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Piper Haywood

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Piper HaywoodOct 2, 2026

one of the last sandal days

Started a trial of super low dose steroids to reduce the joint pain before we consider higher-order lupus meds. Seems to be helping, but the improvement could also be a result of dropping a potentially problematic med. Time will tell. Good day so far.

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Piper HaywoodSep 24, 2026

Late 30s going on 70

It finally feels like fall here, it was about 48F when I took the kids to school and daycare. Enjoyed getting dressed for that sort of weather, not so much sunscreen and sweat. And my ears don’t hurt in the wind anymore thanks to the hydroxychloroquine, turns out that was Raynaud’s. But the joint pain...

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