Why is it that whenever my mum gets the first swellings and pain that always indicate a severe flare of Lupus pain starting she goes into denial and gets annoyed at me for being concerned? To date, I have always been right and a severe flare resulting in hospitilisation and morhpine injections follow. But she always says "I will up the steroids and be fine", and ignores previous experiences. She should have upped the steroids first thing this morning and got an emergency app at the doctors. As it is if she needs the morphine overnight she has no choice but to be taken into hospital. It is horrible to watch her go through this, every time. It's 4 months since the last severe attack so she is doing better, but it's awful.I am pretty sure that within 24 hours we will be calling an ambulance . And I am the baddy now for saying I am concerned. I can't win.
I hate the disease, it is awful and so hard to watch someone go through.
I know I am lucky not to be the one suffering, but I get so frustrated that nothing seems to keep this disease at bay for her for more than a few months...