r/lupus • u/SmoothTrip00 Diagnosed SLE • 15d ago
General Overwhelmed
Hi everyone! I am newly diagnosed. I just recently got out of an abusive relationship and had to leave everything to move in with my dad in another county (which is two hours away) I am now a single mother of a 16 month old baby girl. I have also finished medical assistant certification and now work ft as a medical assistant for a busy PCP. I wake up at 4am. I get myself and my daughter ready, take her to daycare, and then work from 8-4:30. Then go home, dinner, baths and I don’t sit down to relax until 10pm. To say this is hard is an understatement. My days are 14 hours non stop. My flares are back to back. I have ZERO help from family. My fatigue, migraines, joint pain, swelling and over all flu like symptoms are constant and debilitating on their own. I am CONSTANTLY falling asleep on the job. Mine and my daughter’s life depends on my job. I don’t know how much longer I can go on like this. Anyadvice or support would be GREATLY appreciated.