Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
"I was diagnosed with Lupus (SLE) in 1984, when I was 19 years old.  I have fought it with other medications (Plaquenil, steroids, etc.) my whole life, but always living with the symptoms.  My ANA Titer counts had never got below 640, and there were times when it was out the roof (when it should be less than 40); and of course, the higher it got, the stronger my symptoms became.  At the time I started Benlysta, my ANA was at 680.  After over 2 years on the infusions, my ANA has been registering 39 and 40 - nearly normal.  My symptoms are all but gone, I function at a much higher level.  Other than an occasional slight &quot;icky&quot; feeling after the injections, I&#039;ve had no side effects that I am aware of being attributable to Benlysta."