Lupus Canada Book-Coping Coping with lupus As a physician providing care to SLE patients, I am convinced that the successful treatment of the disease does not depend only on the physician or the team of physicians treating the lupus patient. Successful therapy also depends on the patient's education about the disease. I believe that lupus patients can learn to fight back and join with their physician to gain control over their illness. Through education, I think that the patient with lupus can learn to fight back on both fronts. One has to learn how to do it and this learning does not happen overnight.
Life is made up of pleasures and of obligations.
Clearly, lupus can be quite an obligation but, depending on the person, the burden of this obligation may be lighter or heavier. One key to coping with the illness is to get organized. Managing the day to day aspects of your lupus will help you to be in better control. Below I have listed some practical tips that will help you take care of your lupus responsibilities. Make a list of all your questions and bring it to your next appointment.