Items Tagged ‘Lupus’
October 5, 2018
Crafting An Artist’s Healthy Future
Lupus was wreaking havoc on Emily Olson’s health. Her Mayo Clinic care team’s decision to employ a medication typically not used for this autoimmune disorder, along with a kidney transplant, not only saved Emily’s life, it reignited her independence and confidence.
Tags: Dr. Duarte-Garcia, Dr. Ladan Zand, Dr. Meera Sridharan, Dr. Vaidehi Chowdhary, Hemolytic uremic syndrome, kidney transplant, Lupus
November 18, 2015
Putting the Pieces Together to Solve Medical Mystery
Kim Goranson knew something wasn’t right. For more than 10 years, she endured exhaustion, pain and bouts of confusion. But to her frustration, repeated medical evaluations revealed nothing. A high-energy real estate agent in Lincoln, Nebraska, Kim saw her successful career slip away as the symptoms took a heavy toll on her life. “I had […]
Tags: Dr. Vaidehi Chowdhary, Lupus, Rheumatology
August 15, 2014
Mystery Solved – Diagnosis Moves Patient from Frustration to Peace of Mind and a Plan
By iggeez 
I want to share my story to possibly help another person and to hopefully help others who are still facing their own health unknowns. I struggled for years with extreme fatigue, major skin problems, muscle weakness, escalating eye issues, and a host of other unexplained symptoms. I moved to Georgia with more and more symptoms. […]
Tags: Lupus, myasthenia gravis, Patient Stories
October 21, 2013
Couple crosses country to help fellow patients
By SMHNadmin 
Sunny and Bill Meadows moved from Arkansas to Minnesota to volunteer their time to help other patients. “We hope that by giving back in this way, we can express our appreciation for all Mayo Clinic has done for us,” they say. On the surface, Sunny and Bill Meadows’ move from Fayetteville, Ark., to […]
Tags: 1737, 3786, 5291, 5335, Charter House, dialysis, kidney, Lupus, organ donation, Transplant, Transplant House, Volunteer
March 19, 2009
Tamiko’s Story: Getting Definitive Answers
By Lee Aase, Director, Mayo Clinic Social Media Network 
Tamiko Lyle lives in Kelowna, British Columbia, and came to Mayo Clinic in late February to seek answers to medical problems that had bothered her for several years. In explaining why she came to Mayo Clinic, Tamiko said she reached a point where she was “sick of being sick” and needed to get definitive answers. […]
Tags: 1737, 3069, 3263, 5275, 5279, 5318, Behcet's Disease, British Columbia, Canada, Lupus, Mayo Clinic, Patient Stories