
of immune overactivity) and have
remissions between flares. Drugs used for
this range from steroids to chemotherapy
to antimalarials to transplant patients'
immunosuppressants. They typically use
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatories (NSAIDs)
for joint pain and inflammation.
Keep in mind that when the body goes into
a flare ANY part of the human body can be
affected. Therefore, Lupus can affect
skin, joints, kidneys, lungs, heart,
central nervous system, etc. That is why
it is so important once diagnosed with
Lupus to always tell your doctor of new
symptoms!
No two people with Lupus will EVER have
the exact same course of the disease. One
of the reasons why it is so hard to
diagnose and hard to treat.
I hope this helps...and do try www.lupus.org.
LadyBrannon
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