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Help Hannah Fight Lupus
Hannah’s Story
Hannah is a 20-year-old college student, studying photography. She has spent the majority of her life as a very athletic and active person. She is a dancer and a competitive cheerleader who loves to tumble. That has all changed now since she has been diagnosed with Lupus, an autoimmune disease.
In January of 2016 Hannah started to experience strange swelling, and on January 18th she went to the doctor to try to gets some answers. After the doctor ran several blood tests, Hannah discovered that she was anemic. Now having one piece of the puzzle, her next stop was to visit a hematologist, who further analyzed her blood, and preformed a bone marrow biopsy. When the results came back they showed normal bone marrow. This left Hannah continuing to search for answers, as her swelling was only getting worse, and by this point her legs were constantly swollen. She was then referred to a rheumatologist, and during the waiting time she continued to swell and experience the effects of anemia.
On April 8, 2016, Hannah finally got some answers. She was diagnosed with aggressive Lupus, and began a treatment that included Cellcept. She was referred to a nephrologist as her kidneys were now being attacked by the Lupus. On April 27th she underwent a kidney biopsy. This biopsy reveled that she had Stage 4 and Stage 5 Lupus.
She was hospitalized and immediately began dialysis. On April 30th she started Chemo to attack the Lupus. She was hospitalized for nine days to treat the kidney Lupus. She was very excited to be released from the hospital on May 5th. She went home determined to beat the Lupus. She started her outpatient dialysis treatment the following Saturday, May 7th. Her next scheduled dialysis treatment was May 10.
Unfortunately for Hannah, three days was too long to go between dialysis treatments. On May 9th she was taken to ER and admitted into the hospital with respiratory distress and congestive heart failure. The doctors continue to work to release the pressure around her heart and lungs by draining the fluid that surrounds her lungs. They are also ordering daily dialysis in hope to be able to pull the fluid away from her heart.
Unfortunately, Hannah’s aggressive Lupus has affected her heart and kidneys. The Doctor’s remain hopeful that with the Chemo they can stop the Lupus from attacking her kidneys, which will help to put her Lupus in remission. As of right now, Hannah is still being monitored in the hospital to determine if daily dialysis is needed. Her team of ‘ologists (nephrologist, cardiologist, pulmonologist, rheumatologist, hematologist, oncologist) are treating the effects of the kidney Lupus and keeping a close eye on her to determine if the Lupus is attacking any new organs. The current plan, once she leaves the hospital, is to continue with Chemo treatments every two weeks for three months as well as dialysis three times a week.
Please pray for her as she continues on this journey.
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