My mother was recently diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematpsis after losing function of her right thumb. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated
She hurt her wrist recently messing with an air conditioner (| live downstairs I don't know why she didnt have me do it) and thought it triggers a major gout flare up in her wrist and thumb; after several weeks of nursing it and tart cherry/ uric acid pills she noticed it wasn't getting better and her wrist has been in throbbing pain without about to use her thumb. She had gone to the hospital to get checked They said it's Systemic Lupus Erythematpsis. They said she probably had it over 10 years now as her indicators were misdiagnosed. The flares where she gets the blisters all over her mouth, gums, and throat is a major indicator, the hives and rashes on her chest and face, and then what made her seek treatment-gout like symptoms, which aren't caused by high uric levels. Her uric acid levels were a little elevated, but still in decent range. No crystal formations. They did an mri of her hand and wrist, and several blood tests.
She tested positive for 28 markets out of 28. He said that because she was in advanced stages of Lupus, she might not regain function of her thumb again.